Research Question How to avoid further transmission of virus in residence and still keep the dwellers’ satisfaction to life in their work/study from home period? Abstract During the pandemic of Covid-19, the residential building is a critical part of the quarantine life, where people stay in for the longest time. The frequent close contact within […]
Category: Healthcare Architecture
– Care for change – A design proposal exploring convertibility between wards and outpatient departments Keywords flexibility, generality, outpatient department, ward, healthcare architecture Purpose and aim The purpose of this thesis is to explore how a hospital building can be planned for convertibility between wards and outpatient departments through the implementation of generality and flexibility. The aim […]
– Healing spaces – This master thesis aims to investigate the built environment’s effect on people with eating disorders, and find a way in which these people can be supported through that same space. The environment in which we spend our time while sick has been proven to have an effect on how fast we […]
We stumble upon them, unpredictably, in certain life situations or during a side course of professional research. The blank spots on the map of needs represented by the built environment. Rehab care sector is one of them. It is often dealing with social stigma, to such extents, that even deliberate research leaves one with an […]
The Bridge Abstract | Booklet A Bridge Back to Community The Bridge is considered as a place where people with mental disorders are supposed to visit, in their aftercare phase of treatment, to get the holistic rehabilitation treatment as needed. Health promotion and biophilia aspects are actively implemented in the design proposal. Abstract Mental illnesses […]
What about tomorrow? – Design for the unknown future in healthcare architecture – How can you design hospital buildings for changing needs over time and an unknown future? This master thesis investigates how you can create a building suitable for outpatients’ clinics and wards but is also considering the future. The physical changes should be […]
Dance/movement therapy is one of the expressive therapies, using the creation of art as a means for therapy. In contrast to the traditional way of working with arts, the focus is on the process rather than the outcome of the artwork. Expressive therapy can be especially useful for people who find it hard to put […]
// Abstract // The thesis explores the use of wooden room modules for temporary healthcare facilities. Today, temporary healthcare facilities have a broad usage area; the typology is used when expanding hospitals, creating temporary wards, and forming self-standing hospitals. In the future, the use of temporary healthcare facilities will also increase due to impending pandemics […]
– The Spark – Introduction – A support center for people affected by cancer At some point in life most people will be affected by cancer, it is a widespread disease, affecting both the patient and everyone close to them. Getting diagnosed with cancer is tough, medical treatment is important but so is mental support. […]
Andrum Andrum is the Swedish word for a breathing space or respite. This thesis project is a proposal for a cancer support center, where people affected by cancer could get a break – a breathing space – from the difficulties the illness brings. Background Every day 137 people are diagnosed with cancer in Sweden. The […]