Freya Humberstone

Breast cancer remains one of the most prevalent and significant health complications that affect women in the UK, with 56,000 new cases each year and rising. With regards to the disproportionate expansion across the UK within areas of significant social and economic deprivation. With a restricted access to education and preventative measures to raise awareness of the importance of early detection and understanding early symptoms to improve recovery rates and survival outcomes. Living within a contested society has proved the emergence of a critical need for access to healthcare, the contemporary lack resulting in limited appointments, slow turnover of results and delays in treatment administration, leaving women’s health greatly neglected between diagnosis and treatment.

Anchora responds to this void by providing an inclusive and empowering space to support, educate and heal, direct and indirect breast cancer sufferers through interior architecture and the underlying principles of biophilic design and phenomenological factors to enhance psychological and physiological long-term wellbeing. The architectural style is embedded within biophilic and phenomenological principles to engage users within the site and better their subconscious wellbeing. Interior interfaces are the beating heart of Anchora, internal connectivity and bridges between integral spaces communicate a soft and transitional journey complimenting the mind and body significantly.