Matilda Velander
Handledare/ Ulika Karlsson,Cecilia Lundbäck
Supervisor
Examinator/ Per Franson Examiner
Examensarbete inom arkitektur, avancerad nivå 30 hp Degree Project in Architecture, Second Level 30 credits
8 juni 2017
Inside out
I N S I D E O U T
-a project about space, form and the rehabilitation process
2017
Matilda Velander Studio 5
Supervised by Ulrika Karlsson
& Cecilia Lundbäck
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
My thesis project is a rehabilitation center for people with chronic fatigue syndrome (also known as “burnout”). The disease is caused by long term stress and lack of recover y from it. Often, once the patient is seeing a doctor, the disease is already severely developed.
CFS is a tricky disease with mental as well as physical symptoms such as severe exhaustion, memor y difficulties and sensitivity to light &
sound. (Socialstyrelsen 2003) Stress is the most common cause for sick leave in Sweden (Försäkringskassan 2015) but there are no build- ing designed specifically for people with CFS today. I was interested in what this building could be and how architecture could play a role in the rehabilitation process.
To recover y from CFS you need to activate yourself with undemand- ing activities. Naturally the experience of these spaces for activity place an important role in the process of rehabilitation. I therefor wanted to investigate space and the experience of space. I wanted to put the spaces for rehabilitation in focus and the aim of the project was to design the building from the inside and out. The method for designing in this way was to start from the experience of spaces, to the organisation and orientation of spaces and finally the connection between the spaced in which the activities for rehabilitation are tak- ing place.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Lilla Amundön
My site for the rehabilitation centre is located 20 min from the city centre of Gothenburg on an small hilly peninsula owned by Ågrens- ka Foundation. It’s a national competence centre for children with disabilities and there families. The reason why I chose this site was for its central location and yet isolated feeling from the city. While visiting the site I picked 11 viewpoints or sightlines that I found in- teresting and that I wanted to be the point of departure when framing the landscape. These spots also became the point of departure when orienting the spaces for activities within the building.
ABOUT THE SITE
SITUATION PLAN 1:2500
VIEWS / SIGHTLINES
The views
ABOUT THE SITE
ABOUT FRAMING
form | space matilda velander studio 5
form | space matilda velander studio 5
Heavy roof Motion outwards
form | space matilda velander studio 5
form | space matilda velander studio 5 Sacred and embraced
Guiding and unbalanced
form | space matilda velander studio 5 form | space
matilda velander studio 5
form | space matilda velander studio 5 Growing towards
Harmony and calmness
form | space matilda velander studio 5
form | space matilda velander studio 5 Light and stable
Intriguing invisibility
Mass / void investigation
Illustrations and castings generated from two sim- ple geometries: circle and square
ABOUT THE PROCESS
Reference study
To investigate spaces in relation to the program of the project, I investigated three different buildings of different time and place.
Children’s Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Sou Fujimoto
Japan 2006
“Livsrum” Cancer Counseling Center, EFFEKT
Denmark 2012 Paimio Sanatorium,
Alvar Aalto Finland 1933
ABOUT THE REFERENCES
Children’s Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Sou Fujimoto
Photo: ArchDaily
Photo: ArchDaily
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Broken sightlines Irregularities
Unexpected
“Rum i rum”
Scale differences
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Livsrum - Cancer Counseling Center by EFFEKT
Photo: ArchDaily
Photo: ArchDaily
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Legibility Human scale
Relatable
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Paimio Sanatorium by Alvar Aalto
Photo: Maija Holma, Alvar Aalto Museum
Photo: ArchDaily
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Linear Authorian Devided space
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ABOUT THE FIGURES
Itterations of plans
Generated from two simple forms: circle and square
ABOUT THE FIGURES
PROGRAM ADMIN
COUNSELING GROUP ROOM
PHYSIOTHERAPY ROOM
PATIENTS ROOM
ENTRANCE
LIBRARY
WORKSHOP
GARDEN
MEDITATION ROOM
DINING HALL
KITCHEN
ROOM
SEKTION PLAN
MEDITATION ROOM
COUNSELING GROUP ROOM PATIENTS ROOM
ADMIN
LIBRARY
WORKSHOP GARDEN
DINING HALL KITCHEN
ROOM FOR SLEEP THERAPY
PROGRAM
PHYSIOTHERAPY ROOM ENTRANCE
ABOUT THE PROPOSAL
Figures, orientation and landscape
The orientation of the figures are based on the 11 viewpoints. The altitude of the figures are a result of to the var ying typography. The figures are all carried by the granite landscape by cut outs in the rocks, and in some cases supported by steel pillars. The figures are connected to each other by a glazed, pitched roof walkway. The walk way is following the typography which makes the visitor more con- nected with the landscape. By doing this I believe the walkway makes the transitional space between the activities/figures more than just a transport distance. While moving through the walkway your view of the landscape is constantly changing. While entering a figure, the view of the landscape is more directed and framed. The figures are introvert where focus instead lies in the internal stimuli and the ac- tivity that you are performing.
SEC TION AA 1:100 + 6200
+ 3000
PLAN 1:100 a
1
2
3
4
5
6 7
PROGRAM 1. Kitchen 2. Terrass 3. Dining room 4. Entrance 5. Patient room 6. Physiotherapy room 7. Sleep therapy
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PLAN 1:100 5
4 3 2 1
0 10
b
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2 3
4
5
8 6
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PROGRAM 1. Fire place 2. Meditation room 3. Librar y 4. Administration room 5. Green house 6. Group therapy room 7. Workshop 8. Cour tyard
b
PLAN 1:400
+2000 +5170 +4350
+2000 +5780
+1480 +6480
+5630
+2350 +2780 +3150
ALTITUDE (mm)
DETAIL 1&2 1:20 SEC TION BB 1:100
1
2
R40 batt
insulation shiplap cedar cladding
wood strapping 38mm rigid insulation poly vapour barrier 16mm plywood sheathing 13mm
gypsum board
REFERENCE
Socialstyrelsen (2003). Utmattningssyndrom Stressrelaterad psyki-
sk ohälsa. https://www.socialstyrelsen.se/Lists/Artikelkatalog/Attachmen ts/10723/2003-123-18_200312319.pdf [2017-01-05]
Försäkringskassan (2015). Pressmedelande Stress vanligaste orsaken till sjukskrivning.
https://www.forsakringskassan.se/wps/wcm/connect/4ab827ab-5977-420b-a9e7- 9bc74aadd11f/pm_+sjukfall_med_+psykiska_diagnoser.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=
[2017-01-10]
