Maggie's Southampton
by AL_A
Client Maggie's
Award 澳门王中王 South Award 2024
The architects have turned a hospital car park in Southampton into a sanctuary for cancer patients, gracefully surrounded by a miniature New Forest designed by Sarah Price Landscapes. Built using structural glazed ceramic blocks and ethereal mirrors, its materials betray a fragile robustness which emulates the spirit of the Maggie’s Centre.
The plan is archetypal with four walls radiating to create four distinct spaces, each with their own aspect and relationship to the landscape beyond. At the centre of this architectural compass, a kitchen and table, set beneath a plunging rooflight, provide a point of communion. From here, you can easily navigate to a soft variety of spaces, from intimate rooms to generous salons. The whole centre acts as a public living room that allows people to privately process the trauma of living with cancer.
Contractor Sir Robert McAlpine
Landscape Architect Sarah Price Landscapes
Environmental / M&E Engineer Arup
Quantity Surveyor / Cost Consultant Gardinier & Theobald
Lighting Design SEAM
Ceramics Consultant Ceramica Cumella
Structural Engineer Arup
Gross internal area in m² 350
