Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Centre / Alexandra Edwards

Using a colourful illuminated palate of materials and lighting effects from an initial project to design far livelier and attractive bus stops for London’s dreary streets, here a similar line of investigation went into how one might subtly alter the daylight levels inside treatment rooms and courtyard spaces for a new health building. In the scheme, set on the western edge of Hampstead Heath round the corner from the Royal Free Hospital, patients can undergo orthopaedic treatment and/or physiotherapy for problems with joint movements in their arms and legs. Echoing this idea of joint movement, pivoting coloured screens within the ceilings enable interiors to become lighter or darker, and provide enclosure for the courtyard gardens.