Steven Holl | Maggie's Barts: Stained Glass and Musical Scores

A small, three-story volume inserted into the courtyard of a historic hospital in London. Its exterior is made of branching white concrete ribs with colored glass embedded between them. The distribution of colors references the positions of notes in medieval musical scores, making the facade resemble a piece of music stood upright. During the day, light passes through the colored glass, casting moving patches of color onto the white interior; at night, the internal light shines out, turning the entire building into a colorful lantern. Inside, a winding staircase connects the three floors, and the staircase itself serves as a gathering place. Shot from the interior during the day, with color patches falling on white walls and people. Avoid: glass changed to transparent, concrete ribs made into a regular grid, arbitrary color distribution, dark materials added to the interior.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

在倫敦一棟歷史醫院的院區裡插入一個三層樓的小量體,外皮為分岔的白色混凝土細肋與嵌在其間的彩色玻璃——顏色的分布參照中世紀樂譜的音符位置,因此立面像一段被立起來的樂曲。白天光線穿過彩色玻璃在白色的室內投下移動的色斑;夜間內部的光透出來,整棟成為一盞彩色的燈籠。室內以一道環繞的樓梯串連三層,樓梯本身是聚會的地方。日間從室內拍攝,色斑落在白牆與人身上。避免:玻璃改為透明、混凝土肋做成規則網格、色彩分布隨意、室內加入深色材質。