In Glasgow, the construction of Maggie's Centre Gartnavel by OMA has begun
Yesterday, construction (earthworks) began for Maggie’s Centre Gartnavel, a Glasgow project providing emotional and practical support to people living with cancer, their families, and friends. The building, designed by OMA, is located on the grounds of Gartnavel Hospital and is also near the Beatson West facility of Scotland Cancer Centre. It is one of several Maggie centers in the United Kingdom, part of a pioneering project that uses thoughtful architecture and innovative spaces as tools for comfort and healing.
The single-story building, with a total area of 534 m², creates a ring of interconnected, carefully composed spaces that offer comfort and relief. The flat-roofed structure, with floor levels corresponding to the natural topography, provides spaces of varying heights – from more intimate areas designated for private use, such as counseling, to more open spacious zones allowing for gatherings and the creation of a sense of community.
The building is naturally integrated into its environment, like a pavilion in the woods. The structure is both introverted and extroverted at the same time: each space connects either to an interior courtyard with garden landscaping or to the surrounding trees and greenery. Some views also offer a glimpse of the distant city of Glasgow.
The project led by partners Rem Koolhaas and Ellen van Loom along with associate Richard Hollington will be completed in the summer of 2011. The Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres foundation, established by Maggie Keswick Jencks and Charles Jencks, opened the first Maggie center in Edinburgh in 1996. Since then, it has built a number of innovative buildings designed by leading global architects; the OMA office responded to the Glasgow project proposal in 2007.
The single-story building, with a total area of 534 m², creates a ring of interconnected, carefully composed spaces that offer comfort and relief. The flat-roofed structure, with floor levels corresponding to the natural topography, provides spaces of varying heights – from more intimate areas designated for private use, such as counseling, to more open spacious zones allowing for gatherings and the creation of a sense of community.
The building is naturally integrated into its environment, like a pavilion in the woods. The structure is both introverted and extroverted at the same time: each space connects either to an interior courtyard with garden landscaping or to the surrounding trees and greenery. Some views also offer a glimpse of the distant city of Glasgow.
The project led by partners Rem Koolhaas and Ellen van Loom along with associate Richard Hollington will be completed in the summer of 2011. The Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres foundation, established by Maggie Keswick Jencks and Charles Jencks, opened the first Maggie center in Edinburgh in 1996. Since then, it has built a number of innovative buildings designed by leading global architects; the OMA office responded to the Glasgow project proposal in 2007.
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