Wyndham House Surgery was built on part of the car park of the Silverton
Health Centre which had been scheduled to be partially demolished. The
site is very small and is further restricted by a vehicular and pedestrian
right of way. These restrictions meant that part of the new surgery would
have to be two storey, an advantage in that it enabled the building to have
an interesting internal volume and a certain external presence. Planning
follows the classic layout of a central waiting space encircled by consulting
rooms, treatment room, etc, and the clearly visible reception area.
One of the most important design requirements was that the first
impression for the patients should be one that is friendly and welcoming
and to help to achieve this, the external walls were built with a warm facing
brick and internally the colour scheme was restricted to a palette of soft
pastel colours. |