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Pitlochry Hospital, Building, Development, Scotland, Atholl Medical Centre,
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Pitlochry Community Hospital : Information + Images
Scottish Highlands Architecture
PITLOCHRY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND ATHOLL MEDICAL CENTRE
Mar 2008
The Pitlochry Community Hospital is an ambitious Public/Private sector
development which brings together several Healthcare facilities onto
a single site located within what was formerly undeveloped woodland,
yet is only a few minutes walk from Pitlochry High Street.

The development combines all of Pitlochry's Healthcare services into
a single building a new location and enlarged facilities for
the Atholl Medical Practice; a Community Hospital containing nine
en-suite bedrooms for inpatients in addition to therapy facilities
for outpatients and specialist services with residential care for
patients suffering from dementia to provide a one stop shop for the
local community's Healthcare needs as well as a base for the Scottish
Ambulance Service.
Eventually the development will also include a new 50 bed care home
privately operated by Balhousie Care Group which commenced construction
in March 2008.
The setting for the Community Hospital is exceptional, located entirely
within a mature oak woodland.
In order to minimize the removal of mature trees architects Campbell
and Arnott have designed a striking contemporary building which weaves
its way around the site in a series of 'spokes' radiating from a central
'hub' creating wonderful opportunities for the hospital as bedrooms
for patients and residents in the dementia accommodation and staff
areas open directly on to landscaped gardens and views of the woodland
beyond.

The hub and spoke arrangement of the plan also ensures ease of navigation
for patients to all of the services, whilst allowing maximum supervision
by staff and assisting in providing security for both patients and
staff.
The building design takes advantage of its location by maximizing
the use of natural ventilation and ensuring high levels of daylighting
throughout the building.
This along with careful attention to interior design and selection
of materials has created a non-institutional environment which still
manages to adhere to all of Tayside NHS's requirements including stringent
infection control requirements.
Pitlochry
Community Hospital : Campbell and Arnott Architects contact details
Campbell and Arnott Architects is an award-winning architectural practice
based in Edinburgh.
Contact: Allen Whitehead, Project Director Tel: 0131 468 6800
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