Re(dis)covery by Joshua Christian

Re(dis)covery ARC70003 | Design Research Studio B Disruptive Hospital | Injection of Another

Joshua Christian | 102859903 Master of Architecture | Semester 2, 2020, Swinburne University of Technology Studio Leader | Dr. Stephanie Liddicoat Unit Convenor | Dr. Ian Woodcock, Course Director Architecture and Urban Design Image: PTSD (Schoenbaum, 2017)

Architecture is the art which so disposes and adorns the edifices raised by man, that the sight of them may contribute to his mental health, power, and pleasure. John Ruskin,

The Seven Lamps of Architecture

TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 01 - Abstract

Appendix A

Introduction

Appendix B

Hypothesis

Appendix C

Appendix D

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Chapter 02 - Background Site Research

Patient Research

Precedents

Chapter 03 - Site Analysis Site Context

Site Themes

Chapter 04 - Site Design Diagrams

Moodboard

Design Outcome

Chapter 05 - Residents Context Plan

Design Outcome

Chapter 06 - Conclusion/Bibliography

Éclatament (Outburst) (Reigl 1956a)

ABSTRACT Chapter 01

INTRODUCTION The images in the previous page and on the right were painted by the late Judit Reigl, a Hungarian female surrealist painter who learned arts under the tutelage of Simon Hantaï, and introduced Reigl to André Breton in 1954, Paris where she learned surrealist technique. These images are called Éclatament, or Outburst, part of a collection painting which she did between 1955-1957 (Berecz, 2012). Outburst depicts Reigl experience of the violent Hungarian uprising in 1955-1956. The brush strokes of paints are intimations of traumas - an abstract depiction of wounds, scars, and also suggested scuds of tank tracks, and shells bursting (Wilson 2020). Although this is not a world war condition, Reigl's painting voices the atrocity of military conflict, which is closely related to war also. Each stroke of paint represents past trauma, a horror of war . PTSD patients may have the same experience, but perhaps more severe by the fact that patients can relive those terrifying moments in their post-war life. One of the most vulnerable individuals that may suffer PTSD are military personnels, particularly veterans who served their countries in war time. In Australia alone, there are 641,000 veterans who served in the Australian Defense Force, in which 8.3% members of them, approximately 53,200 individuals have experienced PTSD. PTSD should not be taken lightly for military personnel who served to protect this country. It is a silent continuing battle for veterans who experienced those traumatic conditions. This trauma is also easily triggered by environmental conditions that normal people would found it common. The design of mental health hospital as an institution also heightens the possibility of this traumatic condition, and expressing a sense of detention, giving more pressure to veterans in dire need. Current hospital design neglects the issue that architecture and built environments may change one's behaviour, and in the case of PTSD patients, may cause triggers. As such, this project aims to redevelop hospital design, particularly Veterans PTSD unit to be less institutionalised, creating a more welcoming space for patients who need to be normalised in public life. To achieve this, the project hypothesise an injection of another function to the facility, which helps patients in recovering their trauma.

Éclatament (Outburst) (Reigl, 1956b). Strokes of paint and kinfe are the reminiscence of the experience Hungarian uprising - tracks of tanks and shells, wounds and scars.

HYPOTHESIS INJECTION OF ANOTHER In clinical psychology consultation, therapies that are focused on PTSD are called Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT) which includes sets of therapies that are specifically designed for PTSD patients. Of all the therapies, 2 therapies (Prolonged Exposure (PE), and Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)) stand out as the most programmable architecturally. PE and NET therapy involve patients to have a certain activity as means of normalisation and confronting their traumas. PE exposes patients to certain triggers and the therapy involves aiding them in confronting those triggers (American Psychological Association, n.d.-b). NET on the other hand, involves a therapy that allows patients to Hypothesis reflect their own life narratives in order to resurface the value patients have in their lives (American Psychological Association, n.d.-a). As such, the architecture in which this “How can architectural design contribute to project aims to accentuate the therapy through an injection of another function that the recovery of veterans suffering from PTSD, while revitalizing an old hospital site includes engagement by the patients. and its surrounding nature?” Therefore, the project hypothesise an injection of workshop as a mediator to normalise patients in their mental health recovery. Workshop which has motoric activities such as arts and woodwork would be favourable since both include skills for the patients to add their value in their life narrative, but also aid them in confronting the triggers of traumas due to risks and contingencies that exists within workshop. Thus workshop will be the project’s main medium to facilitate patients recovery.

