Squire & Partners’ designs for Dean Bradley House in Westminster for renowned care home operator Medici Lifecare were approved in 2023. The flexible consent for clinical or care home uses on the site responds to an established need for this type of provision in Westminster.
Squire & Partners’ designs for Dean Bradley House in Westminster for renowned care home operator Medici Lifecare were approved in 2023. The flexible consent for clinical or care home uses on the site responds to an established need for this type of provision in Westminster.
The new low carbon development will deliver much needed healthcare infrastructure in the capital, with an all-electric building housing facilities such as a hydrotherapy pool that will be accessible to NHS patients.
Squire & Partners’ design of the 10-storey building addressing Horseferry Road takes inspiration from the proportions and materiality of the adjacent Grade II-listed Belgravia House. Red brick panels reference the predominant material of the conservation area and Portland stone piers relate to the Queen Anne Revival style of the surrounding context. The upper two set back levels of the building will be clad in a light bronze finish, and four double-height arches at its base mark the main entrance. Detailing includes bespoke-patterned cornicing and bronze metalwork inspired by the history of the area.
The purpose-built development will optimise its operational performance, floorplates and layouts, and deliver the high level of M&E required for care suites, Laminar flow theatres and a hydrotherapy pool.
Embodied carbon will be reduced by partially retaining the existing basement walls, with façade and building services designed for modular offsite construction. Heated via air-source heat-pumps, the fossil-fuel free building will generate renewable energy through roof-mounted photovoltaic panels.
Client Medici Lifecare
