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Experience and track record
1998 - 2009
The directors of JCA – John Cooper and Hrafnhildur Olafsdottir – have a unique back catalogue of completed health care projects, some of which have become milestones in the development of hospital design in the UK. Their roles in these projects ranged from project and practice director to design lead or architect. They have designed over £1.3 billion of complex hospital projects which are completed and operational and designed £1.0 billion of projects which were never built.
VALUE
£ 1.3 billion
SIZE
420,000m2
AWARDS
Many


ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL 2011-2013
JCA: with Sheppard Robson
PFI Bid for a £300 million acute teaching hospital
PFI Bid for a £300 million acute teaching hospital

ACUTE HOSPITAL FOR THE SOUTH, ENNISKILLEN, 2012 Linear Garden prototype
JC: Project director
A major new hospital in rural Ireland £220 million
A major new hospital in rural Ireland £220 million

ACUTE HOSPITAL FOR THE SOUTH, ENNISKILLEN, 2012 Linear Garden prototype
JC: Project director
A major new hospital in rural Ireland £220 million
A major new hospital in rural Ireland £220 million

THE NEWCASTLE RVI 2010 Award winning urban design
One of the last cathedrals of healthcare £250 million
JC: Practice Director
JC: Practice Director

NEW NORTH TEES HOSPITAL 2008-9 Unbuilt Prototype
JC: Project Director
A new model for an acute hospital £240 million
A new model for an acute hospital £240 million

NEW PEMBURY HOSPITAL 2010 Prototype acute hospital
JC: Project Director
HO: Senior Archiotect
The first 100% single room hospital in England £225 million
HO: Senior Archiotect
The first 100% single room hospital in England £225 million

ROYAL MELBOURNE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL PPP BID 2007 National Paediatric Centre
JC: Bid Director
Detailed design of a major quaternary paediatric hospital in a park aus $ 800 million
Detailed design of a major quaternary paediatric hospital in a park aus $ 800 million

THE BEXLEY WING ST JAMES LEEDS 2007 National Cancer Centre
JC: Project Director
The largest centre in the UK to be built in a single phase £150 million
The largest centre in the UK to be built in a single phase £150 million

THE NORTHERN CENTRE FOR CANCER CARE 2007 Award winning specialist centre
JC: Practice Director
The cancer centre for the north east of England
The cancer centre for the north east of England

MANCHESTER INSTITUTE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 2006 Award winning research facility
JC: Practice Director
A landmark research facility £30 million
A landmark research facility £30 million

MANCHESTER INSTITUTE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 2006 Award winning research facility
JC: Practice Director
A landmark research facility £30 million
A landmark research facility £30 million

ACAD CENTRAL MIDDLESEX 1998 Benchmark project
JC: Practice Director
The first diagnostic and treatment centre in the UK. £18 million
The first diagnostic and treatment centre in the UK. £18 million

ACAD CENTRAL MIDDLESEX 1998 Benchmark project
JC: Practice Director
The first diagnostic and treatment centre in the UK. £18 million
The first diagnostic and treatment centre in the UK. £18 million

ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL 2011-2013
JCA: with Sheppard Robson
PFI Bid for a £300 million acute teaching hospital
PFI Bid for a £300 million acute teaching hospital

ACUTE HOSPITAL FOR THE SOUTH, ENNISKILLEN, 2012 Linear Garden prototype
JC: Project director
A major new hospital in rural Ireland £220 million
A major new hospital in rural Ireland £220 million

ACUTE HOSPITAL FOR THE SOUTH, ENNISKILLEN, 2012 Linear Garden prototype
JC: Project director
A major new hospital in rural Ireland £220 million
A major new hospital in rural Ireland £220 million

THE NEWCASTLE RVI 2010 Award winning urban design
One of the last cathedrals of healthcare £250 million
JC: Practice Director
JC: Practice Director

NEW NORTH TEES HOSPITAL 2008-9 Unbuilt Prototype
JC: Project Director
A new model for an acute hospital £240 million
A new model for an acute hospital £240 million