Hollistic Self care and well-being interventions

PeninsulPen-

Creative Workshops, Gallery Space and Walking Trails

Their Natural characteristics

Canberra Poppy Flower Wall Memorial (All you need to know about Remembrance Day 2018, 2018)

BACKGROUND Chapter 02

SITE RESEARCH DATA RESEARCH The site of the project is located in Heidelberg Repatriation Centre, near Austin Hospital. In its Local Government Area (LGA) of City of Banyule, the repatriation centre becomes the main mental health services provider to facilitate PTSD veterans. City of Banyule ranked 6th to have the most veterans in the area. There are 1049 war veterans live in the locality, with 360 disability pensioners. Both numbers have not included potential PTSD patients. However from the numbers, it is seen that the repatriation needs an extensive space to provide PTSD rehabilitation centre for the veterans. Furthermore, the data shows that there are about 324 war widows and 357 service pensioners which means more patient types needs to be considered in designing the building. With the number of disability pensioners, this shows that accessibility becomes an important issue in the new repatriation centre. This would be a challenge, but also an opportunity for the design to take place as a journey

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Graph - City of Banyule as one of the local government area to have the most veterans (Department of Veterans Affair, 2020)

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EXISTING SITE Austin Hospital stated: “A whole-of-life approach is used at the Veterans and Serving Members Unit (VSMU) towards the provision of mental health treatment and support. As a statewide service provider, the VSMU has the capacity to provide treatment to individuals residing interstate. First commencing in 1947 as a part of the original Heidelberg Military Hospital, the VSMU now takes a leadership role in the development and provision of community-based mental health treatment services for veterans and their family members.” (Austin Health n.d.). This further emphasize the capability of the hospital in treating veterans with mental health issues. Currently, the repatriation centre provides a 4 weeks intensive program which includes therapies and consultations which aids in life skills, social activities that allows visitors and family members to join in the process of patient recovery, physical activities to train patients motoric abilities, and arts & crafts activity to allow engagement and recovery for the patients. The existing programs provide a huge opportunity for the project to further develop the current hypothesis of having a workshop function injected to the centre at its heart of the patient recovery. This also aligns with the project research in using NET and PE as a therapy for the patients.

Therapy & Consultation Arts & Crafts

4 Weeks Intensive Inpatient Program

Social Activities

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PATIENT RESEARCH PATIENT PERSONA In order for the design to respond to users’ need, a patient persona is created. Patient persona is an approximate profile of the potential users. Based on the research, the main user group will be veterans. Veterans can vary in ages, and the median age is 50 and above, which most likely to be married. Referring to the persona in the next page, it informs an approximate information on what to expect with the users, their preferences, their quirks, challenges and etcetera when using the space. With PTSD patients as such, the space should be sensitive and inviting to reduce any negative stigma from patients. PTSD patients tend to avoid rehabilitation centre because the it stereotypically denotes that there is an issue with them. This patient persona informs how the design should be de-institutionalised to create a more comfortable and inviting space for them to undergo rehabilitation.

Name Age Sex Diagnosis Status Position Persona

Michael’s Goals

• How to manage PTSD • Improving physical and mental health & well being

• Treat anxiety and depression • Improve social and living skills • To have an improved health care

Michael Forsyth 55 Male PTSD Married Australian Defense Force Veteran Michael served the ADF for more than 20 years. During his service, he suffered a PTSD. He is married and has good social circle, however Michael feel empty and confused, while also experiencing nightmares and insomnia.

Michael’s Journey Currently Michael treats his PTSD by self medicating to calm him down. He often isolates himself from social space and avoid of talking his illness. Usually, he also treats his illness by receiving outpatient services in the near hospital.

Motivating Factors • Recovery • Improved Marriage • Group Support • New Friends, increase social sphere • Connection to nature. Inhibiting Factors • Scared, Nervous • Financial Capacity • Inaccessibility Triggers • Loud Noises • Memories • Sights, smells, senses • Particular environments

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• To treat and avoid addictions.

DAILY ACTIVITIES By learning patients program and activity, the schedule informs how the building would be designed in accordance to time dimension. This is critical for circulation, zoning and sun access because these aspects are strictly connected to how the patients use the space throughout the day. The schedule informs the spaces that need to be located in a more public area. Based on the activities also, the design able to include flow between one space to another to provide transition between public, semi public, and private space, and also the orientation of the space according to sun angle.

