Marie Curie Cancer Care, Bradford

Allen Tod has completed a new hospice for Marie Curie Cancer Care in Bradford.

The new centre replaces the existing Marie Curie hospice at Ardenlea in Ilkley and includes a 16 bed in-patient unit, day-care and out-patient facilities as well as accommodation for administration, fund-raising and education resources.

The building meets the complex technical requirements of a specialist medical centre yet creates a comforting, reassuring and pleasant environment, both internal and external, for patients, staff and visitors.

Allen Tod has brought to the project knowledge of the latest research into the vital role played by nature and landscape in healthcare through a partnership with the highly respected Swedish Landscape Architect, Professor Par Gustafsson.

Research has shown that good landscape design can be beneficial to child development, recovery from illness and general physical and emotional well-being.

The proposals make maximum use of the location and topography of the site to create a series of landscaped spaces that are integrated with the building and provide a varied, stimulating environment for the building users with panoramic views over the city of Bradford.

TOP OF THE PAGE