Design Process 01
The concept is expanded
What if a building could give a hug? This concept is refined through a rendering showing the building on the site from above.
The new Calgary Cancer Centre will centralize treatment and care for cancer patients in southern Alberta. Symbolizing the type of care a patient can expect to receive, the design features two curving L-shaped forms that come together in an embrace surrounding an all-season garden as the “heart,” providing year-round access and views to nature for patients and their families. DIALOG, in collaboration with Stantec, is responsible for the architectural and interior design as well as structural, mechanical and electrical engineering. DIALOG is also providing landscape architecture, planning and urban design.
Hospitals are traditionally designed to access oriented to the interior, which makes wayfinding difficult. Designing from the outside in, light can elegantly penetrate common areas, which is central to health and healing.DIALOG-Stantec Healthcare Team
Design Process 01
What if a building could give a hug? This concept is refined through a rendering showing the building on the site from above.
Design Process 02
The building takes shape around the central courtyard.
Design Process 03
The design idea comes to life in 3D.
Design Process 04
The project broke ground in 2017.
Take a virtual tour of the new Calgary Cancer Centre.