The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice
An exterior view of The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice by Erz, showcasing a gabled institutional building with a prominent colonnade reflecting cleanly into a foreground water basin.
- What we like about this project
- The exact mirror symmetry in the tranquil pool transforms the building into a floating geometric composition.
Materials
- stone
- slate
- glass
- metal
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- gabled-roof
- colonnade-facade
- reflecting-pool
- landscape-integration
Style tags
- contemporary
- vernacular
- institutional
Visual tags
- hospice
- institutional
- water-feature
- gabled
- colonnade
- landscape-architecture
- symmetrical
- Geometry
- A symmetrical three-story gabled massing featuring deep colonnade structural bays on the ground and second levels, set beside an expansive horizontal reflecting pool and manicured landscape path.
- Facade system
- Columnar stone or precast frame with recessed balconies and punched window openings beneath a dark pitched roof.
- Structural guess
- Steel or concrete frame with heavy masonry cladding and load-bearing gabled roof trusses.
- Spatial scale
- Large institutional or hospice scale, approximately three stories with double-height colonnade bays.
- Lighting
- Clear daylight casting sharp directional shadows and creating a crystal-clear reflection in the calm pool water below.
- Atmosphere
- Serene, reflective, and calm, utilizing water and natural foliage to soften the institutional scale.
- Environmental context
- Suburban or campus landscape setting with mature trees, a reflecting pool, and landscaped paved paths.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching across the landscape, the viewer experiences a strong connection between the heavy gabled architecture and the calm water feature that doubles the building's presence.
- Composition rhythm
- Strong vertical colonnade rhythm along the facade echoed by the sharp horizontal line of the reflecting pool edge.
- Style reading
- Contemporary regional vernacular with classical massing
- Program
- Hospice healthcare facility
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- stone, slate, glass, metal, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- gabled-roof, colonnade-facade, reflecting-pool, landscape-integration
- Style tags
- contemporary, vernacular, institutional
- Visual tags
- hospice, institutional, water-feature, gabled, colonnade, landscape-architecture, symmetrical
- Geometry
- A symmetrical three-story gabled massing featuring deep colonnade structural bays on the ground and second levels, set beside an expansive horizontal reflecting pool and manicured landscape path.
- Facade system
- Columnar stone or precast frame with recessed balconies and punched window openings beneath a dark pitched roof.
- Structural guess
- Steel or concrete frame with heavy masonry cladding and load-bearing gabled roof trusses.
- Spatial scale
- Large institutional or hospice scale, approximately three stories with double-height colonnade bays.
- Lighting
- Clear daylight casting sharp directional shadows and creating a crystal-clear reflection in the calm pool water below.
- Atmosphere
- Serene, reflective, and calm, utilizing water and natural foliage to soften the institutional scale.
- Environmental context
- Suburban or campus landscape setting with mature trees, a reflecting pool, and landscaped paved paths.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching across the landscape, the viewer experiences a strong connection between the heavy gabled architecture and the calm water feature that doubles the building's presence.
- Composition rhythm
- Strong vertical colonnade rhythm along the facade echoed by the sharp horizontal line of the reflecting pool edge.
- Style reading
- Contemporary regional vernacular with classical massing
- Program
- Hospice healthcare facility
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture