The contractor and architect Hopkins are working closely with Mace, which is managing the structural, MEP, façade, fire and acoustic engineering services for the project.
The re-cladding project for the East Wing features a new glazed external envelope that creates two new triangular atria.
Hopkins’ design solves the historic water penetration problems that have blighted the 1960s structure, while providing additional patient lift capacity in the new atrium above the building’s northern courtyard.
New steelwork, hung from the roof, will support single glazing on the western façade, with aluminium ventilation louvers at the top and bottom of each panel to naturally ventilate the buffer zone between the existing and new envelope.