The Jack Copland Centre

Contract Value

£33M

Area

11,500m2

Completion

2018

Client

Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service

Contract

Bespoke NPD

Architects - Reiach and Hall Architects

Public Client - Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (part of National Services Scotland)

Private Consortium - Interserve Kajima – JV between Interserve Investments Ltd and Kajima Partnerships Ltd

Main Contractor - Interserve Construction Ltd

JV Services Contractor - Balfour Beatty

MEP Engineers - Buro Happold

C&S Engineers - Buro Happold

Pharma Consultants - eXmoor Pharma Concepts

Landscape Architects - Rankin Fraser

Awards

BCI Awards_Project of the Year Award 2019

BCI Awards_Social Infrastructure Project of the Year 2019

AJ_Health and Wellbeing Project of the Year 2018

RIAS Award 2019

Finalist_RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland 2019

Scottish Design Awards_Health Building of the Year 2019

Reiach and Hall, are lead designers in the SEACOLE consortium (a 50/50 joint venture between Interserve Investments and Kajima Partnerships) which has been selected to provide the new National Centre of excellence for Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service.

The facilities will provide state of the art laboratories, offices, ancillary buildings and parking. It is a 11,500 sqm purpose built facility consolidating core activities & services including blood processing & testing, tissues & cells, quality & regulatory functions, research & development, administrative offices, welfare, garaging, fuel storage and plant facilities.

Our design has been developed to provide a practical, elegant “container” in which SNBTS can feel unrestricted in the way they work. The broad floors, the generous ceiling heights and the discreet sophistication of the servicing solutions are intended to facilitate a wide range of SNBTS activities for years to come.

Challenges

The project has to be delivered to an extremely challenging timescale to ensure it is operational in 2016. To enable a fast and efficient construction process, a high degree of off site fabrication will take place, necessitating very close working relationships among the design and delivery supply chains.

Key Benefits

The architectural form of the building is intended to inspire through its clarity of expression, the scale of its internal spaces and the way in which natural light penetrates to the centre of the building. Its architectural clarity corresponds with the need for public legibility. The development is intended to reflect the ambitions and spirit of the people behind it; the National Centre will become the embodiment of their local identity, a source of SNBTS pride and a place where everyone can participate equally, confidently and independently in everyday activities.

The building is intentionally designed to create happenchance meetings and stimulate interaction between staff. Through the building’s design it will encourage staff retention and recruitment and will allow the workforce not only to carry out their function but also explore new idea and working methods.

“This is an exciting step forward and the fantastic new facility will not only deliver a modern blood supply service to patients, but create a vibrant, modern environment for our staff to work in.”

Colin Sinclair, Chief Executive, National Services Scotland

* SNBTS was BREEAM Very Good and was completed on budget