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Georgi Manchev m: [phone] e: [email protected] Children Oncology Centre Sun Rise Whitfield Street Sun Set Macmillan Cancer Centre Eu on st Rd Situated in Fitzrovia area and adjacent to Warren Street underground station the site will be the final extension of the University College Hospital Oncology Department. Specialised in children age group of 0-14 it will be a separate ward similar to the Macmillan centre. Equipped with modern linear accelerators and MLT’s allows patients to be referred between both centres when a further treatment is needed. The ward facilitate inpatient and outpatient departments, information and support centre, as well as individual and group therapies and classes. The inpatient department can accommodate 20 family suits or extended to 40 beds. The design goal is to ease visitor’s experience and despite the relatively small building to provide a sense of spaciousness while maintaining low noise levels. The entire structure sits on reinforced concrete foundations and post tensioned ribbed concrete slabs to allow the longer spans . A modern glass facade provides enough sun light. UCHL +19.6 m +8.4 m Proposed Site +11.2 m 118 Whitfield Street, London, W1T 154 +14 m Warren Street Station