08:00AM

10:00AM

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Spaces Used: Bedroom, Kitchen/Dining, Gardens

Spaces Used: Consult Rooms

Spaces Used: Kitchen/Dining, Lounge

Spaces Used: Workshop

Narrative:

Michael wakes up, feeling anxious. He brushes his teeth and takes a walk around the garden for the sunlight

Michael goes to his daily consultation with counsellor for daily checkup on his PTSD. He feels relaxed as he talks to the therapist, since he could feel the neutral ambience of the space, and able to see the nature outside.

Michael takes a break and have a lunch in the communal Kitchen. He feels more relaxed and calm after talking to the therapist. He socialises with other patients and take some relaxing noon.

Michael now follows the daily workshop program of the hospital. He is engaged with the program to make an artwork. Michael draws several sketches, discussing ideas and try new things on what he could make in the workshop.

After the walk, Michael feels relaxed and calm. He then travels to the main communal kitchen to have breakfast. He feels overcrowded and decides to leave the space.

He often needs to retreat and takes a break everytime his trauma about to recur. He eventually is able to control himself and goes back to do the work.

04:00PM

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12:00AM

Spaces Used: Large Meeting Room

Spaces Used: Kitchen/Dining Lounge

Spaces Used: Lounge, Garden/Bedroom

Spaces Used: Bedroom

Narrative:

The following program, is a communal sharing program to socialise and share their experience in the meeting room. Michael feels he is able to be more open, but in some times he Michael just feeling shut away.

After that, Michael has his dinner with other patients. He feels more relaxed but also tired with all the activities for the whole day. He takes his relaxation and do his journal for the therapy.

After dinner michael has free time to be spent. He usually goes for a walk in the garden, socialise with other patients and sometimes just stay at the room and have a private time.

Michael is asleep

During the class there is a thunderstorm which creates loud lighting and wind. Michael and some patients' PTSD recurs and staffs are aiding them to relax

Everyday the experience for Michael, sometimes he feels anxious, lonely, confused, sometimes he feels calm and relaxed.

PATIENT EXPERIENCE Based on the previous persona, a list of patient experience is created to further provide a more detailed information on how the users will behave in each space that will be placed on site. Some spaces are more vulnerable to trigger PTSD patient than the others, however we acknowledge this kind of risk and triggers allow Prolonged Exposure Therapy to be further enforced, to aid patients in confronting their fears. Furthermore, the main trigger spaces are the spaces in which the main normalisation therapy occurs, such as workshop and social spaces. This will aid patients to normalise themselves when they return to the real world, where there will be more risks of triggers and traumas.

Entry

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Patient experiences: Nervous Alerted Overwhelmed Intimidated

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Patient experiences: Awkwardness Anxiety Disconnected

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Patient experiences: Flashbacks Memory Trigger Fear

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Patient experiences: Loneliness Depressed Insomnia Recurring Nightmares

Patient experiences: Engagement Interested Distracted

Patient experiences: Active Engaged Alerted

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SPATIAL REQUIREMENT From the user-centric perspective, spatial requirements can be created to provide a conducive space for the patient to undergo therapy. The space shall be accessible, transparent, visible from different sides to avoid any alert and extreme anxiety, calming and welcoming through natural aspect. Additionally, workshops, gallery and libraries for limited mixed public-private use as a means to normalise the patients, but also a bridge to the surrounding urban society. This bridge acts an introduction to educate the surrounding neighbourhood on what PTSD is and reducing any negative paradigm from the general public that would worsen the condition of the patients when they return to their normal lives. Also social spaces will be included as a means of therapy. The new architecture will allow family visitors to accompany patients for a period of time.

Accesible

Smooth pathways and easy access (Liddicoat et al, 2020)

Hot Spring

Mental and physical relaxation

Visibility

Transparent, avoiding hard corner spaces

Hydrotherapy

New and improved facilities

Calming

Therapeutic Design

Community

Communal-centric design as part of treatment process

Nature

Natural elements as part of therapeutic design

Family

Accommodating accompanying families (Liddicoat et al, 2020)

PRECEDENCE MELBOURNE ROYAL CHILDREN HOSPITAL The first precedence that is explored is Melbourne Royal Children Hospital. The Hospital aims to de-institutionalise the space, creating a more welcoming environment for children when they receive the treatment. The colour palette below shows a palette that is imbued with playfulness through bright hues and variety colours. Another point to be taken from this hospital is its relationship with the outside environment, namely the Royal Park. As shown in the plan diagram on the following page, it can be seen that the cross shaped building has an open view to the Royal Park. This section is where the patient wards are located, providing a direct visual connection to the outside to aid the process of recovery.

