Maggie’s Cancer Retreat
Location: Manchester, UK
Architect: Foster+Partners
Summary
A beautiful and welcoming refuge for cancer patients in Manchester. Designed by Foster + Partners, the new Maggie’s Cancer Centre is one of many centers across Britain and abroad created to provide free emotional and social support to cancer patients. Located on the grounds of The Christie Hospital, the mostly glazed, timber-framed Manchester center is surrounded by a garden filled with natural light and views of greenery.
Glass
Sliding glass doors, skylights, and generous glazing blur the lines between the indoors and outdoors and allow for natural light and garden views.
Details
The new Maggie’s Cancer Center in Manchester is of particular significance to Lord Norman Foster, who was born and raised in the city and is a cancer survivor. “I have first-hand experience of the distress of a cancer diagnosis and understand how important Maggie’s Centres are as a retreat offering information, sanctuary and support,” said Lord Foster, Chairman and Founder of Foster + Partners. “Our aim in Manchester, the city of my youth, was to create a building that is welcoming, friendly and without any of the institutional references of a hospital or health centre – a light-filled, homely space where people can gather, talk or simply reflect.”