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London 2010-15 Hopkins Architects The East Wing is a thirteen storey tower in the centre of the Hospital site. The tower was built in 1966 and contains over 200 beds together with related facilities. It suffered from water ingress problems, excessive solar gain and inadequate lift capacity. Maintaining full occupation throughout the construction works has been a key driver in the development of the design. Our competition-winning scheme retained the entire existing facade in order to minimise any disruption to the ongoing operation of the hospital. In order to solve the problems with the existing facade a new layer of glass has been added to create a double skin facade. On the rear of the building the new glazing has been taken across the corners of the T-shaped block to create two triangular atriums. These atriums provide additional space for the new bed lifts and help to give the building a new identity. The artworks are suspended from the roof structure of each atrium. Photographed by Hufton+Crow |