Barr Construction
A Division of Barr Limited
Girvan Community Hospital
Location: Girvan, Ayrshire
Project Category: Primary Care
Project Start: August 2008
Project End: March 2010
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Key Features: Wind Turbine, Biomass boilers, Rainwater harvesting,
The New £15m Girvan Community Hospital is located at Bridgefield on the northern outskirts of
Girvan beside the Water of Girvan on a greenfield site which will not only provide a local asset but
will reduce travel time for local residents to the facilities in Ayr .
The new facility comprises of
• Inpatient Block of 14 single & 6 double bedrooms
• GP consulting rooms and admin accommodation
• OPD – dental surgery, audiology, podiatrics and community health
• Pharmacy, Catering & Dining area
• Rehabilitation Block including a Gymnasium and physiotherapy
• Minor surgery, Xray / Ultrasound Block
The building is generally single storey split into blocks that fan out from an adjoining feature curved
link corridor. There is a two story section which provides further office accommodation. The entire complex is surrounded by feature landscaping and courtyards between the blocks. External, other works comprise of car parking, access road, soft and hard feature landscaping.
In addition the project includes measures such as a wind turbine to generate electricity and
biomass fuelled boilers for heating. A rainwater harvesting system is also in place to minimise water usage.
