Stepping Hill Hospital

Project description

Day Architectural and contractor Armitage collaborated with EQUITONE to carry out the refurbishment of the restaurant at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport.

The shingle design was created using EQUITONE [natura] in an overlap formation of multiple colours, including Summer Haze, Muted Yellow and Pale Mist.

Delivered on behalf of the Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, the innovative rainscreen cladding design and refurbishment help provide a sense of connectivity between internal and external spaces, significantly upgrading the visitor experience and hospitality function of the hospital, whilst creating a dedicated space for staff and visitors.

Glen Bilsborrow at Day Architectural comments "DAY are immensely happy at how the application of EQUITONE at the Stepping Hill Hospital Restaurant helped us to achieve our key aims for the space in a cost effective and attractive manner. Our overriding concept for the scheme called to emphasise and enhance the garden approach, providing a sense of connectivity between the garden, new cladding and internal refurbishment areas. Through the extensive range we selected 7 light and natural colours of Natura and cut the board in to small diamond shapes before lap fixing them. The result is visually striking and interesting to visitors to the restaurant grounds, brightening the space with the playful colours and shapes. As a public and healthcare building, we knew we needed a high density, easy to maintain and safe material and EQUITONE was just that. We also received great technical support from EQUITONE to help us realise our design innovation as the material has not been used in this way before."