Stanton Williams' RIBA competition-winning design for a new Fleming Centre at St Marys Hospital, in Londons Paddington Source:&nbsp Stanton WilliamsStanton Williams has seen off major names to win the competition to design a new Fleming Centre for St Marys Hospital in Londons Paddington The proposed 30 million research and public engagement centre on the historic west London hospital campus forms part of the wider Fleming Initiative plans, which aims to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) around the world.Stanton Williams beat four other finalists in the two-stage contest for the job, organised by the RIBA on behalf of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.Also shortlisted were Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Allies and Morrison, Grimshaw and WilkinsonEyre partnering with White Architekter.AdvertisementA three-day design exhibition in November showcased the five shortlisted concept designs. The RIBA said that feedback from more than 300 visitors helped guide the final selection.It added that Stanton Williams concept design for the Fleming Centre embraces the heritage of its proposed location on the site of The Bays, a set of industrial warehouses from around the 1850s which were used for transport and distribution before being incorporated into the hospital in 1983. Source:Stanton Williams Stanton Williams competition-winning design for a new Fleming Centre at St Marys Hospital, in Londons PaddingtonThe Stanton Williams design retains and adapts The Bays while inserting new elements, including the Fleming Discovery Centre, and offering views into laboratories and curated exhibition spaces for the public. It also prioritises sustainability, with a water-source heat pump, PV panels, biodiverse landscaping and a low-carbon structure.The RIBA said the next phase of the project will involve detailed design development, public consultations, and submission of a planning application to Westminster City Council.The new building will occupy a waterfront site overlooking the Regents Canal and will be the first new building to open at St Marys as part of ongoing plans for the sites wider redevelopment, under the governments New Hospital Programme..AdvertisementIts opening date is scheduled for 2028, marking 100 years sinceAlexander Fleming discovered penicillin at St Marys.Ara Darzi, executive chair of the Fleming Initiative, led jointly by Imperial College Healthcare and Imperial College London, said Stanton Williams bold vision for the new Fleming Centre had brought [the initiatives] ambitions to life.He said the concept reflected the centres unique purpose and global significance and could make the building a global beacon for change in healthcare.Imperials president Hugh Brady said that, as well as bringing together world-leading researchers to tackle AMR head-on, the Fleming Centre would form a key part of the Paddington Life Sciences development and Imperial WestTech Corridor vision.St Marys Hospital, a mix of historic and post-war buildings, is located immediately next to Paddington station. Allford Hall Monaghan Morris and HOK became the latest architects to be appointed to work on a planned 1.7 billion redevelopment of the site two years ago.The hospital redevelopment was one of the 40 new hospitals the previous government committed to rebuilding by 2030. Farrells drew up a masterplan for a new Paddington Health Campus on the site in the late 1990s, but the proposed PFI project was scrapped in 2005 after more than 15 million of public money had been spent on it. David Morley Architects later drew up a new masterplan but this project also never came to fruition.In September 2024, a search was launched for an architecture and landscape architecture team to work with site owner Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust to win planning permission for a major mixed-use development at the campus.The competitions judges included Darzi, Jo Wright of Perkins & Will, acting as RIBA architect adviser; Lisa Jamieson, public engagement consultant and former head of engaging science at Wellcome; and David Halpern, director and chief executive of the Behavioural Insights Team.2025-01-08Anna Highfieldcomment and share