Great Ormond Street Hospital – Pioneering Clinical Architecture
The Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children is a globally significant facility. It is a building dedicated to advancing paediatric healthcare through world-class research, treatment, and collaboration.
Located in central London, it brings together Great Ormond Street Hospital and University College London in a state-of-the-art building that optimises the clinical environment.
Designed by Stanton Williams, the centre sets a new benchmark for healthcare architecture. The cohesive design fosters connection through shared spaces that are open, inclusive, and focused on the user experience.
Allgood was approached early in the design process to provide an ironmongery solution that would meet the centre’s functional, technical and aesthetic requirements. It was a collective effort to create a pioneering design.
The Right Fit for a Demanding Brief
Great Ormond Street Hospital required architectural ironmongery that would enhance the space. This was achieved with the quality of Allgood’s Modric® range, precision-engineered materials, and a focus on elevating the user experience through subtle design. Working closely with the architects, Allgood developed and presented a proposal that responded to the tone of the building – minimal, calm, and functional.
Durability and reliability were essential. As a result, Allgood’s Modric Lever handles 3509 and 3510 were paired with 6599 pull handles and specified throughout the building. The hardware had to perform consistently under frequent use, without drawing attention to itself or disrupting the building’s simple and clean aesthetic.
The range meets critical safety standards, including BS EN 1634-1 and BS 476 Pt 22. This guarantees 90 minutes of fire resistance on timber doors and 240 minutes on metal doors.
Therefore Modric offered the ideal solution. Its simple geometry, quality materials, and thoughtful construction made it a fitting choice. Moreover, it was designed to last and to sit well within the space, meeting the brief without compromise.
At Great Ormond Street Hospital, every lever operates on our patented Quadaxial® rose, which is engineered to perform beyond one million cycles. In other words, it delivers 25 years of reliable, everyday use within the hospital. Furthermore, the Quadaxial rose has been tested and warranted to handle a minimum of 110 operations per day.
Cohesion
Across seven floors, the centre accommodates laboratories, outpatient facilities, clean rooms, and shared clinical spaces.
Associate Director Kalpesh Intwala from Stanton Williams noted:
Timeless, Made in Britain. Built to last
The Zayed Centre achieved BREEAM Excellent, a standard Allgood supports through its dedicated British manufacturing site and long-standing ISO 14001 certified environmental management systems, in place since 2009.
Allgood produces over 100,000 products each year and manufactures 25% of its product range in-house. Over 75% of the supply chain operates within 20 miles of Allgood’s Birmingham facility. Additionally, Allgood provides a 25-year manufacturing warranty on product ranges designed to perform for the entire life of a building.
For a facility as advanced and important as the Zayed Centre for Research, Modric provided the natural choice. Refined, resilient, and reliably performing its intended function. As a result, Modric delivered on every design and durability expectation.
