MAGGIES
ARPER AT MAGGIE’S AT THE ROYAL MARSDEN LIGHT, COLOUR AND A CONNECTION TO NATURE ALLOW MAGGIE’S AT THE ROYAL MARSDEN TO BECOME A CALMING, WELCOMING SPACE Maggie’s is an independent UK-based charity founded by Maggie
establishing a vital meeting point between hospital and home.
Keswick Jencks. A writer, gardener and designer, Maggie drew from her own personal experience to create welcoming and
The building is formed of five escalating volumes – clad in
positive spaces in which people with cancer, their family and
terracotta and glazed in graduating shades of red – and is set in a
friends, could meet people in similar circumstances and receive
beautiful garden by landscape architect Piet Oudolf.
practical advice and psychological support. Light, colour and a connection to nature allow Maggie’s at the Maggie’s Centres are located beside major hospitals across the
Royal Marsden to become a calming, welcoming space.
UK and internationally. Designed by world-renowned architects and designers, these spaces recognise the importance of design
Its thoughtful design focuses on daylight and transparency, with
and architecture to make people feel better.
natural sunlight entering the building throughout the day and creating plays of light and shadow. Glass walls also create long
Arper’s collections Arcos and Bardi’s Bowl Chair have been
views and a strong relationship with the surrounding garden,
selected to furnish Maggie’s at the Royal Marsden by Ab Rogers
specially designed to bring colour, scent and interest across
Design, a new centre focusing on human experience and
different seasons.
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