CLARE HERRERA - CORE - THESIS BOOK VOLUME II - 2023
X U E E C I E V U A M R S Y T M
The focus of this thesis is to study how a well-design rehabilitation center that prioritizes accessibility to nature and various mediums of art therapy can help spinal cord injury patients heal and prepare them for life after their injury.
The city of New York is an urban jungle filled with glass skyscrapers and concrete sidewalks, however, woven into the city grid are beautiful pockets of nature and parks that were designed to escape the city. A city like New York can often feel similar to a healthcare facility, cold and rigid. The goal of my rehabilitation center is to take inspiration from the parks and nature that surround my site and introduce them to the healthcare environment. Through finishes, lighting, and layout, a healthcare environment can transform into a more hospitality-based environment.
Along with access to nature, which in turn promotes quicker healing, the overall goal of the center is to teach its patients how to live with their injuries and show them that they are still able to experience the beautiful things in life before their injury.
OVERVIEW PRELIMINARY DESIGN DESIGN PROPOSAL CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS 10 11 Design Concept Parti Diagram 14 18 First Floor : Lobby Floor Third Floor : Therapy Gym Floor 30 31 Material Selections Furniture Selections FINISHES + FURNITURE 33 Patient Room Prototype APPENDIX 04 05 Project Overview Goals + Objectives 35 Sources A E F 06 07 Site Analysis Building Analysis B C D 22 Fourth - Sixth Floor : Patient Floor 26 Seventh Floor : Amenity Floor 12 13 Color Justification Space Planning 32 Lighting Selections 34 ADA Diagrams
OVERVIEW A
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Problem Statement
The spinal rehabilitation hospital is an eight-story, 60,000-square-foot building located in Brooklyn, New York. Brooklyn is one of the five boroughs of New York City. New York City is the United State’s most populous city with a current population estimated at over 8.8 million people. Brooklyn in particular is the most populous borough of New York and occupies 81 square miles. The developer has placed this rehabilitation center in the heart of Sunset Park, which over 200,000 New Yorkers call home. The appeal of Sunset Park is the accessibility to entertainment, parks, shopping, healthcare, hotels, and dining. The proposed clientele for this rehabilitation center is 14+ year-old patients with a variety of medical conditions, primarily, spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, stroke survivors, amputees, etc. The rehabilitation center will focus on physical and cognitive rehabilitation services in collaboration with a series of amenity spaces to create an environment that promotes healing and improves the overall quality of life when learning to overcome a disability.
Thesis Statement
The mission of this Spinal Rehabilitation center is to improve the overall quality of life and healing of the patients by introducing amenity spaces with access to nature, not commonly found in healthcare to improve overall healing whilst simultaneously offering physical and cognitive rehabilitation services.
The Clients
The Staff
The Patient’s Family
The Patient
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GOAL: Create hospitality inspired private patient rooms
OBJECTIVE: Use various FF+E finishes to create warmth in the space not commonly found in healthcare spaces
GOAL: Design state-of-the-art therapy gyms
OBJECTIVE: Use the newest technology available to populate the designated therapy gym spaces
GOAL: Design training spaces for the development of realworld skills
OBJECTIVE: Use specific non-ADA areas to teach patients how to maneuver in the real world
GOAL: Create amenity based therapy spaces
OBJECTIVE: Provide a variety of different therapy spaces such as music, art and gardening
GOAL: Access to nature for healing benefits
OBJECTIVE: Place patient rooms and amenity spaces next to outdoor access zones or windows
GOALS + OBJECTIVES 05
825 39th St, Brooklyn, NY 11232
Over 200,000 New Yorkers call Sunset Park home. The site is just steps away from myriad subway stations, bus stops, banks, restaurants, entertainment, gyms, and retail shops.
SITE ANALYSIS
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Parks Shopping Dining & Drinks Sunset Park Greenwood Heights Prospect Park Bush Terminal Piers Park
D&D Coffee Shop
Tacos El Bronco Bronco
1 2 3 4 1
3
Five Boroughs Brewing Co. Asea Fusion
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4
Costco Wholesale Fei Long Market
Steven’s Deli & Grocery
3 2 4 1
CTown Supermarkets
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Accessible Transportation
Subway Car
D D R N
One-minute walk to 9th Ave.
10-minute walk to 36th St. Station
BUILDING ANALYSIS
Easy and convenient access to BQE/I278, less than 20 minutes to downtown Manhattan
Amenities:
95 space on-site parking garage, bright sunlight-filled interiors, 24-hour security, oversized elevators, and 24-hour security.
Accessibility:
Oversized elevators and wheelchair ramps provide easy access for all visitors. Multiple restrooms on each floor.
