Bristol Heart Institute
Working with University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust, project architects Coda, and the builders Laing O’Rourke, Willis Newson managed the commission and development of a public art strategy for the new Bristol Heart Institute, opened to patients in spring 2009. Eight stunning integrated artworks are the result. These range from an entrance lighting commission and a suspended sculpture in the atrium, to works for the ceilings of patient bed lifts. The commissions support the patient’s journey through the building and create a sense of local ownership and pride. They contribute to wellbeing by making the hospital environment feel less institutional and clinical, but no less functional. This project won the Building Better Healthcare Award for the Best Use of Visual Art in Healthcare 2009.
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“… the artworks integrate really well with the overall building design. The process we went through to deliver them was also exemplary in terms of working together and this was a major factor in the success of the project.”
Dave Leverton
RIBA - Regional Design Leader, Laing O’Rourke