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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre in Glasgow, Scotland by OMAJune 3rd, 2016 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: OMA Maggie’s rely on the fundamental precept, often overlooked, that exceptional architecture and innovative spaces can make people feel better – thereby kindling the curiosity and imagination fundamental to feeling alive. Grand in their ambitions, but designed on a small scale, Maggie’s provide a welcome respite from typical institutional hospital architecture. Their spaces are more than merely functional; they serve as a haven for those receiving treatment. In creating a place to connect and learn from others who are going through similar experiences, Maggie’s help patients to develop their sense of confidence and resourcefulness.  Image Courtesy © Charlie Koolhaas
 Image Courtesy © Charlie Koolhaas In 2007, Maggie’s approached OMA to design a new centre on the grounds of Gartnavel hospital in Glasgow, close to the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre. OMA designed a single-level building in the form of a ring of interlocking rooms surrounding an internal landscaped courtyard. Seemingly haphazardly arranged, the building is actually a careful composition of spaces responding to the needs of a Maggie’s and providing a refuge for those coping with cancer.  Image Courtesy © Charlie Koolhaas  Image Courtesy © Philippe Ruault Instead of a series isolated rooms, the building is designed as a sequence of interconnected L-shaped figures in plan that create clearly distinguished areas – an arrangement that minimises the need for corridors and hallways and allows the rooms to flow. The plan has been organized for the spaces to feel casual, almost carefree, allowing one to feel at ease and at home, part of an empathetic community of people. At the same time the design also provides spaces for more personal moments – either in the intimate setting of the counselling rooms, or in smaller nooks and private spaces.  Image Courtesy © Philippe Ruault  Image Courtesy © Charlie Koolhaas Located in a natural setting, like a pavilion in the woods, the building is both introverted and extroverted: each space has a relationship either to the internal courtyard or to the surrounding woodland and greenery, while certain moments provide views of Glasgow beyond. With a flat roof and floor levels that respond to the natural topography, the rooms vary in height, with the more intimate areas programmed for private uses such as counselling, and more open and spacious zones for communal use. More than any other space, the internal courtyard provides a place of sanctuary and respite.  Image Courtesy © Charlie Koolhaas  Image Courtesy © Charlie Koolhaas  Image Courtesy © Charlie Koolhaas  Image Courtesy © Charlie Koolhaas  Image Courtesy © Charlie Koolhaas  Image Courtesy © Charlie Koolhaas  Image Courtesy © Charlie Koolhaas  Image Courtesy © Philippe Ruault  Image Courtesy © Philippe Ruault  Image Courtesy © OMA  Image Courtesy © OMA  Image Courtesy © OMA  Image Courtesy © OMA  Image Courtesy © OMA  Image Courtesy © OMA  Image Courtesy © OMA  Image Courtesy © OMA  Image Courtesy © OMA  Image Courtesy © OMA
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