The Orangery, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London WC1

Patients, staff and architects are reaping the benefits of award-winning design and commercial photography and architectural photography at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), after designers transformed an ugly and unused boiler house roof into the Orangery dining area.

 

The Orangery received a prestigious RIBA Award – one of only two healthcare projects in Europe and the UK to do so – from Grand Designs’ Kevin McCloud, at a special reception for the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

 

GOSH Chief executive Jane Collins, said: “We’re delighted with the award, which reflects the quality of the work done. It shows the value of good imaginative design in making the hospital experience better for families, and also to improve the working environment for staff. Our thanks, of course, to the Friends for funding the project – the hospital relies primarily on charitable donations to improve its facilities for families and staff.”

 

The RIBA Awards jury said “The Orangery is a place of serenity dropped into the heart of GOSH. This is an exemplary scheme in the way it uses gash space and creates a facility at once exciting and tranquil. This is architecture as therapy and both architect and client deserve equal credit for it.”

 

The Orangery is a small part of GOSH’s planned redevelopment, which aims to rebuild two-thirds of the hospital over the next 10 years. GOSH is engaged in a major fundraising drive to fund this development and continue to deliver world-class facilities for the patients and families. £150m is needed over the next five years to go towards Phase Two of the redevelopment, and other ongoing commitments including equipment, research and accommodation.  The commercial photography and architectural photography above was shot at the London RIBA meeting at which the RIBA award was presented to SPACELABUK.