The Manser Practice

NGS Macmillan Unit

NGS Macmillan Unit
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NGS MACMILLAN UNIT

The Manser Practice

ARCHITECTS
The Manser Practice

LOCATION
Chesterfield, United Kingdom

CATEGORY
Hospital, Extension

YEAR
2017

PHOTOGRAPHS
Hufton + Crow

MANUFACTURERS
Sika, Technal, dormakaba, Corian® Design, Metsec, Planet Partitioning, CDUK, Curtain Altro, Fermacell, Marlings, Planet 100DG, Polyflor

PRINCIPAL DESIGNER, STRUCTURAL, M&E, DRAIGNAGE, HIGHWAYS & BREAM
Mott Macdonald

CONTRACTOR
Vinci UK

QUANTITY SURVEYOR
Summers Inman

LANDSCAPE DESIGNERS
Smeeden Foreman

ART CONSULTANTS
Art in Site

CLIENT
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

CHARITABLE FUNDER
Macmillan Cancer Support

Text description provided by architect.

On behalf of Chesterfield Royal Hospital, Macmillan Cancer support and sponsor NGS (National Garden Scheme), The Manser Practice has completed a 2,140-sqm purpose-built cancer unit to the rear of the existing hospital campus. The new building is linked to the main hospital via a glazed bridge.

NGS Macmillan Unit
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NGS Macmillan Unit
© Hufton + Crow
NGS Macmillan Unit
© Hufton + Crow
NGS Macmillan Unit
© Hufton + Crow
NGS Macmillan Unit
© Hufton + Crow

Arranged over two floors, the £10m unit combines under one roof the hospital’s various cancer facilities and integrates pastoral care through an onsite Macmillan Information and Support Centre. Outpatient and support services are located at ground level, while the staff facilities, a conference suite and the main treatment area – an open-plan ward with calming views over the Derbyshire countryside – occupy the first floor. The stand-alone building is clad in Corian.

The NGS Macmillan Unit is already improving the hospital’s usability for both patients and staff.By consulting throughout the design process with all the stakeholders, the architects have created a cancer center that delivers first-class clinical facilities; bright, comfortable patient focussed spaces; and a spacious efficient workplace for medical and administrative staff.

NGS Macmillan Unit
© Hufton + Crow
NGS Macmillan Unit
© Hufton + Crow
NGS Macmillan Unit
© Hufton + Crow

Guy Barlow, Director at The Manser Practice, says the building realizes the brief’s ambition for a space that is “uplifting and meets the complex care needs of cancer patients in the wider Chesterfield area”.


NGS Macmillan Unit
Ground Floor Plan
NGS Macmillan Unit
First Floor Plan


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Section A


NGS Macmillan Unit
North Elevation Detail Bay
NGS Macmillan Unit
North Elevation Detail Section A Detail A
NGS Macmillan Unit
North Elevation Detail Section A Detail B


NGS Macmillan Unit
Vent Panel Exploded Axonometric
NGS Macmillan Unit
Corian Fin Exploded Axonometric


NGS Macmillan Unit
Site Plan

The Manser Practice
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