Maggie's Centre, Edinburgh, Phase II
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Extension to Maggie's Centre, a care centre for cancer patients that provides a range of medical and support services for patients
The original design aimed to create an atmosphere of domesticity whilst still creating as much accommodation as possible within the limited volume.
The new extension doubles the floor area of the centre while preserving a domestic scale. Two large meeting rooms, a consulting room for visiting therapists and a permanent office have all been added but remain visible from the original central space, which still functions as the front door to the centre.
The extension is in two independent directions to the west and to the north east. The western extension is two storey with administration on the top floor and additional consulting room on the lower floor. The extension to the north east is conceived as an independent but linked building to the original. This is a single volume which can be divided unequally and extends with a rendered retaining wall along its northern boundary to form a terrace on the eastern side and a boundary to the garden on the western side. The materials are the same as the original building with a lead roof, steel framing and Douglas Fir framed windows. The monopitch roof is designed to admit south light into north facing rooms.
Data
- Begun: Aug 2000
- Completed: May 2001
- Floor area: 109m2
- Sector: Healthcare
- Total cost: £234,650
- Tender date: Jul 2000
- Address: The Stables, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, United Kingdom
Professional Team
- Architect: Richard Murphy Architects
- Project architects: Clare Gaffney, Ian Strakis, Keith Ross, Matt Bremner, Richard Murphy
- Client: Maggie's Centre
- Quantity surveyor: Ross & Morton
- Structural engineer: David Narro Associates
- Main contractor: Reywood
Suppliers
- Ironmongery: NT Laidlaw
- Bespoke douglas fir: Artimide