The Friends Garden 
Project Name: The Friends Garden
Construction year: 2008
Website: www.gosh.nhs.uk
Address: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street , LONDON -
United Kingdom
Architect(s) :
Spacelab
(spacelab.co.uk)
Project Category:
Public
| Healthcare Architecture
Latitude: 51.5225
Longitude: -0.12078
Spacelab worked with multi award-winning gardener Andy Sturgeon to create a calm, green oasis on the roof of Great Ormond Street hospital for staff, which capitalises on fantastic views across London, and doubles up as a venue for functions.
The distinction between inside and outside is blurred, with folding sliding doors that peel back and internal flooring that extends out on to the terrace. Planting is used to create semi-private areas outside, and raised platforms of grass feature timber borders that double up as seating. The rooftop garden was named NHS Best External Space at the Building Better Healthcare Awards in 2008.
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