Maggie’s Leeds Centre / Heatherwick Studio

Maggie’s Leeds Centre / Heatherwick Studio - Interior Photography, Dining room, BeamMaggie’s Leeds Centre / Heatherwick Studio - Exterior Photography, Stairs, Garden, HandrailMaggie’s Leeds Centre / Heatherwick Studio - Exterior Photography, FacadeMaggie’s Leeds Centre / Heatherwick Studio - Interior Photography, StairsMaggie’s Leeds Centre / Heatherwick Studio - More Images+ 14

  • Architects: Heatherwick Studio
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  462
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2020
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Hufton+Crow
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Blumer Lehmann
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Maggie’s Leeds Centre / Heatherwick Studio - Exterior Photography, Facade
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Text description provided by the architects. Maggie’s Centre is a charity that provides free practical and emotional support for people with cancer. The 462 sq metre centre, located within the campus of St. James’s University Hospital in Leeds, is the charity's 26th centre in the UK and the first completed healthcare project designed by the studio.

Maggie’s Leeds Centre / Heatherwick Studio - Interior Photography, Dining room, Beam
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Maggie's Leeds is designed as a group of three large-scale planters, built on a sloped site, that each encloses a counselling room. These surround the 'heart' of the centre - the kitchen - as well as more social spaces for group activities including a library and exercise room.

Maggie’s Leeds Centre / Heatherwick Studio - Interior Photography, Stairs
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Maggie’s Leeds Centre / Heatherwick Studio - Interior Photography, Living Room
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Drawing upon the philosophy of Maggie's and the belief that great design can help people feel better, Maggie's Leeds uses several 'healthy' materials and energy-saving techniques. The building's structure is built from a prefabricated and sustainably-sourced spruce timber system. Porous materials such as lime plaster help to maintain the internal humidity of the naturally- ventilated building, which has been achieved through careful consideration of the building's form and orientation.

Maggie’s Leeds Centre / Heatherwick Studio - Interior Photography, Stairs, Wood, Handrail
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The rooftop garden, designed by award-winning landscape designers Balston Agius, is inspired by Yorkshire woodlands and features native English species of plants, alongside areas of evergreen to provide warmth in the winter months. Inspired by Maggie Keswick Jencks’ love of gardening, visitors are encouraged to participate in the care of the 23,000 bulbs and 17,000 plants on site.

Maggie’s Leeds Centre / Heatherwick Studio - Interior Photography, Stairs
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The interior of the centre explores everything that is often missed in healing environments: natural and tactile materials, soft lighting, and a variety of spaces designed to encourage social opportunities as well as quiet contemplation. Window sills and shelves are intended for visitors to fill with their own objects to create a sense of home. The studio has also designed two tables, inspired by the building's timber fins and built from cork and engineered beech timber, which reside in the heart of the centre.

Maggie’s Leeds Centre / Heatherwick Studio - Exterior Photography, Door, Garden
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Address:Beckett St, Harehills, Leeds LS9 7TF, United Kingdom

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Cite: "Maggie’s Leeds Centre / Heatherwick Studio" 24 Jul 2021. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/941540/maggies-leeds-centre-heatherwick-studio> ISSN 0719-8884

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