2024-12-23T22:20:01-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150415493/studio-libeskind-completes-new-maggie-s-centre-design-in-london Josh Niland 2024-02-05T18:57:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cb/cba96c6bce7d0a7d371e59e1aee04f2e.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/1493/studio-daniel-libeskind" target="_blank">Studio Libeskind</a> has completed work on its design for a new <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/255994/maggie-s-centre" target="_blank">Maggie&rsquo;s Centre</a> cancer treatment facility at the Royal Free Hospital in north London. </p> <p>The 4,886-square-foot design follows well-known contributions from <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/149943697/norman-foster-s-secret-garden-a-tour-of-foster-partners-maggie-s-center" target="_blank">Foster + Partners</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150041425/steven-holl-architects-maggie-s-centre-at-barts-is-now-open" target="_blank">Steven Holl</a>, and <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150203002/heatherwick-studios-completes-its-first-healthcare-project-a-mass-timber-maggie-s-centre-in-leeds" target="_blank">Heatherwick Studio</a> as an example of its client&rsquo;s mission to provide patients with world-class settings in which to receive their care. The project is now the 24th Maggie&rsquo;s Centre completed in the UK since 1996.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bd/bd496433efd5310289c2e28ae30c029d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bd/bd496433efd5310289c2e28ae30c029d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Hufton + Crow</figcaption></figure><p>The studio says its design is arranged for the free-flowing movement of patients and their caretakers while giving equal consideration to the needs for both privacy and socialization. </p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cf/cfdeeec1b76edd957b35ff775ffa8991.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cf/cfdeeec1b76edd957b35ff775ffa8991.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Hufton + Crow</figcaption></figure><p>In terms of building form, the Centre is curvilinear in contrast with the surrounding brick-and-mortar buildings on the NHS campus. The design was realized on a small plot that was once a parking lot. As such, its volume expands upwards from the ground floor clad in weathered timber panels and sheathed in glaz...</p> 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 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <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;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/28/28900a09aac92504ed2ca89ee741071c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&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;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/37/37952157f20e6020cb8278f28ee9f5e4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&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;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e4/e4dfc3eb4b3fc2425f92e62b29b7e9bd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><br></figure></figure><figure><figcaption>Maggie's Centre L...</figcaption></figure>