Hopkins submits rival design to Holl's Maggie's Centre at St Barts Hospital

摘要

Campaigners fighting to save a historic part of St Bartholomew's Hospital have submitted plans by Hopkins Architects in the hope of scuppering Steven Holl Architects' existing proposal for a new Maggie's Centre on the site. The group of campaigners, led by retired royal gynaecologist Marcus Setchell, argues that Holl's plans threaten the hospital's Grade Ⅰ-listed Great Hall. Holl's designs for the Maggie's Centre (pictured) were resubmitted for planning last week having being withdrawn for further consideration in June last year. Holl's scheme for the centre at the Smithfield hospital will replace a 1960s block once used as offices, which sits adjacent to the historic North Wing.