Strata Design worked with Southampton Hospitals Charity  to create a staff roof garden at Princess Anne Hospital. We were delighted to be involved in a project actively supporting NHS staff wellbeing and to work on a project with such a positive impact.

The proposals presented an excellent opportunity to significantly enhance the availability and quality of amenity space for University Hospital Southampton staff. The implemented design also improves the visual quality of the immediate and wider campus context, enhances environmental quality and increases the amount of shelter, habitat and food sources for local wildlife. 

The Princess Anne Hospital staff roof garden features a sociable covered seating area with refreshment kiosk and a more secluded area with verdant planting and integrated seating for quiet reflection.

The space takes advantage of impressive views towards the Western Docks and River Test.

The proposed roof surface was designed to function as a blue/green roof system. Through rainfall capture, storage and reuse in an automated irrigation system, planting resilience to drought events is significantly increased, reducing maintenance requirements and drinking water use by eliminating the need for frequent manual watering. The planting and wildflower area transforms a sterile roof into an environment that offers potential habitat, food and nectar for wildlife. 

Ecological features are used extensively within the biodiverse green roof area, including lying deadwood, log piles, sand burrows and an undulating surface to create a variety of microclimate conditions.

Multistem tree planting  offers nesting opportunities for birds, and food for a wide array of insects and birds. Plant species were selected for their nectar, food and habitat value to wildlife.