Placing bespoke design at the centre of patient wellbeing

Project Manager at Maggie's Northampton, Craig Chandler, discusses the dos and don’ts of bespoke design with Dame Laura Lee DBE, Chief Executive of Maggie’s

We are proud to have delivered 10 of Maggie's architecturally ambitious projects, staying true to their vision in creating spaces that offer comfort and reassurance to people with cancer and their loved ones.

Craig Chandler at Maggie's NorthamptonThese facilities offer free support to those who need them, but are a world away from traditional healthcare spaces.

With our extensive experience in constructing Maggie's centres, we have learnt the best ways to stay true to their vision, with knowledge of what works and what doesn't.

In this piece for Building Better Healthcare, Craig Chandler, Project Manager at Sir Robert McAlpine (pictured, right, during construction of Maggie's Northampton), and Dame Laura Lee DBE, Chief Executive of Maggie’s, talk about the positive impact of good design - something which is now being recognised across the healthcare industry.

During their article, the pair touch upon:

  • Putting service user need at the heart of design, while adhering to the common standards which are at the forefront of their 27 centres

  • Encompassing the access to, and views of, nature to improve wellbeing

  • Staying true to Maggie's strong vision

  • How the lessons we have learned and centres we have delivered can become a blueprint for the wider healthcare construction industry

Read the full article on the Building Better Healthcare website.

Find out more about our partnership with Maggie's

Our corporate partnership

It’s more than a decade since we started working with Maggie’s, as well as constructing many of its centres, we've raised more than £1,000,000 for the charity.

Maggies cancer care centres

Engineering Excellence for Maggie’s first Cancer Care Centre in Wales

Our expertise overcame a challenging design to deliver this unique healthcare project at Singleton Hospital, Swansea.

Cancer care centre Maggie’s, Swansea

Innovation key to delivering Maggie’s at The Christie

Our construction knowledge and know-how was key in helping realise the complex architectural vision for Maggie’s at The Christie in Manchester.

Maggies Cancer Care Centre, Manchester

Heritage and complex projects expertise delivers Maggie’s Barts

Our Special Projects delivered this technically complex healthcare project within live hospital campus and protected it’s Grade I listed neighbours.

Cancer care centre Maggie’s, Barts

Enabling Maggie’s to support cancer care at The Royal Marsden

Careful planning and meticulous collaboration allowed us to complete this design-led scheme on a busy working hospital site.

Maggie’s Royal Marsden

A truly extraordinary building for Maggie's Yorkshire

Built amongst a cluster of medical buildings at St James’ University Hospital in Leeds, Maggie’s Yorkshire is a cancer care centre like no other.

Maggie's Cancer Care Centre, Yorkshire

Delivering award winning Maggie's Southampton

Our Special Projects team delivered this verdant ‘New Forest’ inspired Maggie’s Cancer Care Centres at Southampton’s General Hospital.

Maggie’s Cancer Care Centre, Southampton
  • Three man from Kettering wearing orang Maggies logo T-Shirt
  • Exterior view of Maggies Centre Swansea At Twilight
  • Exterior view of Maggie’s at The Christie in Manchester, a timber and glass pavilion designed by Lord Norman Foster, showcasing its modern architectural design.
  • Exterior view of Maggie’s Cancer Care Centre at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, featuring its distinctive ‘lantern-like’ design with curving glass and concrete elements
  • The exterior garden view of Maggie's Royal Marsden, with lush greenery, walking paths.
  • Exterior view of Maggie’s Yorkshire at St James’ University Hospital in Leeds, featuring its trio of interconnected timber pots and landscaped roofs.
  • The garden at Maggie’s Southampton, filled with lush greenery, perennials, and trees such as birch, Scots pine, and rowan, creating a tranquil environment

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