Rathview Mental Health Facility Omagh, County Tyrone Healthcare Building Design
Rathview Mental Health Facility, Omagh Building
Northern Irish Healthcare Development – design by TODD Architects
31 Aug 2018
Rathview Mental Health Facility, Omagh, County Tyrone
Design: TODD Architects
Rathview Mental Health Facility, Omag
Designing the mental health dialogue: TODD Architects completes “homely” mental health scheme in Omagh.
At first glance the c£2.8million Rathview Mental Health Facility, Omagh, is not what you would expect. In fact, it would be hard to know it was a healthcare building at all. And that’s the point. Its height, whitewashed walls, slate clad appearance and rural setting all combine to lend it a homely domestic feel. Completed in April 2018 for the Western Health and Social Care Trust, TODD Architects carefully designed Rathview to break down traditional, preconceived ideas of mental health facilities, offering a fresh, residential approach in a peaceful countryside setting.
Photos by Chris Hill Photography
Situated a rural greenfield site on the outskirts of Omagh, the new £2.8 million, 1169m² facility contains a twelve-bed Discharge Unit and a six-bed Recovery Unit, arranged around two central courtyards. With its innovative design, the unit will increase the range of community-based mental health services, helping those with complex mental health problems on their path to recovery and independence.
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