Exceptional environments for
patients & professionals.

Ethos

Healthcare buildings are where many of us experience life's most significant events.

Our evidence-based designs recognise these needs, providing therapeutic settings that foster healing, and the highest levels of privacy and dignity. These are also complex facilities requiring efficient and operational excellence. We carefully balance the needs of patients and their families, with those of the healthcare professionals, to enable the best possible clinical care. We are a practice that builds enduring relationships based on trust, quality, and sustainability to help in whatever way we can with those significant events.

Murphy Philipps' competence and
expertise has added immeasurable value

Mark Marshall, Sudbury Community Health Centre
Our people

We design and deliver exceptional environments setting the standard in healthcare architecture.

We have unrivalled experience, both within the UK and internationally, with each team member contributing a diverse range of expertise to help push the boundaries in Healthcare architecture. We write guidance for the Department of Health and have undertaken research relating to healthcare environments.

Our ethos reflects a wider responsibility to the local community and environment, embracing principles of best practice in urban planning and sustainable development.

Process

At the heart of our process is to fully understand our client‘s needs and goals.

Murphy Philipps is highly experienced in leading client and stakeholder groups involving them at all stages, listening to them and empowering them.

We create functional, cost-effective designs that stand out for their quality and impact. Committed to exceeding expectations, we deliver exceptional, client-focused projects every time. We are recognised for our commitment to the highest standards of quality management.

Designed not only for treatment but for
healing, comfort, and connection, the
building itself is a beacon of hope - a new
lease on life for healthcare in our community.

Sila Makoon - Welbourne Health Centre
Sustainability

We are committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050, with a target to reach this goal by 2040 through our Carbon Reduction Plan.

We aim to contribute positively to both the built and natural environment by incorporating best practices in architectural and sustainable design. We fully support the NHS Net Zero Carbon Targets of 2040 for direct emissions and 2045 for emissions it influences.

Approach

Exceptional architecture is created through collaboration and shared expertise.

We foster a culture of shared ideas, partnership working and bold thinking. We trust in the strength of our people, harnessing their unrivalled experience and relentless energy to explore new possibilities and achieve better outcomes for patients, healthcare professionals and project partners.

Our ethos is to lead from the front, and our process is collaborative, innovative and engaging to deliver the best possible value for our clients.

Awards

2025 - 2021

Healthcare Estates Awards 2025

Hellesdon Rivers Centre Shortlisted for New Build Project of the Year Award

Murphy Philipps shortlisted for the Architectural Practice of the Year Award

Design in Mental Health Awards 2025

Hellesdon Rivers Centre Shortlisted for Outside Spaces of the Year award

Building Better Healthcare Awards 2024

Fulbourn Resource Centre (Winner Best Mobile/Modular Healthcare Facility and Highly Commended for Best Carbon Reduction Initiative

European Healthcare Design Awards 2022

The Diagnostics Centre at Royal Brompton Hospital, shortlisted 

Partnerships Awards 2021

Tessa Jowell Health Centre Shortlisted for the Healthcare Project of the Year

2019 - 2016

Building Better Healthcare Awards 2019

North Middlesex Hospital Emergency Department (Winner – Award for Best Example of Efficiencies)

North Middlesex Hospital Emergency Department (Highly Commended – Clinician’s Choice Award)

Architects’ Journal Retrofit Awards 2019

Royal Free Paediatrics (Winner - Health Category)

RTPI Awards 2019

RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence - Dulwich Hospital (Shortlisted)

Building Better Healthcare Awards 2017

Highly Commended in the Building Sustainability Award category: Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup (Phase 1)

Civic Trust Awards 2016

Regional Finalist 'London': Nelson Health Centre

Civic Trust Awards 2016

Regional Finalist 'South East': Lane Fox REMEO Centre

2015

Building Better Healthcare Awards 2015

Winner ‘Best primary care development’: Nelson Health Centre

Building Better Healthcare Awards 2015

Winner ‘Best acute hospital development’: Lane Fox REMEO Centre

IHEEM Awards 2015

Shortlist ‘Project of the Year’: Lane Fox REMEO Centre

International Academy for Design and Health 2015

Highly commended ‘Best health project under 40,000sqm’: Lane Fox REMEO Centre

International Academy for Design and Health 2015

Research award

Architects for Health Awards 2015

Winner 'Best new building': Lane Fox REMEO Centre

2014 - 2013

Architects for Health Awards 2015

Overall winner: Lane Fox REMEO Centre

Civic Trust Awards 2014

Winner: Finchley Memorial Hospital

CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2014

Highly commended 'Collaborative working award': Finchley Memorial Hospital

RICS Awards 2014

Shortlisted ’Design and innovation award’: Lane Fox REMEO Centre

Building Better Healthcare Awards 2013

Highly commended 'Best primary care design': Finchley Memorial Hospital

Partnerships Awards 2013

Winner 'Best designed project': Finchley Memorial Hospital