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Bristol Royal Infirmary's 'ugly' facade overhauled Bristol Royal Infirmary annexe completed
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A £5m project to transform the "ugly" facade of the Bristol Royal Infirmary has been completed. Work on a new annexe housing a welcome centre, shops and a pharmacy at the front of the Bristol Royal Infirmary has been completed.
The new welcome centre includes an outpatient booking service, patient support services as well as a number of shops and a pharmacy. The annexe will also be home to an outpatient booking service and patient support services.
University Hospitals Bristol decided to overhaul the frontage after discovering structural work needed to take place. It forms part of a £5m programme of work, which will see the hospital get a new ward block, helipad and facade.
The centre will be funded by the income from shops which have opened in a new area at the front of the hospital.
The hospital trust ran a competition to help redesign the frontage.
Six international artists and architects put forward designs to improve the appearance of the infirmary, which were shortlisted to three.
'Veil' by Madrid-based Nieto Sobejano was selected by the NHS trust.
The redesign forms part of a wider programme of work that includes a new ward block and helipad.
The BRI Queen's Building on Upper Maudlin Street was once voted one of the ugliest in Bristol.The BRI Queen's Building on Upper Maudlin Street was once voted one of the ugliest in Bristol.
The look of the new facade was chosen from a shortlist of three designs.
'Veil' by Madrid-based Nieto Sobejano was selected by University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust in July.
Work on the new facade is due to be completed by spring 2015.