Monday, September 13, 2010

Concept: Central Regional Hospital

My concept relates to the organization and systems found in the forest, something I thought was relevant to the Central Regional Hospital. The site for the hospital contains lots of wooded areas and I want to bring that to the interiors. When studying what environmental effects are good for psychiatric hospital patients, nature and light were repeatedly mentioned. The natural environment of a forest will bring in both of these aspects.

The ideas of layering and protective vs. open areas in a forest relate to the spaces needed in the CRH. For example, in the large group room, the staff want to have smaller spaces in order to have smaller groups of patients. I want to use layers of vertical and horizontal planes in the space to divide it up. This concept also inspires different ceiling heights, which would create more intimate spaces that patients would feel more comfortable in.

Some inspiration photos:



Quick drawings done relating to the density of materials in the forest and the floor plan in each ward:

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