Name

Medical Architecture

Legal name

Medical Architecture and Arts Projects Ltd

Website

https://medicalarchitecture.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Architecture Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Healthcare architecture
• Mental health facilities
• NHS estate strategy
• Hospital masterplanning
• Clinical planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architectural and Healthcare Planning Services: Medical Architecture generates revenue through professional fees for architectural design, masterplanning, healthcare planning, interior design, and advisory services delivered to NHS Trusts, public healthcare providers, and international health infrastructure clients. Revenue is project-based and derived from commissioned work spanning concept design through to construction delivery and post-occupancy evaluation. Projects range from sub-£1m refurbishments to major £500m+ new build programmes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Medical Architecture is a specialist RIBA chartered architectural practice that designs therapeutic healthcare environments for NHS Trusts and public health clients. Its services span strategic estate planning, evidence-based architectural design, masterplanning, interior design, and technical compliance advisory across mental health, acute, and community healthcare facilities. Project sizes range from sub-£1m refurbishments to £500m+ new build hospital programmes delivered in the UK and internationally.

Product overview

Medical Architecture is a specialist RIBA chartered architectural practice focused exclusively on healthcare design. Their portfolio includes mental health facility design (psychiatric intensive care units, eating disorder units, forensic facilities), acute health facility design, community and integrated care centres, estate strategy and masterplanning services, interior design, and compliance advisory services. Projects span the UK and international markets, with completed work in Ireland and Australia. Notable projects include the National Forensic Mental Health Service Hospital in Dublin, the Jean Bishop Integrated Care Centre in Hull, the New Specialist Hospital at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, and the North Manchester General Hospital Redevelopment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Healthcare Architecture Services Specialist RIBA chartered architectural services encompassing strategic planning, evidence-based design, and project delivery for mental health, acute health, and community health facilities across the UK and internationally. The practice is commissioned by NHS Trusts and public health infrastructure clients to deliver projects ranging from sub-£1m refurbishments to £500m+ new build hospital programmes.
• Mental Health Facility Design Specialist design of therapeutic mental health environments including psychiatric intensive care units, eating disorder facilities, forensic mental health services (e.g., National Forensic Mental Health Service Hospital Dublin), CAMHS PICUs, perinatal mental health units, and neurodiversity and autism environments such as the Mitford Adult Autism Unit.
• Estate Strategy and Masterplanning Long-term strategic planning for healthcare estates including development frameworks, stakeholder engagement processes, BIM modelling, the Estates Register Tool for portfolio analysis, and the firm's sequential development simulation tools used on programmes such as the Royal North Shore Hospital strategic masterplan (167,000 m²) in Sydney.
• Interior Design Services Interior design for healthcare environments focusing on therapeutic spaces, wayfinding strategies, dementia-friendly design (e.g., Roker & Mowbray Dementia Care Centre, Gold Award 2014), and artwork integration.
• Compliance and Technical Advisory Services Technical compliance verification and advisory services for healthcare facilities including inspections, regulatory adherence verification, and quality assurance during construction and handover, using the firm's bespoke compliance inspection and derogation tracking system.
• Community and Integrated Care Design Design of community health facilities, integrated care centres (e.g., Jean Bishop Integrated Care Centre, Hull), and diagnostic and treatment centres that bring together multiple healthcare services in accessible, therapeutic environments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Seclusion and rapid tranquilisation significantly reduced; physical restraint almost entirely eliminated at Blossom Court mental health unit compared to previous accommodation.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and key.

