John Morden Centre

London, United Kingdom, Europe

Completed · Healthcare · Day Care And Medical Centre For Older People · Temperate · 2022

A day-care and medical centre for residents of Morden College, a Grade I-listed almshouse community in Blackheath. Red-brick pavilions housing care and social spaces are linked by a naturally lit timber cloister, with high chimneys echoing the 17th-century context. It won the 2023 RIBA Stirling Prize.

Innovation highlights

• Dementia-aware legible plan
• Daylit timber cloister linking pavilions
• Domestic-scale healthcare environment
• Passive comfort and natural light strategy

Innovations in the catalogue

• Legible Pavilion Plan for Older and Cognitively Impaired Users
• Daylit Timber Cloister as Social Spine
• Domestic-Scale Healthcare Setting

Client / Developer

Morden College

Architect

Mæ Architects

Type

Day care and medical centre for older people

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