The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice, Glasgow

The project is focused on creating a new designed for purpose home for the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Bellahouston Park, relocating the Hospice from its former site in Glasgow City Centre. The designed landscape provides a strong setting to the new building and stitches it into the wider Bellahouston Park landscape.

The brief from the hospice was that ' the landscape design should be as important as the building itself, to help deliver the highest standard of care in the most peaceful and beautiful environment. For gardens to allow every patient to have their own private courtyards and beautiful views and also for patients to feel the outside coming in'. The Hospice team were very clear that the new building must be of a human scale and non-institutional. Given the range of functions and scale of interior space required, this informed a number of design decisions.

The external spaces offer a valuable resource for the Hospice, with the goal of improving people's quality of life and sense of well-being. The landscape provides varied opportunities for therapeutic activity and quiet contemplation. The landscape design was informed through consultation and close working with the Hospice staff team.

The landscape design incorporates a series of spaces of distinct character and purpose, including:
- Parking and arrival spaces set within a strong planted structure, creating a human scale approach to the building.
- A series of ' seasonal' gardens that act as destinations within the landscape.
- Private garden terraces directly outside patient bedrooms.
- Shared courtyard spaces that punctuate the building.
- The hill garden that offers a gradual meandering route ascending the hill, leading to an open view of the city skyline and the hill shelter as an intimate destination.

The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice is the first in the UK to follow the Scandinavian Sengetun model of care. This revolutionary approach was pioneered at St Olav's Hospital in Trondheim, Norway and is based around principles of placemaking. The ambition to create an exemplary palliative care facility both inside and out, that demonstrates best practice, has been embedded in the project from the beginning.

Since its completion in 2018, the facility has been praised by staff, patients, families and volunteers, adding life to peoples days.

'One of the most important parts of the design is our lush landscape. This helps to induce relaxation and in-turn reduce pain and anxiety. As Florence Nightingale once said ' Nature alone cures'. Our gardens are truly a very special place for everyone'.
Anne Hattie ‚ Director of Operations, PPWH