CAROLYN BICKEL
IN - C ARE - C E R ATION
SENIOR PROJECTS 2014
PRECEDENCE AND PROGRAM
PUBLIC LUNATIC ASYLUMS
URBAN FACILITES:
relief w
and, where family care was not possible, lunatics might be ‘boarded out’ to other members of the local community or committed to private madhouses
HUMANITARIAN REFORM
It came to be viewed as a disorder that required compassionate treatment that would aid in the rehabilitation of the victim
INSTITUTIONALIZATION
ork, passed in 1842.
AMERICAN RURAL ASYLUMS DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION
By the beginning of the 20th century, ever-increasing admissions had resulted in serious overcrowding. Funding was often cut, especially during periods of economic decline, and during wartime in particular many patients starved to death. Asylums became notorious for poor living conditions, lack of hygiene, overcrowding, and ill-treatment and abuse of patients
INCARCERATION AND TREATMENT
ASYLUMS
LOCATION LONDON
URBAN
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WORST EXCESSES OF ASYLUMS IN THE ERA OF LUNACY REFORM
15TH CENTURY
LOCATION YORKSHIRE
URBAN
PIONEERED HUMANE TREATMENT
18TH CENTURY LOCATION NJ,
RURAL
USA
FIRST ASYLUM BUILT USING THE KIRKBRIDE PLAN
19TH CENTURY
PRISONS
SECURITY SITS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE COMPUND WITH CELLS SURROUNDING GIVING MAXIMUM VISIBILITY TO STAFF.
PANOPTICON
THE CELL BLOCKS AND PROGRAM BUILDING EXTEND FROM A CENTRAL HUB.
RADIAL
BUILDING ARE ATTACHED TO A CORRIDOR THAT RUNS AROUND THE PRISON, LEAVING A COURTYARD
SQUARE
MODERN PSYCHIATRIC CARE
COURTYARD
PARTIENT ROOMS SURROUNDING LARGE OPEN COMMON AREAS. HAS BOTH PRIVATE AND DORM STYLE BEDS FOR DIFFERENT PATIENT NEEDS.
CENTRALIZED
PATIENT ROOMS SURROUND A CENTRAL STAFFING AREA AND ALLOW EVERY ROOM WITH LIGHT.
DOUBLE LOADED
THE PLAN ALLOWS FOR A CENTRAL CORRIDOR THAT LEADS TO COMMON AREAS AND STAFF WORKING. EXTREMELY EFFIENT FOR ROOM PLACEMENT AND LIGHTING.
healing and incarceration
shared clinical support
nursing unit (x12) building support
sheriff / security
courtsets and judical chambers with support
incustody enterance
SITE SELECTION
context plan
site. 690 E Commerical St
ZONING
690 E COMMERICAL ST. LOS ANGELES CA 90012 127,241 SF; 2.92 acres community plan: CENTRAL CITY NORTH zoning: CM-1
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FRE EWA Y
el pu eblo civic
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101 el pu e civic
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site access
TRIC DIS
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FRE EWA Y
general land use plan: COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURING area ratio of 1:5:1 up to 3:1 may be permitted through a zone change height district change procedure, including an environmental clearance.
INTENT
fig.1 - caption
Eduardo Chillida; Monta単a Tindaya
Tomba Brion Cementary, Traviso, Italy
Church of the Light, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
Brazilian Museum of Sculpture; Paulo Mendes da Rocha
Indian Institute of Management, Kahn
Le Corbusier’s Venice Hospital
SITE SELECTION
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Level 5 40' - 0" Level 4 33' - 0" Level 3 25' - 0" Level 2 15' - 0"
Level 1 0' - 0"
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