OMA: maggie's gartnavel

'maggie's gartnavel' by OMA, glasgow, scotland
image courtesy of OMA; photography by philippe ruault


internationally renowned practice OMA has completed the 'maggie's gartnavel', a cancer caring centre located on the
gartnavel hospital's grounds in glasgow, scotland. opened to the pubic today, the complex is wrapped around a landscaped
courtyard and visually connected to the encompassing natural scenery, generating a series of warm and inviting spaces to
provide emotional support for families affected by cancer.



entrance
image courtesy of OMA; photography by philippe ruault


the ring arrangement spatially interconnects a dining area, kitchen, offices, multipurpose space, and a range of small
and large counseling rooms and with permeable glass boundaries to access the internal garden. resisting the institutional
hospital atmosphere, the single level structure contains low ceilings producing a human scale sanctuary. subtle changes
in the site's topography are realized with adaptive floor and ceiling heights. clad overhead with warm-hued veneer,
the interior corridors evoke the feeling of an open pavilion in the woods while a quaint nook is entirely surfaced with
curved wooden boards and naturally illuminated through a skylight.


see designboom's initial coverage of this project here.



interconnected spaces with views of the interior vegetated courtyard
image courtesy of OMA; photography by philippe ruault



glass boundary between corridor and courtyard
image courtesy of OMA; photography by philippe ruault



outward views to the encompassing wooded landscape
image courtesy of OMA; photography by philippe ruault



kitchen
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library
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library
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small counseling room
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building within the wooded landscape
image courtesy of OMA; photography by philippe ruault



axonometric
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project info:


project: maggie’s cancer caring centre
client: maggie keswick jencks cancer caring centres trust
status: completed september 2011
location: glasgow, scotland
site: a green knoll on the grounds of gartnavel hospital.
program: 534 m2 comprising counseling rooms, sitting rooms, offices and a large multi-
purpose space.

partners in charge: rem koolhaas, ellen van loon
associate in charge: richard hollington iii

team: atsuo arii, josh beck, alexander giarlis, stephen hodgson, takuya hosokai, maria-
chiara piccinelli, koen stockbroekx

collaborators:

implementation architects: keppie
structure: sinclair knight merz
services: kj tait engineers
landscape: lily jencks
fixed shelves: vincent de rijk