UCLH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, prior to this development the trust was operating services across 4 sites within London, which lead to duplicated resources.

The £500M development, designed by Llewelyn Davis Yeang, was a joint venture between BCJV Consortium (Balfour Beatty, Amec, Haden Young) and the work was carried out in two phases.

The first phase “The Tower”, was completed in 2005 and contributed a vitally important 72,500m2 of space to the NHS in London. It comprises three basements and 17 upper floors which accommodate a total of 680 new hospital beds, operating facilities, out-patient facilities, operating theatres and an Atrium area which provides the entrance facilities and main reception.

Martek were chosen manufacture the main reception area and desking and all of the nurse stations throughout the hospital; a total of 250 areas. Martek was also selected for the fit out of the Teenage Cancer Trust facility (TCT) which involved creating a “space that feels like home” for young cancer patients, many of whom are resident at the hospital for extended periods of treatment. The area incorporated a host of new technologies, activity and media areas and places for young people to just chill.