Project Name: Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres
Project Type:
architecture
Project Mission/Goal:
improve the human spirit
Project Description:
Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres are a place where people dealing with cancer - in their own life or in the life of someone they care about - can go to find information, support and solace. The care given is not medical, rather it is focused on the emotional, mental and spiritual well-being of those who visit the centres. Architecturally, the centres are designed to be warm and comforting, open and inviting, and are arranged around a 'kitchen table': a social space for visitors, workers and professionals to gather for a cup of tea, conversation and casual meetings. Seperate, more private spaces are also included for more personal conversations and reflection.
There are currently six Maggie's Centres open, with plans for at least eight more. The built projects are attributed to the following designers:
Maggie's Edinburgh : Richard Murphy
Maggie's Glasgow & Maggie's Highlands : Page \ Park
Maggie's Dundee : Frank Gehry
Maggie's Fife : Zaha Hadid
Maggie's London : Rogers, Stirk Harbour + Partners
A list of locations of current and future Maggie's Centre's can be found here:
http://www.maggiescentres.org/maggies/maggiescentres/home/centres/ukmap....
Links and Captions:
http://www.maggiescentres.org/maggies/maggiescentres/home/home.html
http://www.architecturaldigest.com/architects/features/2009/03/maggies_a...
http://www.architecturaldigest.com/architects/features/2009/03/maggies_s...
http://www.arcspace.com/architects/gehry/maggies/
http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/maggiescentre/index.htm
http://www.pagepark.co.uk/
Project Details:
LOCATIONS: United Kingdom; Hong Kong, China; Barcelona, Spain
DATE: 1994–present
END USER: Cancer patients and their families
CLIENT: Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres
FUNDER: Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres
DESIGN FIRM: Frank Gehry (Dundee), Neil Gillespie (Lanarkshire), Zaha Hadid (Fife), Rem Koolhaas (Glasgow), Kisho Kurokawa (South West Wales), Richard Murphy (Edinburgh), David Page (Highlands), Richard Rogers (London), and Chris Wilkinson (Oxford)
FEATURE PROJECT: Maggie’s Dundee
LOCATION: Dundee, Scotland, UK
DATE: 2003
DESIGN FIRMS: Gehry Partners, James F Stephen Architects
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Arup Scotland
LANDSCAPE DESIGN: Arabella Lennox–Boyd
CONTRACTOR: HBG Construction
COST: £1.3 million/$2.1million USD
AREA: 225 sq m/2422 sq ft
OCCUPANCY: 150 people
FEATURED PROJECT: Maggie’s London
LOCATION: London, UK
DATE: 2001–8
DESIGNFIRM: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Arup
CONTRACTOR: ROK
ADDITIONAL CONSULTANTS: Vin Goodwin (access consultant); Warrington Fire (fire consultant)
COST: £2 million/$3.2 million USD
AREA: 370 sq m/3983 sq ft
OCCUPANCY: 200 people