Sustainability:
Fully energy efficient. High-speed elevator. Full-glass facade provides luminous natural sunlight and gorgeous views of Manhattan skyline.
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Sunset Park
A prime real estate that serves as an attractive offering in the heart of Sunset Park, Brooklyn, one of the largest urban communities in New York City.
Highly sought-after location thanks to its rapid residential and population growth, multi-billion dollar redevelopment, and insatiable market appetite for commercial real estate.
BUILDING ANALYSIS CONT.
Total Square Footage: 24,328 sqft
Total # of Floors: 8 Floors
Entrance: 39th Street
UP--Parking Garage
UP Parking Garage
3rd Floor 4th - 6th Floor 1st Floor 2nd Floor Est. NET 2,162 sqft Est. NET 2,162 sqft Est. NET 3,334 sqft Est. NET 3,334 sqft
08----UP Parking Garage
7th Floor 8th Floor Est. NET 3,334 sqft Est. NET 3,334 sqft 09-----
PRELIMINARY DESIGN B
DESIGN CONCEPT
Concept Statement
The focus of this thesis is to study how a well-designed rehabilitation center that prioritizes accessibility to nature and various mediums of amenity-based therapy can help spinal cord injury patients heal and prepare them for life after their injury.
The city of New York is an urban jungle filled with glass skyscrapers and concrete sidewalks, however, woven into the city grid are beautiful pockets of nature and parks that were designed to escape the city. A city like New York can often feel similar to a healthcare facility, cold and rigid. The goal of my rehabilitation center is to take inspiration from the parks and nature that surround my site and introduce them to the healthcare environment through unique amenity spaces. Space planning throughout the building revolves around a constant core structure in the middle of each floor. This core acts as the spine of the building. The way-finding and paths of travel around the core are reminiscent of the spinal nerves that intertwine around the spine. Through finishes, lighting, and layout, a healthcare environment can transform into a more hospitality-based environment.
Along with access to nature, which in turn promotes quicker healing, the overall goal of the center is to teach its patients how to live with their injuries and show them that they are still able to experience the beautiful things in life.
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PARTI DIAGRAM 11
CAFETERIAFLOORAXONOMETRIC
Color Justification
To help with way finding and visual cues in the space, the design of the core structures are supported by key color choices designated to the function of each floor. The key colors were pulled from the New York MTA subway lines that act as the nervous system of New York City in support to the larger structure of the city, similarly to how to the spinal nerves support the core bone structure of the spine.
AMENITYFLOORAXONOMETRIC
PATIENTFLOORAXONOMETRIC
THERAPYGYMFLOORAXONOMETRIC
STAFFFLOORAXONOMETRIC
LOBBYFLOORAXONOMETRIC
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Concept Imagery
Space Planning
The space planning of the building revolves around a consistent functional core element. This core represents the “spine” of the building. Since this particular building is 8 floors, each core in located in the center of each floor and the paths of travel work around that core. Depending on the function of the floor, for example, the patient floors, the core is the nurse’s station and acts as the main hub of that floor plate. The size of the core varies in size depending on the needs of the functions on each floor. The shape of the core, however, remains consistent with the curves found on the vertebrae of the spine.
SPACE PLANNING
LEVEL 9 - ROOFTOP
LEVEL 8 - CAFETERIA
LEVEL 7 - AMENITY FLOOR
LEVEL 6 - PATIENT FLOOR
LEVEL 5 - PATIENT FLOOR
LEVEL 4 - PATIENT FLOOR
LEVEL 3 - THERAPY GYM
LEVEL 2 - STAFF FLOOR
LEVEL 1 - LOBBY FLOOR
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Northeast Section NTS
FIRST FLOOR: LOBBY 14 C A B D C E A A Parking Garage Level 1 Floor Plan NTS A Waiting Room Lounge B Reception C Admin. Desk D Guest Relations E Terrace Access LOBBYFLOORAXONOMETRIC
DESIGN PROPOSAL
15 LOBBY FLOOR
Level 1 Northeast Section
16 RECEPTION
LOBBY LOUNGE
1.
360 RENDER
3.
2.
1.
2.
3.
Lobby Floor Reception
Lobby Lounge
Parking Garage
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Level 1 RCP NTS
DESIGN PROPOSAL
THIRD
FLOOR: THERAPY GYM 18 Level 3 Floor Plan NTS F Walking Track G PT/OT Staff Benching H Training Kitchen I Conference Room J Rehab Mats K Admin. Desk F G J H K I
19 THERAPY GYM FLOOR
WALKING REHAB TRACK
TRAINING KITCHEN
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360 RENDER
1.
3.
2.
1.
2.
3.
