Architects: SnøhettaLocation: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, UKArea: 350 sqmYear: 2013Photographs: Philip Vile
Fromthe architect. Located on the Southern boundary of Forester HillHospital Maggie`s Cancer Care Center is a free standing Pavilion at the edge ofthe Westburn field. Nestling in the row of trees marking the course ofthe Westburn, the Maggies center enjoys views across the fields and amplesunlight from the south and west.
The Maggies Cancer Caring Center is not a treatmentcenter, but a place where individuals can meet, connect and receive help andguidance.
The building is conceived as a pavilion in its parklandsettings. The soft exterior form envelops the whole of the center and sculptsthe main spaces, whilst the timber interior buildings create to more intimaterooms and spaces that the centre requires. The centre is primarily in oneground floor level with a smaller mezzanine area devoted to office functions.
The most important landscape aspect to the grass coveredfields within which the centre sits. The texture and cutting pattern of thegrass is proposed developed to form a largescale patter within which thepavilion building forms an integral part. To mark the entrance, a group ofBeech trees are planted, contrasting in colour and texture to the existingtrees.
The courtyard garden is at the heart of the center andforms a secluded outdoor space. The courtyard is covered with a mix of hard andsoft surfaces.
