Maggie's Glasgow

About the building

Maggie's Glasgow opened in Autumn 2002 following an Appeal supported by Glasgow Evening Times to raise £500,000 to match funding provided by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Historic Scotland. It is located in a converted late Victorian red brick gatehouse at the entrance to the Beatson Oncology Centre. It forms part of the Kelvingrove complex on Dumbarton Road.

About the architect and design

The conversion design was by David Page of the Glasgow based firm of architects Page \ Park. Keeping the original facade and as much of the interior as possible, David has created a welcoming contemporary house that can adapt to the needs of the people who visit it to use aspects of the programme.

You enter through a covered doorway into the open-plan kitchen and library area. The library sits at the foot of what was once a stairwell and is flooded with shafts of warming sunlight created by an atrium that extends to the roof.

Leading off from the kitchen is a small sitting area that can be closed off for one-to-one sessions.

Up a few stairs takes you into a light and spacious lounge that has full-length windows on the far wall that look out onto a garden area.

Going on through from the lounge takes you into the relaxation room that is used for group sessions and also looks out onto the garden.

To find out more about Page \ Park please visit their website: www.pagepark.co.uk.

About the garden

Where possible the rooms look out onto a garden that contains a sculpture called 'DNA' by Charles Jencks, the designer and husband of Maggie Keswick Jencks.

In the summer these spaces can be enjoyed by visitors who wish to take a few quiet moments for themselves.