Galway Clinic is located at Doughiska on the outskirts of Galway city. The Clinic comprises four main elements: a consulting wing containing 36 suites, an accommodation wing containing 100 beds, a main hospital block with diagnostic and treatment facilities and an atrium connecting the other three elements. The client wanted a building designed & constructed to the highest standards whose quality would reflect the standard of medical care the Clinic intended to provide. Realising these aspirations into built-form within a tightly controlled budget & without sacrificing quality presented challenges for both designer and contractor.

The Clinic (c.18,500 sq.m.) was completed in 2004 at a cost of c.€60M. (excl. equipment/fit-out), representing excellent value when compared with costs on other recently constructed hospitals. The desired quality of specification and materials was maintained, with extensive use of natural/ reconstituted stone, glass, stainless steel and beech timber. The Clinic was constructed in 18 months. Many elements such as cladding and bathroom pods were prefabricated to minimise on-site construction time and maintain quality of finish. Specialist equipping was co-ordinated with the construction programme, enabling the Clinic to admit its first patients within 3 weeks of handover of the building. Low-maintenance, long life-cycle materials compatible with the function and usage of the building are used throughout the Clinic.