Tord Boontje
Herbal Medley, 2014
West Wing, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital
Studio Tord Boontje has created a series of window designs that provide privacy as well as atmospheric beauty for the newest wing at Barts.
Because some of the patient bedrooms are overlooked by the adjacent Bank of America offices, the aim of the commission was to design a permanent treatment onto the windows that would offer privacy yet retain a level of transparency so that patients and staff could still enjoy the views outside.
The pattern is an intertwining mix of twenty four different herbs and plants with medicinal qualities, including arnica, rosemary, dandelion and lavender. The play of light, shadow and shapes, as light passes through the windows, animates the space and sets it aglow.
“I set out to create a pattern for the windows that would make you feel good about being in the rooms. The herbs add a botanical, floral and healing quality to the space.”
Tord Boontje
Photography by Nicola Tree
