House of Children
Student thesis: Master Thesis and HD Thesis
- Theis Christensen
4. term, Architecture, Master (Master Programme)
The house of children is attending the problem with the
missing patient hotel in the development of the super
hospital of Aalborg. Furthermore it attends the problem
with children’s health and their social wellbeing while
being hospitalized. The project will attempt to solve this
by the use of the integrated design process, considering
technical, aesthetical and functional parameters.
The building site, is located in Lundby krat, it is surrounded
by dense biodiversity, which creates the boundaries for
the building, as the area is protected. Considering the
architectural expression, the project aims to implement
thoughts of tectonic, Nordic architecture, brutalism and
healing architecture. There is found inspirations in the
works of Friis&Moltke due to their approach tov materials.
The project explores the possibility of minimizing the
hospitalization time for each person, introducing the
principles of healing architecture. This is done to service
as many patients as possible, but also to avoid removing
children from their familiar surroundings for a longer
period, as this could be a large stress factor, and lengthen
their hospitalization time.
Another aspect of the project is the feeling of being safe.
This is exemplified in the development of an internal
garden, accessibility and the opportunity to be close to
doctors, nurses and therapist in the tower block of the
design
The project explores the use of timber frames as the main
structural principle for the design. They will be visible and
integrated, used for sitting, or defining the window areas.
Technical, the frame will be explored due to its benefits
versus a regular beam and column.
Language | English |
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Publication date | 27 May 2015 |
Number of pages | 132 |