Amanda Levete Architects (AL_A) has submitted plans for a new Maggie’s Center in the English coastal city of Southampton. Sited at the Southampton General Hospital, the proposed center will provide free practical, emotional and social support for people with cancer and their family and friends. The new building aims to provide a warm and welcoming sanctuary within the built-up hospital environment.
“Bringing a bit of magic to the place, the building emerges from this wild naturalistic landscape with an almost ethereal clarity,” described AL_A. “Subtle, understated and imbued with light, it is designed to lift the weight from the shoulders of all who visit and work there.”
It is hoped that the new center will be realized by 2017.
