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Maggie’s Centre Fife in Kircaldy, Scotland by Zaha Hadid Architects

Saturday, February 25th, 2012

Article source: Zaha Hadid Architects
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Domestic in scale but unique in execution, Maggie’s Centre Fife is set on the edge of a hollow adjacent to Victoria Hospital: a distinctive protected environment providing a haven for cancer patients. Designed to create a transition between the natural and the man-made, it forms a gateway to the surrounding landscape.

Exterior View

Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Name of Project: Maggie’s Centre Fife
Location: Kircaldy, Fife, Scotland
Period: 2001 – 2006
Client: Maggie’s Cancer Care Centres
Status: Built

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Anstruther Sea View Extension in Fife, Scotland by Oliver Chapman Architects

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Article source: Oliver Chapman Architects

Oliver Chapman Architects were commissioned to design an extension to an early 19th Century fishing cottage over looking the sea within the historic town of Anstruther, Fife. Typically dwellings in such settlements turned their back on the sea and grouped closely together to shelter the narrow streets behind from the elements.