Alder Hey Children’s Hospital Builds Research and Teaching Facility

Alder Hey Children’s Hospital will begin construction in summer of 2014 on a $40 million research and teaching building in Liverpool, U.K. Designed by Hopkins Architects, the 75,000-sf, three-story project will provide research and teaching labs, offices, meeting rooms, lecture halls, breakout spaces, and a library. Comprising two wings adjoining a curved central atrium, the flexible facility will feature a corridor-free interior to encourage interaction and collaboration. Morgan Sindall has been awarded a $17 million construction contract for the project. BREAM Excellent sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility, which will be built in two phases with completion expected in summer of 2015.