Harris Irwin scoop two coveted Healthcare Design Awards

Harris Irwin are delighted to announce that they have scooped two prestigious Healthcare Design Awards. Their Highfield project on behalf of Barchester Healthcare has been crowned Best Exterior Design and their Outram Fields project on behalf of Cinnamon Care Collection won the Best Interior Design Award.

Michael Irwin, Managing Director at Harris Irwin, said: “Winning these awards is a fabulous achievement for our team, Barchester Healthcare, Cinnamon Care Collection and all associated project stakeholders. It recognises the commitment of our collaborations to deliver exceptional design and build through creativity, innovation, passion and depth of experience in the care sector. The outcome is exceptional care homes that enhance the wellbeing and lives of the residents and staff who live and work in them.

“The standard of entries in the prestigious Healthcare Design Awards is always impressive, and this year is no exception, with the bar raised even higher. We are a strong and growing practice and should all be very proud of this remarkable accomplishment. We are well placed to continue to build on our strong foundations and values and we look forward to delivering more award-winning designs in the years to come.”

As well as coming away with the awards for Best Exterior Design and Best Interior Design, Harris Irwin are proud to see two more of their designs shortlisted in the other two categories they entered; Quantum Care’s Melwood Grange care home for Best Architectural Design, and Hamberley Neurocare Southampton for Best Primary Care Design

Benjamin Garlick, Director at Harris Irwin Architects, was invited to be a judge for the Best Acute Design category. Along with his fellow judges, Ben visited the three shortlisted entries to view the projects in person before making a decision on the winning project.

Ben commented: “In addition to our award-winning and shortlisted designs, a further twelve of Harris Irwin’s projects are finalists, making an unrivalled grand total of sixteen entries being recognised by the highly regarded Healthcare Design Awards. This is an amazing outcome for the ongoing success of our practice over the last 12 years and coincides with our rebranding which is an exciting time for us. It reinforces Harris Irwin’s reputation as one of UK’s most experienced and respected care sector architectural practices.

“It was a privilege to be a judge for the best acute design category and to have the opportunity to see the outstanding shortlisted entries first hand.
“We wish to congratulate all the award winners, finalists and everyone who entered and to offer our thanks to the organisers and judges of the Healthcare Design Awards. It is always a superb awards and networking event that champions design excellence and innovation and firmly puts the care sector under the spotlight.”