
Location: Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland
Architect: Frank Gehry Associates
Completed: 2003
Key features: Modelled on a traditional Scottish ‘butt n’ ben’ dwelling, wavy silver roof, Arabella Lenox-Boyd-designed garden and labyrinth
Photography: Raf Makda

Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Architect: CZWG and Sir Paul Smith
Completed: 2011
Key features: Generous height, near-symmetrical design, open plan design, Sir Paul Smith interiors
Photography: Tony Barwell

Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Architect: MJP Architects
Completed: 2010
Key features: Extension to the existing Victorian Grade II-listed Pool Keeper’s Lodge, exterior cladding made of locally sourced hardwood, winged roof, semi-circular ‘refuges’ offer secluded spaces for counselling
Photography: Peter Durant

Location: Singleton Hospital, Swansea, Wales
Architects: Kisho Kurokawa and Garbers & James
Completed: 2011
Key features: Concrete spiral façade with titanium plates, curved zinc metal roof
Photography: Jasmin Sohi

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
Architect: Cullinan Studio
Completed: 2013
Key features: L-shaped plan, low-energy design, roof garden with bowling green
Photography: Jasmin Sohi

Location: Kircaldy Hospital, Fife, Scotland
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Completed: 2006
Key features: Zaha Hadid’s first permanent structure in the UK, triangular windows, sweeping black roof