WARD BLOCK 2 AND CRITICAL CARE UNIT

Bradford Teaching Hospital is a large hospital in West Yorkshire operated by Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHNHSFT).

The works comprised a stage of the BTHNHSFT Capital Development plan with construction of a new Ward Block 2 (Wards 31 & 32) and modifications to the existing Ward Block 1 roof and Critical Care Unit (CCU). Roof areas to both ward blocks were dedicated to the housing of services plant.

Ward Block 2, designed by Bowman Riley Healthcare, is a new three-storey structure (with an approximate footprint of 65 metres by 34 metres) linked to the existing adjacent ward, and is required to house Ward 30, Paediatric ward, basement plant space, ground floor entrance, reception, concourse, and rooftop plant room.

Bridger Carr Architects provided the design for Ward Block 1, which was re-roofed and overclad with the existing undercroft space to be fitted out as a CCU.

We supplied and installed the structural steelwork to both ward blocks, along with the supply and install of cold rolled steelwork, metal decking, precast concrete stairs. The cladding to WB2 and overcladding to WB1 were supplied and installed by others.

We coordinated the detail design, supply, and fabrication of approximately 2,000 pieces of structural steelwork, including 65 tonnes of prefabricated cellular beams.

The feature plenum wall to WB2 was of particular architectural importance; the glazing support steelwork (approximately 40 tonnes) required our in-house Quality Assurance’s careful attention to fabrication and surface treatment. The structure was formed of a high standard using hot dip galvanised Square Hollow Section hollow section columns and beams with Circular Hollow Section cross bracings, mitered joints, and moment connections.

We further supplied and installed approximately 4,850 square metres of Kingspan MD80 metal decking to form the First, Second, and Roof Levels to Ward Block 2 throughout the phased installation.