OMA｜Maggie's Gartnavel: An Endless Loop

OMA | Maggie's Gartnavel: A Ring Without End
A single-story building formed by a series of rectangular rooms connected end-to-end to create a ring, with an enclosed central courtyard garden. Because it is circular, the circulation has no beginning and no end; people can keep walking without encountering a dead end – this is important for those who are waiting and anxious. Each room varies in size and openness; adjacent rooms can be seen through or closed off. Floor-to-ceiling glass ensures that the trees in the courtyard are visible from every position. The volume is low-slung, hidden among the trees next to the existing hospital. Daytime shot from the courtyard towards the building, showing the continuity of the ring and the transparency of the glass simultaneously. Avoid: dead ends in circulation, an open courtyard, increasing the volume's height, uniform room sizes.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

單層的建築由一連串長方形房間首尾相接圍成一個環,中央是一座封閉的中庭花園。因為是環形,動線沒有起點也沒有盡頭,人可以一直走下去而不會遇到死路——這對正在等待與焦慮的人是重要的。每個房間的大小與開放程度不同,相鄰的房間之間可以看穿或關上。落地玻璃讓中庭的樹在每個位置都看得見。量體低矮,藏在既有醫院旁的樹林裡。日間從中庭向建築拍攝,環的連續與玻璃的透明同時可見。避免:動線出現死路、中庭對外開放、量體加高、房間大小一致。