Infrastructure consulting firm Aecom along with Penoyre & Prasad and White Arkitekter has submitted a planning application for an eye care, research and education centre in London, UK.
The new centre, named as Oriel, is a joint initiative between Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Moorfields), UCL Institute of Ophthalmology (IoO) and Moorfields Eye Charity.
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The project will bring patient-centred eye care, latest research and education under a single roof.
The new hospital is aimed at relocating all services at both Moorfields and UCL IoO from their current locations in Islington to Camden’s Knowledge Quarter, a hub for science and innovation.
The new centre is designed to be accessible, flexible and sustainable to deliver the clinical care and to attract and retain the ophthalmic scientists, educators and clinicians.
The purpose-built facility is expected to enhance the integration of eye care, research and education on two acres of the St Pancras Hospital site.
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By GlobalDataOriel is said to be part of a broader masterplan for the five-acre St Pancras Hospital site.
The plans for the site are being developed separately by King’s Cross Central Limited Partnership (KCCLP) for a mixed-use development on the remaining three acres of land.
If plans are approved, the new centre is expected to open for patients in 2025 or 2026.
UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences Dean Alan Thompson said: “World-class research, innovation and education merit a first-rate facility.
“The new location in the heart of Camden’s Knowledge Quarter would maximise opportunities for collaborative working and bring us closer to colleagues in other UCL schools and faculties.
“Oriel will enable us to undertake ground-breaking research and advance our knowledge about the eye.
“This in turn will translate into tangible benefits for patients, putting our work centre-stage in an iconic building designed to attract the very best students and academics.”
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Oriel will bring patient-centred eye care, cutting-edge research and exemplary education under a single roof. (Credit: Oriel.)
