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Maggie’s Centre Cheltenham by MJP Architects
Here are some photos of the recently-completed Maggie's Centre Cheltenham, a cancer care facility designed by London practice MJP Architects.
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Located within the grounds of Cheltenham hospital in the UK, the centre comprises an existing lodge building and a new single-storey extension, clad in wood and surrounded by an enclosed landscaped garden.
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The new extension includes a large communal space with a long table in the centre and seating bays lining the walls.
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A fireplace and kitchen are located at either end of this room, with a private meeting and therapy room beyond.
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Two semi-circular rooms in the garden can be used for private meetings and therapy sessions.
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See our earlier stories on other Maggie's centres:
Maggie's Centre Gartnavel by OMA »
Maggie's Centre by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners »
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More stories on clinics, surgeries and hospitals on Dezeen »
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Here's some more information from the architects:
MAGGIE’S CHELTENHAM DESIGN
Maggie’s Cheltenham is the seventh Maggie’s Centre to open. The new centre encompasses a conversion of the existing Victorian Grade II Listed Pool Keeper’s Lodge which sits within the grounds of the Cheltenham Hospital, coupled with a new single storey extension to the building.
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The extension, clad and lined in locally sourced hardwood and conceived as a series of highly detailed pieces of ‘furniture’, sits under a large, over sailing winged roof.
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Situated a five minute walk away from the main hospital, the building sets out to provide a series of distinct and reassuring spaces.
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The scale of both the existing lodge and the new extension offers a domestic context, distinct from the institutional character of the hospital itself.
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The centre is entered through an enclosed and highly landscaped garden in which there will be several discrete sitting areas.
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The entrance is located so that staff can guide visitors into alternative and contrasting environments.
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New visitors may have their initial meeting with a member of staff in one of the ground floor rooms of the lodge which can offer the privacy of a one-to-one space.
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In contrast, returning visitors can enter a room in the new extension that aims to facilitate communal interaction, rather like a country kitchen with a large table as its focus and a kitchen cooking range at one end and an inglenook and stove at the other.
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Comfortable seating lines each side of the room, with bookcases, pictures and fresh flowers making it feel homely and comforting. Windows look out onto gardens on both sides.
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Beyond this room with its family atmosphere is another room, large enough for group therapy and for meetings which can be conducted in relative privacy.
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Two small, semi-circular ‘refuges’, one opening into the garden and the other with a prospect over the River Chelt provide the most secluded spaces for counselling, family meetings and private thoughts.
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The intention is that the building, with its combination of openness and intimacy and its secluded gardens, can provide a sanctuary away from the busy hospital and which will complement the emotional and psychological support provided by the Maggie’s Centre staff.
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