Shooting Star
WREXHAM MAELOR HOSPITAL
Client: North East Wales NHS Trust
The Shooting Star cancer treatment unit and women’s clinic was funded by a combination of public appeal and New Opportunities Funding (Lottery) and was opened in December 2003.
The TACP Interior Design department worked very closely from the outset of the project, with both the Architects and the client, to create this unique facility within the General Hospital.
The three departments have been linked visually by a long, boldly coloured curving wall, which forms the main internal feature of the unit. A small, landscaped central courtyard allows sunlight / daylight to penetrate the main waiting areas, and natural day lighting is further enhanced by glazed roof lights. A number of contemporary artworks, including glass, wrought iron, ceramics and textiles, were incorporated into the scheme to counter the institutional atmosphere sometimes found in hospital buildings. This has achieved the aim of producing a softer, friendlier environment for both patients and staff.
