The Montefiore Hospital, a stylish recently completed conversion of a former late 19th century-built furniture depository in Hove, East Sussex (HEJ – April 2013), is reportedly the world’s first hospital to incorporate the works of Brian Eno.
The new private hospital has been elegantly refurbished to a design by architects IBI Nightingale, for Spire Healthcare. Actively encouraging the medical staff to contribute to the interior design, local surgeon, Robin Turner, was instrumental to integrating the Brian Eno light and sound installations. The ‘Quiet Room for Montefiore’ is a room available to patients, visitors, and staff as ‘a place to escape – somewhere to think, take stock and simply relax’, while ‘77 Million Paintings for Montefiore’ is ‘an installation of light and generative music’ in the reception area. Studio associate director and project architect at IBI Nightingale, Richard Ager, said: “Artwork is so important within the design of healing environments. We actively encourage sensory design in all our hospital schemes, but the works by Brian Eno have been extraordinary.”
Credit: Courtesy of Oliver Perrott
