Maggie's Centre Manchester

Architect/Designer: Norman Foster/Foster + Partners

Location: The Robert Parfett Building, Manchester

Project Overview: New single storey building arranged around a central spine incorporating a mezzanine level, kitchen and variety of meeting spaces. Scope included a complete ironmongery package for all new glazed and timber doors.

Service

Full hardware scheduling & Bespoke finish.

Project Details

Here at 3v we were honoured to provide the ironmongery for the new Maggie’s cancer centre in Manchester that was designed by one of Britain’s most respected architects, Norman Foster, and engineered by his team at Foster + Partners.

The first Maggie’s Centre opened in Edinburgh in 1996, there are now 19 Centres at major NHS cancer hospitals across the UK. The Centres have been set up to offer a non-clinical environment where anyone affected by cancer can stop by for advice or support. The timber frame creates a striking angular structure with tapered wooden columns and beams, however the use of warm wood and glass create a soft light-filled environment for people to gather in. 

What ironmongery do you choose to work with such a beautiful building? With timber as the primary building material and Nordic Bronze roof cladding we turned to our bespoke range and specified solid bronze ironmongery to compliment the natural feel of the buildings material palette. 

The simple design of our 304 model pull handle works in perfect harmony with the clean angular structure and homely aesthetic; functional while perfectly blending into the final design. 

Our most popular raw material is high quality stainless steel but increasingly our clients have been asking for something a bit different or unique. Stainless steel would not have worked in this design scheme, matching the bronze cladding added the perfect finishing touches to the warm and tactile materials used in this amazing structure.

 If you are thinking about specialist finishes for one of your future projects please contact our experienced team so we can advise you in more detail. 

To find our more about Maggie’s Manchester and to read Norman Foster’s interview on the design of the new centre follow the below link

https://www.maggiescentres.org/about-maggies/news-and-publications/latest-news/designing-maggies-manchester/

Photographs © Nigel Young/Foster + Partners