Outram Community Hospital's outdoor spaces feature composite benches and trellises in the warm Havana colour, giving patients and visitors a comfortable place to rest outdoors. The project was delivered for MOH Holdings, with B+H Architects working alongside CIAP Architects.

Scope of work

We supplied and installed Calvary Composite® benches and timber trellis structures in the hospital's landscaped outdoor areas.

Why composite benches for a healthcare setting

Benches and trellises in shared spaces are sat on, touched and weathered every day, so they need durable, low-maintenance materials that stay pleasant to use. Solid timber gives real, full-depth wood character, and it can be sanded and refinished over its life to renew the surface. Calvary Composite® is a wood-plastic composite made with up to 95% recycled materials. Upkeep is usually just sweeping and a soap-and-water wash, and with the EZ-rail® clip system boards can be lifted out for access underneath.

Care and maintenance

Solid timber benefits from periodic cleaning and re-oiling or re-coating, and it can be sanded back and refinished to look new again. Composite boards need no oiling or sealing: regular sweeping and an occasional soap-and-water wash keep the surface clean. Timber refinishing and OSMO oils are available for when a surface needs renewing.

Project details

• Location: Outram Community Hospital, Singapore

• Sector: Commercial

• Materials: solid timber, Calvary Composite®

• Applications: Trellis, Bench

• Completed: 2019

• Client: MOH Holdings Pte. Ltd.

• Architect: B+H Architects in collaboration with local architects CIAP Architects Pte. Ltd. (Architecture) | B+H Architects in collaboration with Silver Thomas Hanley International (Medical Planning)

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