Therapy Gym Floor Walking Rehab Track Training Kitchen
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Level 3 RCP NTS
22 Level 4-6 Floor Plan NTS L Nurse’s Station M Private Patient Room N Private Patient Bathroom O Medicine Room P Training Bathroom N N O M P N M L N M M
DESIGN PROPOSAL FOURTH - SIXTH FLOOR: PATIENT ROOMS
23 PATIENT FLOOR
6 Northwest Section
Level
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NURSE’S STATION
PATIENT ROOM
1.
360 RENDER
2.
1.
2.
Private Patient Room Nurse’s Station
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Level 4-6 RCP NTS
3. 3. Patient Floor
SEVENTH
26 Level 7 Floor Plan NTS Q Amenity Lounge R Horticulture Therapy Room S Art Therapy Room T Theraoy Dog Room U Music Therapy Room Q U T S R
DESIGN PROPOSAL
FLOOR: AMENITIES
27 AMENITY FLOOR
Level 1 Northeast Section
MUSIC THERAPY ROOM
HORTICULTURE THERAPY ROOM
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1.
360 RENDER
2.
1.
2.
Horticulture Room Art Therapy Room
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Level 7 RCP NTS
3. 3. Music Therapy Room
FINISHES + FURNITURE
21 Formica Bleach Concrete
22 Design Tex Melange in Caspian
23 Interface LVT in White Washed
24 Nasco Subway Tile in Azul
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26 Design Tex Melange in Moss
27 Interface Carpet Tile in Fossil
28 Farrow + Ball Paint in Pigeon
29 Design Tex Nook in Habitat
30 D
1 Interface LVT in Hemlock
2 Woodworks Radical Ceiling
3 Interface Carpet Tile in Sand
4 Acrovyn Panel in Fossil Teak
5 Acrovyn Panel in Smoky Elm
6 Design Tex Jumper in Tailor
7 Design Tex Glimmer in Sumatra
8 Design Tex Jumper in Cattail 9 Newmor Wallcovering in Hessian 10 Exisiting Concrete Columns
11 Walker Zanger Subway Tile
12 Nora Rubber in Cornmaze
13 Farrow + Ball Paint in Hay
14 Maharam Scroll Curtain in Scroll
15 Acrovyn Panel in Smoked Maple
16 Armstrong Medintech in Creek Frog
17 Interface LVT in Celadon
18 Farrow + Ball Paint in Pharma Gray
19 CF Stinson Graph in Maritime
20 Design Tex Hem Stitch in Island
Altro Whiterock in Ice
2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
30 Acoufelt Felt in Charcoal 1.
31 FURNITURE SELECTIONS
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4.
7.
2.
5.
8.
3.
6.
1 Stance Healthcare QUC118A
2 Stance Healthcare ARM90-OUT
3 Stance Healthcare AM100-AL
4 Stance Healthcare AMB_SPB
5 Stance Healthcare MAC121F
6 Stance Healthcare MAC142F
7 Wieland Sleeptoo Sofa
8 Steelcase West Elm Belle Lounge
LIGHTING SELECTIONS 32
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4.
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5.
3.
6.
1 Begolux Circular Suspended Pendant
2 TruGroove - Recessed Seamless 3”
3 Ole! Lighting Drum Pendant Lamp
4 Faro Barcelona Picture Wall Light
5 Calculite LED 4” Round Gen 3
6 Multi-Med LED Patient Room Luminaire
7 PureStyle IntelliHue Powercore
Circadian Lighting
The concept of circadian lighting follows that of the human circadian rhythm, a 24-hour internal clock Circadian lighting sends signals to the master clock in the brain, telling our bodies when it is daytime and when it is night. A healthy circadian rhythm is associated with improved long-term health and helps promote better sleep at night, allowing our brains to repair our bodies as well as our minds. In the context of healthcare facilities light impacts outcomes in healthcare settings by reducing depression, decreasing length of stay in hospitals, easing pain, and improving adjustment amoung the night-shift staff.
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LIGHT TEST
LIGHT TEST
EVENING
MORNING
8:00 AM
ENERGY IN THE MORNING HAPPINESS AT MIDDAY RELAXATION IN THE EVENING
5:00 PM
DOCUMENTS E
PROTOTYPE 34 4'0" 4'-0" 8' - 10" 10'4" 5'6" 5'9"
CONSTRUCTION
PATIENT ROOM
5' - 6" 5' - 9" 9'0"
Patient Room Enlarged Plan NTS
Patient Room Headwall Elevation
DOOR CLEARANCES
PUSH Side: 16” or 1.34 feet
PULL Side: 24” or 2 feet
Door Size: 48” or 4 feet
HALLWAY CLEARANCES
Egress Path: 96” or 8 feet wide
Secondary Path: 48” or 4 feet wide
ADA DIAGRAMS 35
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