Jane Opher spent two years working at Studio 4, where she was responsible for the design and implementation of several refurbishment projects for different services at St Mary’s Hospital. The challenge for her was to raise the design expectations of the clients, whilst staying within the stringent requirements and budgets of the NHS. Working alongside a team of highly skilled and knowledgeable staff, to give them a working place that met the requirements of patient care, whilst also providing them with an environment which far exceeded their expectations, made this work both fascinating and rewarding.

Studio 4: Western Eye Outpatients

Featured in the Architect's Journal small projects 2005 Budget and programme were very restricted for this project as the department had to stay open. Using a standard partitioning system to divide up the space, and a standard dropped ceiling, the challenge...

Studio 4: Renal Unit

  Jane quickly realised that managing and future-proofing electrical and mechanical services installations in the NHS, was one of the most difficult design challenge. In this listed building the roof trusses and top lighting were the striking...

Studio 4: Kiosk

Commissioned by the friends of St Mary’s for the foyer of the Western Eye Hospital. The kiosk was designed as a possible prototype for the NHS, to provide refreshments to out-patients. The functional requirements for the storage, making and d...

Studio 4: Doctors' on-call

  Improving the lot of the junior doctors was a Labour Government initative when they came to power. More rooms were required with more and better bathrooms. Centered on a long corridor with striking arches made by the Victorian chimneys...