• Sheppard RobsoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSheppard Robson is the masterplan and lead architect for the North Manchester General Hospital Redevelopment, a £585m pathfinder project under the NHS New Hospital Programme. Medical Architecture provides architectural design for acute health facilities within this collaboration, focusing on clinical engagement, clinical space design, and clinical planning.
• ArchitypecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitype is the sustainability and architecture partner for the Wye Valley Community Diagnostic and Treatment Centre (£18m). Medical Architecture serves as Healthcare Architect, with Architype providing sustainable design expertise and Passivhaus-informed building envelope design. The building achieved BREEAM Excellent using Passivhaus principles.
• Scott Tallon Walker ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScott Tallon Walker Architects designed the National Forensic Mental Health Service Hospital in Dublin in association with Medical Architecture, and the UCLH Grafton Way Building proton beam therapy centre in association with Edward Williams Architects. Medical Architecture acted as technical advisor on the Grafton Way Building compliance process.
• Deicke Richards ArchitectskeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeicke Richards Architects partnered with Medical Architecture on the Royal North Shore Hospital strategic masterplan in Sydney, Australia. Medical Architecture contributed healthcare masterplanning expertise while Deicke Richards provided local architectural and urban design capabilities.
• Robertson Construction North EastkeyImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRobertson Construction North East was the main contractor for the Newcastle Diabetes Centre (£3.2m) at Freeman Hospital, delivered for The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
• Laing O'RourkekeyImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLaing O'Rourke was the main contractor for the Mandeville Wing at Stoke Mandeville Hospital (£12.6m), delivered in partnership with Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BDP (Building Design Partnership): BDP is one of the UK's largest interdisciplinary architecture practices with a substantial dedicated healthcare design studio delivering NHS acute hospitals, mental health facilities, and community health projects. It competes with Medical Architecture on NHS framework commissions but as part of a much broader portfolio including transport, education, and residential sectors.
• AHR (formerly Aedas): AHR is a major UK-headquartered architecture and building services practice with an established healthcare sector offering spanning acute hospitals, mental health, and primary care. It competes with Medical Architecture on NHS procurement frameworks while also serving commercial, residential, and education markets at significantly larger scale.
• Stantec UK: Stantec's UK architecture practice delivers healthcare design alongside engineering and environmental services, frequently bidding for NHS acute and community health projects. As a global firm, it competes with Medical Architecture on integrated 'one-team' tenders and can mobilise larger multidisciplinary teams on mega-programmes.
• IBI Group (Arcadis): IBI Group, now part of Arcadis, operates a UK healthcare architecture practice delivering NHS acute and mental health design. Its global scale and integration with engineering and project management services position it as a direct competitor on larger NHS framework commissions where Medical Architecture would need to sub-contract.
• AECOM UK: AECOM operates a large UK architecture and engineering practice with healthcare sector capabilities, frequently winning NHS P21+ and ProCure21 framework commissions. Its ability to bundle architecture with cost consultancy, engineering, and programme management directly competes with Medical Architecture on integrated healthcare tenders.
• Sheppard Robson: Sheppard Robson is a major UK architecture practice with healthcare sector capability, currently partnered with Medical Architecture as lead architect on the £585m North Manchester General Hospital redevelopment. It competes for major NHS framework commissions while operating across commercial, residential, and education sectors.

Direct peers

• Scott Tallon Walker Architects: Scott Tallon Walker is an Irish architecture practice specialising in healthcare and research facility design, including the National Forensic Mental Health Service Hospital where Medical Architecture acted as associate architect. Comparable in scale and specialism, it is a direct competitor for Irish and UK healthcare commissions.
• MJP Architects: MJP Architects is a UK specialist architecture practice with deep expertise in healthcare design, particularly acute hospital and clinical facilities. Similar in scale and specialism to Medical Architecture, it competes directly for NHS framework commissions and shares focus on evidence-based clinical planning.
• P+HS Architects: P+HS Architects is a UK specialist healthcare architecture practice with significant experience in NHS acute hospital design and healthcare masterplanning. Comparable in size and specialism, it is a direct competitor on NHS trust-level commissions in the North of England and beyond.
• Architype: Architype is a UK architecture practice specialising in sustainable and Passivhaus healthcare design, partnered with Medical Architecture on the BREEAM Excellent Wye Valley Community Diagnostic Centre. Comparable in scale, it competes directly for sustainability-led NHS commissions in community and primary care.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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