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Product Review - Ibstock Brick Ltd
Institution that looks 'non institutional' - Ibstock Brick Ltd
On a triangular site of the former Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital, the Swanswell Point Mental Health Resource Centre uses a combination of materials from Ibstock Brick and design to create a 'non-institutional' appearance on the interior and exterior.
The company's Atlas Smooth Blue Brick is contrasted with panelling on the main elevations and the entrance features a curved facade of curtain walling which extends into the point of the wedge.
Originally the consultants' car park, the site was developed with support from the local planning authority and the Urban Regeneration Company as a benchmark for future regeneration in the area.
Other features of the three-storey building include its use of pitched northern lights and large glazed panels to maximise natural light and ventilation. The project was built under the NHS ProCure 21 initiative.
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