PROJECT
LISBURNPRIMARY&COMMUNITYCARECENTRE
TRANSFORMING THE FUTURE DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE
OHMG’S D+B PROJECT DELIVERS A LANDMARK DEVELOPMENT IN PRIMARY HEALTHCARE PROVISION…
O HMG’s delivery of the £40m Lisburn Primary & Community Care Centre (LPCCC) at Lagan Valley Hospital creates a benchmark for integrated healthcare provision in Northern Ireland. The LPCCC extends to almost 13,000sqm and brings together eight GP practices and a range of non-emergency health services to transform health care services for the local community. By integrating primary and community care services, it represents a transformation in the way that healthcare is delivered in line with the Department of Health’s Health and Wellbeing 2026 - Delivering Together strategy. Located adjacent to the listed maternity building within the Lagan Valley Hospital complex, the LPCCC design comprises a
four-storey building over a full basement. Art, poetry, colour and gentle way- finding link all key public spaces from the external approach, through the main entrance and on to transition points that create a vibrant interior scheme. CONSTRUCTION The variable ground conditions on this sloping site required both piled and ground-bearing foundations, while off-site prefabrication was used where possible to minimise disruption to hospital activities on this highly serviced healthcare project. The multi-storey car park was framed using structural steelwork, with long-span cellular beams, pre-coated to maintain durability in their exposed location. The building foundations included a
reinforced concrete basement, tanked using both a caltite tanking additive to the concrete and a visqueen waterproofing product. An in-situ reinforced concrete flat-slab framed superstructure was adopted to maximise available space for distribution of complex buildings services down stand-free slab soffits. CHALLENGES Unsurprisingly, the major challenge facing the construction team was the onset and onslaught of the Covid-19 pandemic. The ‘stay at home’ message meant that several key suppliers had to close. However, OHMG staff worked longer days and weekends to deliver the project,
becoming willing key workers. Management of the deliveries of
“The project benefitted significantly fromOHMG’s drive andour extensive experience in the healthcare sector acrossNorthern Ireland.”
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