Royal Children Hospital, Melbourne (Singhal 2012)

Cookatoo Ward Nerosurgical And Nerology Care. - Google Maps

Cookatoo Ward Nerosurgical And Nerology Care.

Image taken from Google Maps (2020). View to Royal Park from patient wards Imagery ©2020 Google, Maxar Technologies, CNES / Airbus, Landsat / Copernicus, Data SIO, NOAA, U.S. Navy, NGA, GEBCO, Map data ©2020 Google

Plan Diagram 20 m

DE HOGEWEYK HOSPITAL The second precedence that is analysed is De Hogeweyk Hospital, Hogewey, North Holland, Netherlands. This hospital is a mental health hospital, mainly treating an elderly citizens with dementia. Called the Dementia Village, the village creates a pseudo-reality of citizens daily ritual. Each room is fitted with different aesthetic style, and patients have an option to select which style is preferred. The styles provided are based on the general lifestyle of the elderly citizens in the area (Hogeweyk, n.d.). Programmatically, The hospital is non-institutionalised spaces, with blocks of courtyards to create an interaction between internal and external spaces, gardens, and other urban features for external activities. Furthermore, the hospital includes a supermarket inside to allow patients having their groceries inside the hospital, and also other entertainment spaces such as cinema and cafe (Hogeweyk, n.d.).

De Hogeweyk Elderly Patients (Vivum, n.d.)

De Hogeweyk (Etridge, 2009?)

The aim of this unconventional program is to create a sense of familiarity for patients by providing them activities that reflects their lifestyle (Hogeweyk, n.d.).

Hogeweyk Supermarket (Weller, 2017)

View of the cafe / bar at De Hogeweyk (Tour: De Hogeweyk, 2018)

Ground Floor Plan of the entire complex (Molenaar&Bol&VanDillen Architekten, c.2009)

Heidelberg Repatriation Centre (Webb 2015)

SITE ANALYSIS Chapter 03

SITE CONTEXT URBAN CONTEXT

Legend Subject Site

The Heidelberg Repatriation Centre used to be a medical service provider in the second world war. Its heritage is shown in buildings by the southern Banksia Street, which are the North Wing and the Flanders Wing. As such, the repatriation centre has an extensive knowledge and experience in handling military related health services. The repatriation centre is also a part of Austin Hospital, which is located separately to the far east. Both sites are connected through Bell Street. This facility is perhaps the main hospital to treat veterans with PTSD within the Local Government Area of City of Banyule. As such, the site is significant to the surrounding locality, and is highly accessible from Bell Street.

Proposed Siting Residential Public Use Residential Growth Commercial Transport Green Spaces Special Use Major Roads

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Image 4 - Urban Context Plan

LOCAL CONTEXT Locally, the repatriation centre consists of approximately 6 different entry points, 1 from Bell Street, 1 from Banksia Street, 2 from Waterdale Road and 2 from Edwin Street. However, the main visitors entry points are from Bell Street and Banksia Street. The site allows vehicular circulation internally and the north-south circulation is the main axis of this site. This could be a design opportunity to rearrange the circulation, since the existing site circulation is quite complex. Controlling vehicular access will allow more land to be used for the future design. Considerations need to be made to maintain efficiency of the vehicular circulation while keeping the land open, without leftover space. Furthermore, the pedestrian circulation in the site is provided with overhead canopy throughout the main buildings to protect users from elements when traversing from one space to another. This consideration will be adopted for the future design, as an idea to re-incorporate the current existing design element. In terms of materiality, the repatriation centre has a rustic, conventional materials such as metal sheet, roof tiles, concrete bricks, red and sand brisk, and also weatherboard planks. The aim for the future design is to be considerate with the existing materiality. The intention is to create cooperation with the existing materials, but still expressing modernity. The following page shows a site section, explaining the story of the existing site. There are variety of narrative, from busy streets, traditional materials, and empty space. From the plan and section analysis of the site, it is concluded that the northern empty lawn will be used for the preferred future design site.

Bell

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Scale 1:1000@A3 Topography Gradual 5m drop from East to West, over 386m (Walkway slope).

Typical residential houses building height

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Centaur Wing

Flanders Wing

Rehab Work Group

Residential Homes

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Ash Grove Greenland

Outer Road

North Lawn

Car Park

Bell Street

Section B

Scale 1:1000@A3

Topography Gradual 5m drop from East to West, over 386m (Walkway slope).

Proposed area of works.

