铭琪癌症关顾中心协助患者或亲友等受到癌症影响的人,为传统医疗方式提供全方位支援。
位于哈默史密斯查令十字医院的铭琪西伦敦中心,其建筑设计与医院主楼形成对比。铭琪中心不是机构类建筑,而是370平方米的「开放参观」空间,共1.5层楼。既有空间灵活性也很容易改动,可透明也可不透明、可吵杂或安静、可明亮或阴暗、主体结构的中心设有厨房。RSHP希望创造像家一样的温馨环境,更温暖、更舒适、更发人醒思、更振奋人心。中心入口与医院首层经停车场连通。建筑由四大部分组成:由于地块周围空旷,因此设一道保护墙包覆四面;位于中央的通高厨房,形成建筑的焦点和心脏;主要空间则被分割成会面区、休息区、谘商室;一片「漂浮的屋顶」出挑外墙,帮助阳光洒入室内。建筑和墙壁之间则自成数个宁静的小庭院空间。
Dan Pearson设计的精致景观成为现有医院和铭琪癌症中心之间的视觉和心情上的转换。建筑四周乔木环绕,过滤了四周噪音和污染,更在这个高密度城市和冷冰冰的地块上形成绿意盎然、放松身心的背景。
厨房是建筑的中心,其周遭的庭院式冬季花园、休息室,以及更小、更个人化的照护空间,更加对比厨房的开放性和重要性。屋顶抬高让自然光照满室内各角落。尽管有一个隔热、受保护的环境,有一条通道利用特定视线手法经花园通达室外公共景观空间。
中心周围种植了各种多干树种,「包覆」着建筑朝外的两面。整排生长快速的桦树有助于隔离附近道路的污染,提供对内和对外美景。
设计目标是让中心成为伦敦闹区一处温暖又幽静的空间。景观设计把中心整合进更大的医院地块:成熟的梧桐树暗示从医院到公共庭院的路径,四周种了许多白花绽放的木兰树。
中心的入口可从医院首层进入,建筑由四大部分组成:一道包覆四面的墙做为地处空旷的保护层;位于中央的通高厨房,形成建筑的焦点和心脏;主要空间则被分割成会面区、休息区、谘商室;一片「漂浮的屋顶」盘旋在外墙上,围护着建筑的心脏。
让这栋建筑有一颗心—反映传统家里的壁炉—体现在铭琪癌症中心的厨房区,以及建筑设计所含三座壁炉;这里就是对外开放的静修中心。
铭琪癌症中心的设计强调空间灵活度。灵活和人尺度的空间,鼓励使用者无论身在中心何处都感到很自在,自己就是这里的主人而不只是访客。建筑设计也赋予可及性、家的温馨、私密性、舒适性,既开放又整合各种不同程度私密空间的平面布局。
建筑外墙保护室内不受外在天侯干扰,也保护内部花园空间。外墙使用橘色、渲染的完成面,搭配玻璃窗和开放式窗洞等两种开窗。高层气窗玻璃使得屋顶仿佛悬浮在外墙上,也围护着下方的建筑,同时遮蔽当地主要建筑查令十字医院的视线。
The contractor, ROK, took full possession of the site in October 2006. Following work to clear and level the site, piling commenced to create the foundations of the building. With the slab poured, the main concrete structural frame was erected consisting of fair-faced concrete columns supporting four separate first floor slabs and a central portal frame to support the roof.
Following the erection of the external blockwork wall, the primary steel for the roof – prefabricated off site – was lifted and bolted into place in sections to form a diagrid structure that cantilevers from the central concrete portal frame. Having fitted the secondary steel, the waterproof membrane and soffit panel were erected to the roof thereby freeing up areas on the ground- and first-floor slabs.
With the under-floor heating fitted, the polished concrete screed was then poured. This allowed the prefabricated joinery modules to be installed together with the steel link bridges, the staircase and glazing to the curtain walling. Once the external walls had been insulated and rendered, extensive landscaping was undertaken both externally and within the numerous courtyard gardens formed by the external blockwork wall.
The main concrete structural frame consists of fair-faced concrete columns supporting four separate first floor slabs, which were cast in February 2007. The fabrication of the steel roof structure took place in early 2007.
The Maggie’s West London Centre opened in April 2008 and is one of the most visited Centres; it has averaged over 80 visitors a day.