04/08/2026
When we pledged to take on the renovation of two very hard working meeting rooms at the ( - Royal Bromapton and Harefield Charity Trust) we knew that the challenge would take us out of our comfort zones. Used to delivering luxury interior solutions for our clients; designing solutions that would address patient and visitor needs as well as be acceptable to the on-site NHS estates and infection and prevention teams meant we needed to roll up our sleeves to find a different approach. We also needed to discover new materials, entirely, to work with. Materials that would provide comfort, yet withstand rigorous cleaning regimes and work extremely hard to look good and see in a good innings too.
Fortunitously, we found an amazing start point in Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau in Barcelona designed by Lluis Domenech I Montaner, the Catalonian Modernist architect.
Of course, we cannot change the structure of the spaces we are working with, but we can change the way the spaces are used with better spatial planning, and have drawn inspiration from colour palettes, and combinations used by Domenech - colour palettes drawn from nature and inspired by light. The PELS room is to be themed on morning light and the Patient and Relatives meeting room inspired by evening hues. Our aim is to create spaces that will be calm, quietly reassuring, yet uplifting and cocooning. The artwork in these spaces will offer uplifting and reassuring mental distraction too, and once more will provide a strong link back to nature, providing escape to the outside world.
We will be announcing the artists, appointed for these two wonderful commissions very soon. Thank you from me and my team behind this to everyone that has donated so generously so far. These artworks really will make a difference. If you would like to donate, the link is in our bio. Thank you so much for your interest in this project.