NEW PEMBURY HOSPITAL 2010 Prototype acute hospital
JC: Project Director
HO: Senior Archiotect
The first 100% single room hospital in England £225 million
HO: Senior Archiotect
The first 100% single room hospital in England £225 million

ROYAL MELBOURNE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL PPP BID 2007 National Paediatric Centre
JC: Bid Director
Detailed design of a major quaternary paediatric hospital in a park aus $ 800 million
Detailed design of a major quaternary paediatric hospital in a park aus $ 800 million

THE BEXLEY WING ST JAMES LEEDS 2007 National Cancer Centre
JC: Project Director
The largest centre in the UK to be built in a single phase £150 million
The largest centre in the UK to be built in a single phase £150 million

THE NORTHERN CENTRE FOR CANCER CARE 2007 Award winning specialist centre
JC: Practice Director
The cancer centre for the north east of England
The cancer centre for the north east of England

MANCHESTER INSTITUTE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 2006 Award winning research facility
JC: Practice Director
A landmark research facility £30 million
A landmark research facility £30 million

MANCHESTER INSTITUTE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 2006 Award winning research facility
JC: Practice Director
A landmark research facility £30 million
A landmark research facility £30 million

ACAD CENTRAL MIDDLESEX 1998 Benchmark project
JC: Practice Director
The first diagnostic and treatment centre in the UK. £18 million
The first diagnostic and treatment centre in the UK. £18 million

ACAD CENTRAL MIDDLESEX 1998 Benchmark project
JC: Practice Director
The first diagnostic and treatment centre in the UK. £18 million
The first diagnostic and treatment centre in the UK. £18 million

ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL 2011-2013
JCA: with Sheppard Robson
PFI Bid for a £300 million acute teaching hospital
PFI Bid for a £300 million acute teaching hospital

ACUTE HOSPITAL FOR THE SOUTH, ENNISKILLEN, 2012 Linear Garden prototype
JC: Project director
A major new hospital in rural Ireland £220 million
A major new hospital in rural Ireland £220 million

ACUTE HOSPITAL FOR THE SOUTH, ENNISKILLEN, 2012 Linear Garden prototype
JC: Project director
A major new hospital in rural Ireland £220 million
A major new hospital in rural Ireland £220 million

THE NEWCASTLE RVI 2010 Award winning urban design
One of the last cathedrals of healthcare £250 million
JC: Practice Director
JC: Practice Director

NEW NORTH TEES HOSPITAL 2008-9 Unbuilt Prototype
JC: Project Director
A new model for an acute hospital £240 million
A new model for an acute hospital £240 million

NEW PEMBURY HOSPITAL 2010 Prototype acute hospital
JC: Project Director
HO: Senior Archiotect
The first 100% single room hospital in England £225 million
HO: Senior Archiotect
The first 100% single room hospital in England £225 million

ROYAL MELBOURNE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL PPP BID 2007 National Paediatric Centre
JC: Bid Director
Detailed design of a major quaternary paediatric hospital in a park aus $ 800 million
Detailed design of a major quaternary paediatric hospital in a park aus $ 800 million

THE BEXLEY WING ST JAMES LEEDS 2007 National Cancer Centre
JC: Project Director
The largest centre in the UK to be built in a single phase £150 million
The largest centre in the UK to be built in a single phase £150 million

THE NORTHERN CENTRE FOR CANCER CARE 2007 Award winning specialist centre
JC: Practice Director
The cancer centre for the north east of England
The cancer centre for the north east of England

MANCHESTER INSTITUTE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 2006 Award winning research facility
JC: Practice Director
A landmark research facility £30 million
A landmark research facility £30 million

MANCHESTER INSTITUTE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 2006 Award winning research facility
JC: Practice Director
A landmark research facility £30 million
A landmark research facility £30 million

ACAD CENTRAL MIDDLESEX 1998 Benchmark project
JC: Practice Director
The first diagnostic and treatment centre in the UK. £18 million
The first diagnostic and treatment centre in the UK. £18 million

ACAD CENTRAL MIDDLESEX 1998 Benchmark project
JC: Practice Director
The first diagnostic and treatment centre in the UK. £18 million
The first diagnostic and treatment centre in the UK. £18 million
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