Northampton General Hospital Entrance

Noviniti

Northampton

Bowman Riley designed a state-of-the-art modular building to serve as the new main entrance and welcome hub for patients, staff, and visitors at Northampton General Hospital. Strategically placed in the car park area, this new facility enhanced accessibility and convenience for everyone arriving at the hospital.

The existing hospital layout had presented navigation challenges, with the reception located in the centre and café and retail spaces dispersed throughout the building. To address this, the new structure brought all essential services together under one roof, including a central reception, coffee shops, retail units, a patient advice and liaison office, and washrooms. Designed with the future in mind, the building is capable of accommodating an additional storey above the entrance.

The modular construction approach was key to minimising on-site time and reducing disruption to hospital operations, all while ensuring the highest standards of factory-controlled quality. We partnered with modular construction specialist Catfoss, who also developed an ICU ward in a complementary style, ensuring a cohesive and visually harmonious design across the hospital campus.

The project also included significant infrastructure upgrades to enhance access to the hospital. Improvements featured upgraded lighting, enhanced landscaping, a raised pedestrian crossing from the parking area, the diversion and relocation of existing roadways, and optimized car parking to maintain overall capacity. These enhancements not only improved the experience for visitors but also ensured smoother operations for the hospital.

“We are really excited to be building a new entrance to the hospital site to provide a better experience for our staff, patients and visitors. This new development will provide us with more space than our existing entrance and means that we can also offer a new range of retail outlets for people to enjoy.”

Stuart Finn, Director of Estates & Facilities, Northampton General Hospital