The competition asked entrants to create a bespoke Garden Room at the community garden at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee – a place for the enjoyment of patients, staff and visitors in the garden.

The practice will now be invited to develop its designs by NHS Tayside, Ninewells Community Garden and Forestry Commission Scotland.

The winning ‘Leaf Room’ structure is inspired from a natural form helping to connect the building to the garden it serves and will be built on the Ninewells Community Garden site.

The judging panel was delighted by the number of entries submitted in this two-stage competition and honed the initial response down to ten entries. From these ten entries, three were shortlisted for further design development and judging took place on 22 July 2015.

Jonathan Reeve from The Voigt Partnership said: “The proposal is innovative, exciting, fully realistic and buildable; and will sit comfortably in the garden space it occupies, creating a strong connection between building and garden.

“The new room could be a fantastic addition to the excellent existing community garden.

“We look forward to working closely with our local design team and client so this exciting proposal using natural Scottish timber can be fully realised and complement the unique setting of the fantastic community garden at Ninewells.”

Neil Horton from BSW Timber Ltd which is supplying timber for the building added: “The winning design showcases how Scottish Timber can be used in construction to create a landmark structure for people to enjoy all year round. Not only did Jonathan Reeve and The Voigt Partnership Limited demonstrate skillful development in their detail design they also maintained the clarity of concept that had been presented at stage one.”

Overlooking nearby woodland the room will feature corner sliding doors and external decking to better connect with the landscape and nearby Maggie’s Centre.