Finchley Memorial Hospital

Facade with a healthy mix of colors

In order to visually integrate the new three-storey clinic building with a usable floor space of 10,000 m² in its environment characterised by small-sized housing units and green areas, Murphy Philipps Architects in co-operation with the colour designer Frances Tobin developed an own colour concept of six green and blue shades taking into account the psychological effect of colours.

An integral part of this concept is approximately 3,500 ceramic panels and 2,000 ceramic rectangular tubes, so-called ‘baguettes’, glazed on all four sides with a cross-section of 60 x 60 mm and lengths of up to 1,200 mm. The panels and tubes were installed with the SYSTEA profile System ALWI-V-B in a customized version. The tubes were placed like a filigree curtain in front of the curved glass facades of the access areas.

Project details

  • Project: Finchley Memorial Hospital
  • Place: North Finchley, London
  • Country: UK
  • Building type: Administration + health
  • Type of construction project: New build
  • Year of construction: 2013
  • SYSTEA wall bracket: Aluminium L-shaped wall bracket
  • SYSTEA profile system: ALWI-V-B rail system in a customized version
  • Cladding: Keratwin ceramic panels and “baguettes”
  • Fixing: Concealed
  • Architect: Murphy Philipps Architects, London (UK)
  • Photos: EH Smith Specialist Facades, Solihull (UK)

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