{"id":24583,"date":"2026-06-03T14:55:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T14:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/?post_type=good-news&#038;p=24583"},"modified":"2026-06-08T18:57:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T18:57:45","slug":"aca-announce-the-refurbishment-of-the-phoenix-hdru-as-complete","status":"publish","type":"good-news","link":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/good-news\/aca-announce-the-refurbishment-of-the-phoenix-hdru-as-complete\/","title":{"rendered":"ACA Announce the Refurbishment of the Phoenix HDRU as Complete!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"154\" data-end=\"431\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Alessandro Caruso Architects Ltd<\/span><\/span> (ACA) has completed the refurbishment of the Phoenix High Dependency Rehabilitation Unit (HDRU), delivered for Rotherham Doncaster &amp; South Humber NHS Foundation Trust, with the facility now operational and welcoming its first patients.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"699\">The HDRU provides a secure, specialist inpatient environment designed to support individuals with complex and long-term mental health needs. The scheme focuses on creating a safe, therapeutic setting that promotes recovery while accommodating extended patient stays.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"701\" data-end=\"947\">ACA was responsible for architecture, interior design and Principal Designer services under CDM and Building Regulations. Delivered within a &pound;1.5 million budget, the project was completed in just seven months to meet urgent service requirements.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"949\" data-end=\"1268\">The Trust&rsquo;s Estates Team highlighted the importance of collaboration in achieving this outcome, noting that close coordination between estates, clinical leadership, governance teams and specialist suppliers was critical to delivering a high-quality facility aligned with both operational needs and strategic objectives.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1778\">Working within a live mental health environment presented unique challenges, requiring careful planning and sensitive design responses. Contractor <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">O&amp;P Construction Services Ltd<\/span><\/span> emphasised ACA&rsquo;s ability to balance therapeutic design principles with the stringent safety, durability and anti-ligature requirements essential in such settings. The project team maintained a proactive and solution-focused approach throughout, enabling challenges to be addressed efficiently while maintaining quality.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1780\" data-end=\"2185\">Feedback from clinical teams and service users has been highly positive. The completed environment is described as welcoming and homely, with thoughtful use of space, materials and colour contributing to a setting that supports both comfort and recovery. Clinicians noted that the unit stands out as an example of high-quality refurbishment, successfully moving away from a traditional institutional feel.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2187\" data-end=\"2428\">The Phoenix HDRU project highlights ACA&rsquo;s expertise in delivering complex healthcare environments, combining technical rigour with a strong focus on user wellbeing to create spaces that are safe, durable and supportive of long-term recovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alessandro Caruso Architects Ltd (ACA) has completed the refurbishment of the Phoenix High Dependency Rehabilitation Unit (HDRU), delivered for Rotherham Doncaster &amp; South","protected":false},"author":12312907,"featured_media":25354,"template":"","good_news_category":[7],"class_list":["post-24583","good-news","type-good-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","good_news_category-achievement"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/good-news\/24583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/good-news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/good-news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12312907"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/good-news\/24583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25400,"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/good-news\/24583\/revisions\/25400"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"good_news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/good_news_category?post=24583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}