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The New QEII Hospital succeeds the original QEII, a place of local history and pride due to its status as the first fully funded NHS hospital, built after the foundation of the health service.
Art in Site commissioned Charlotte Mann and David Tremlett, who worked closely with architects Penoyre & Prasad to produce art that would respect the legacy and history of QEII, while also reflecting the modernity and progressive services of the new building.
Charlotte Mann created a series of window screens, designed to provide ventilation, as well as ensuring privacy for staff and patients.
The laser-cut stainless steel window screens are drawings she made of net curtains she came across on her walk around the local area.
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Charlotte Mann also produced a highly detailed mural depicting the house and garden at no 39, The Wade, a 1950s house attached to the old hospital.
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"Most people who enter a modern hospital are bound to feel apprehensive, or even downright frightened by the clinical institution confronting them […] What a relief, then, to discover that The New QEII Hospital […] designed in such an inviting manner. Far from rearing up to a formidable height and making us recoil from its impersonal grimness, this enlightened centre embodies a spirit of warmth."
Richard Cork
David Tremlett, best known for his Manton staircase mural at Tate Britain, brought colour and rhythm to the main entrance of the New QEII. Tremlett’s piece established a colour code that fed into the wayfinding across the building.
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Art in Site took elements of Tremlett’s piece and adapted them for the Children’s Services, bringing them into the graphics and play furniture.
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Project Information
Date
2013
Sector
Healthcare
Service
Hospital
Client
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Architect
Penoyre & Prasad
Artists
David Tremlett
Charlotte Mann
Team
Martin Jones, Christian Williams
Awards
EHD Awards
2016
Winner
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Interior Design & the Arts
RIBA Awards
2016
Winner
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RIBA Award
RIBA Awards
2016
Winner
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RIBA Sustainability Award
