Maggie's Southampton

by AL_A

Client Maggie's

Award RIBA South Award 2024

The architects have turned a hospital car park in Southampton into a sanctuary for cancer patients, gracefully surrounded by a miniature New Forest designed by Sarah Price Landscapes. Built using structural glazed ceramic blocks and ethereal mirrors, its materials betray a fragile robustness which emulates the spirit of the Maggie’s Centre.

The plan is archetypal with four walls radiating to create four distinct spaces, each with their own aspect and relationship to the landscape beyond. At the centre of this architectural compass, a kitchen and table, set beneath a plunging rooflight, provide a point of communion. From here, you can easily navigate to a soft variety of spaces, from intimate rooms to generous salons. The whole centre acts as a public living room that allows people to privately process the trauma of living with cancer.

Contractor Sir Robert McAlpine

Landscape Architect Sarah Price Landscapes

Environmental / M&E Engineer Arup

Quantity Surveyor / Cost Consultant Gardinier & Theobald

Lighting Design SEAM

Ceramics Consultant Ceramica Cumella

Structural Engineer Arup

Gross internal area in m² 350