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Gitta Gschwendtner furnishes Rogers Stirk Harbour's London cancer treatment centre
German designer Gitta Gschwendtner has created the furniture for a dedicated cancer treatment centre at Guy's Hospital in London, completed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners earlier this year.
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Gschwendtner was commissioned to create furnishings for the £160 million treatment centre, which consolidates the cancer treatment and research services for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust – bringing together units previously set on eight separate sites.
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The designer's main concern was to create privacy within the large open spaces, so she developed a series of seating clusters surrounded by metal mesh screens.
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The seats, named Genius Loci, are upholstered in bold colours corresponding to the bright panelling used to designate each area of the building.
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Red is used in the welcome area on the ground level, orange for radiotherapy on level two, yellow for outpatients on level five and green for chemotherapy on level seven.
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"The seating provides inward-looking, reflective environments for patients and staff to meet," said Gschwendtner.
"Overlapping translucent screens create a sculptural interplay beyond the pure functionality of the furniture, while the varied heights of the screens, some of which extend across the floors, create dramatic lines – making a striking contribution to Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners' definition of the space through colour."
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The designer has also created a series of "informal" oak tables for reception desks.
A large table on the ground floor enables the main reception space to be opened up to as many people as possible, while smaller reception desks on each floor encourage a more personal approach between staff and patients.
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Seating from Gschwendtner's existing Bodge range is dotted around the space, including a new armchair and side chair that address the needs of a range of body types and frail patients.
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Gschwendtner's Genius Loci project is part of a public art installation commissioned by the Futurecity agency for the new cancer centre, which aims to transform the experience of those undergoing cancer treatment.
Photography is by Simon Sorted.