2024-04-28T08:48:30-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150203002/heatherwick-studios-completes-its-first-healthcare-project-a-mass-timber-maggie-s-centre-in-leeds Katherine Guimapang 2020-06-18T17:38:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e7/e7b63fb86f471e4514c11e193aebcdb9.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Recognized for its serene garden landscapes and eye-catching architectural approaches, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/255994/maggie-s-centre" target="_blank">Maggie's Centre</a>&nbsp;facilities have become known the world over for the medical care and calming spaces these facilities offer individuals and their families affected by cancer.&nbsp;</p> <p>Following the institution's dedication to providing environments of healing and tranquility, British designer <a href="https://archinect.com/heatherwick" target="_blank">Thomas Heatherwick</a> has recently completed a new Maggie's Centre located within St. James' University Hospital, in Leeds, England. The project is his firm's first healthcare facility.&nbsp;</p> <figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/28/28900a09aac92504ed2ca89ee741071c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/28/28900a09aac92504ed2ca89ee741071c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></figure><figcaption>Maggie's Centre Leeds. Image &copy; Hufton + Crow.</figcaption><p>Founded by designer Maggie Keswick Jencks and her husband <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/13981/charles-jencks" target="_blank">Charles Jencks</a>, the facilities are a testament to how these two individuals dedicated their lives to creating a health-focused designs. Maggie's Centers have been established throughout the UK; TheMaggie's Centre in Leeds will be the organization's 26th facility.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/37/37952157f20e6020cb8278f28ee9f5e4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/37/37952157f20e6020cb8278f28ee9f5e4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Maggie's Centre Leeds - Interior. Image &copy; Hufton + Crow.</figcaption><p><br></p> <figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e4/e4dfc3eb4b3fc2425f92e62b29b7e9bd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e4/e4dfc3eb4b3fc2425f92e62b29b7e9bd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a><br></figure></figure><figure><figcaption>Maggie's Centre L...</figcaption></figure>