Alder Hey will be the first children’s hospital in Europe to be integrated within a new park – creating a 21st century Health Campus as a possible blueprint for the future of the NHS. The new Catkin Centre and Sunflower House buildings stand as an innovative, joined-up approach to the treatment of physical and mental health for children and young adults, bringing together CAMHS, Psychology, Paediatric Neuro-Assessment and Orthotic departments, along with a Dewi Jones residential care building. Cullinan Studio's design was chosen through an RIBA competition as the client felt it successfully combined the challenge of addressing the clinical needs and privacy of patients in a non-institutional environment. Cloistered routes surround two courtyard buildings, where clusters of consulting rooms are gathered around an outdoor room - a garden setting offering activities, views, daylight and fresh air. An environment that is warm and welcoming, homely and connected to nature; for a sense of restorative tranquillity. The Hospital also commissioned Cullinan Studio to design the masterplan for the improvement of the adjacent Springfield Park; to support the health and wellbeing of the local community. The approved masterplan includes interactive woodland walks, public health activities such as growing food for the Children’s Hospital, and forest schools that aim to reconnect children with nature through outdoor learning.