Public Choice Award
Shortlisted Project:
Midland Regional Hospital at Tullamore
Project: Midland Regional Hospital at Tullamore
Architect: Murray O'Laoire / Brian O'Connell Associates
Early design and value engineering studies revealed that better value for money would be achieved by using the existing facilities to house the new Headquarters building and constructing a new build hospital on the adjacent part of the site. The approach minimised disruption to the existing hospital operation and patients, reduced decanting and associated costs, and generated long term revenue benefits for the Health Board there being no obstacle to achieving optimal clinical efficiency in the design. Moreover, it was possible to show that the approach was likely to be significantly less expensive than the refurbishment option contained in the brief, a factor which was ultimately proved with the return of tenders in late 2002.
