Katharine Blankley

Interior Design Director London

T: +44 (0)207 812 8000
E: katharine.blankley@bdp.com

Katharine is an interior design director in the London studio with experience in delivering large scale, award-winning projects across the sectors, with particular experience in workplace, heritage, education and healthcare design.

More recently her work focuses on projects in the heritage and workplace sectors, including the Royal Albert Hall and the Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal Programme.

Katharine has a particular interest in stakeholder engagement programmes, the development of strategic design briefs and developing innovative and sustainable solutions for a variety of diverse clients.

Previous healthcare projects include the highly commended Alder Hey Children’s Health Park in Liverpool which has won many awards including the Mix award for Public Sector Interior Project of the year. Also, the 3Ts hospital development in Brighton and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital at Stanmore.

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Projects

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Teaching, Trauma and Tertiary Care Centre (3Ts)

Two new state-of-the-art hospital buildings will bring Elderly Care, General Medicine, HIV and Clinical Infection wards up to modern standards, and establish the hospital as the Major Trauma Centre for the region. The new build will include 361 beds, 65% of which will be in single en-suite rooms, a helipad and additional parking spaces underground.

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Alder Hey Children’s Health Park

The building rises out of the park on approach with an undulating profile, making it instantly recognisable and a striking and iconic gateway to Liverpool.

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Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital

A revolutionary boat-inspired hospital buoyed by family values. We created the ‘Children’s Ark’ — a sustainable community built around user needs, the concept of the family and Brighton’s nautical spirit.

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Pinderfields And Pontefract Hospitals

Set to deliver a step-change in evidence based driven design.

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Brewhouse Yard

Creation of a new studio environment in a late 19th century brewery building.

Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal

BDP was awarded a full interdisciplinary contract for client advisory services to help ensure the safe and secure future of the Grade I listed Palace of Westminster.

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Royal Albert Hall

Redeveloping a world-class performance space. This was the first complete refit for the Royal Albert Hall since 1871.