SITE THEMES SOUND Two themes of the site are chosen as the focus for the design. The first theme is sound. Sound is critical in how users experience the space. Based on the user research, sound is one of the most sensitive element that would trigger trauma from PTSD patients. However, by no means this is to nullify all sounds. The aim is to control unwanted and sudden sound exposure of the site, and selecting which sound is preferable for the process of therapy. From the diagram on the right hand side, it can be seen that Passenger Cars and Medium-Heavy Trucks are loud and mostly unpleasant. The two categories can be found on the northern part of the site since Bell Street is a main road in Heidelberg. Thus the design consideration is to minimise sound from the northern part. By controlling the sound, the narrative of PE can be introduced more extensively. It is fore-mentioned that the design will not nullify the sound, but controlling unwanted and sudden sound exposure. PE therapy requires risk exposure to patients, in order for them to confront the traumas and fears that affect them. Thus, the workshop will be the main source of risk in terms of sound. Workshop may be louder, however there is a level of anticipation from the patients to embrace the loud noises, compare to unexpected sudden noises. This will provide guidance for patients to experience the risk in the therapy. Moreover, using the means of workshop, the PE therapy will be implicitly included, removing the notion of "medication" by proposing "normalisation" for the patients.

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140 “SOUNDS OF HEIDELBERG”

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NATURAL The second theme is natural elements particularly sunlight access. Sunlight is crucial for patients with mental health, since natural daylight affects human hormones by increasing the production of serotonin, which is a hormone that helps boosting mood and helps a person in being calm. Without sunlight, serotonin level drops, causing a mental health issue called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). This disorder is commonly found in countries that have less sunlight, and particularly in winter season (Beyond Blue n.d.). Although this is common, it is unwanted in patients who already have mental health issues such as PTSD. There will be potential repercussions without consideration of sunlight and external spaces. Therefore, the requirement of sunlight access and external spaces will be one of the constrains and considerations of the design.

Site Climate Analysis N

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SITE DESIGN Chapter 04

DIAGRAMS SPATIAL DIAGRAM The spaces are divided into three section, public, semi private and private. Public allows general public, visitors, patients and staff to traverse through, semi-private allows visitors, patients and staff only to traverse through, but allow partial visibility for general public, and private only allows staff, patients, and limited or registered visitors to circulate through. The division of the space is to ensure there is a gradient from public exposure to private spaces required for the patients to have their own private time. Based on this division, the function of each space is laid out on the diagram on the following page. Each space is analysed based on its suitability according to the spatial division of public, semi-private and private spaces. As a result, main function area will be treated in semi-private, residents suite on private, and shared spaces such as multifunction rooms and entry for a public-private interaction. The addition of shared space in between public and semiprivate is to allow interactions between the program of the site into wider urban context. The shared space aim to provide education for the general public, diminishing paradigm of mental health and PTSD patients. Potentially, this space will also include the main function space of the workshop, and allowing the general public to see exhibition of the works of the patients. In this way, the program will satisfy two things: the narrative of PE and NET, through workshop, and education to general public through this shared space.

Limited access for visitors: Giving opportunitues to socialize but still pioritising the privacy of the patients

Patients & Healthcare Staff Access

Entry Points

Workshop/Activity Areas

Water

Bedrooms & Ensuites

Program Zoning: Creating smooth ﬂow between shared and private spaces. All areas will have connection to nature by having views of the lake & green spaces from inside.

Public Access only (Visitors) Health staff & Patients access Bodies of water (lake)

Shared Spaces

SMALL OFFICES

ENTRY

CIRCULATION DIAGRAM

LARGE OFFICES

SERVICES

STAFF AREAS WORKSHOP/ MULTIFUNCTIONAL AREAS

DINING

By appropriating each space on the category, users can traverse throughout the site as shown on the following diagrams. It can be seen that the separation of the spaces will allow a more direct circulation, aiding each user type to their zones. This separation aid to control the amount of users and user type in a space, reducing the potential triggers to a tolerable level for patients who tend to avoid social interaction. On the other hand, crossing circulation spaces between user types allow interactions for the patients with variety of users as a part of the therapy. The diagram acknowledges the requirement of risk, exposing patients to a certain level of trauma triggers as a process of normalisation. Thus, similar to the theme of sound, social interactions are limited and controlled, but not prohibited. This separation of circulation will also ensure safety and privacy for patients.

LAUNDRY

KITCHEN CONSULTATION ROOMS

LOUNGE

RESIDENT’S AREAS

DAYSPACES

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PUBLIC ACCESS BEDROOMS

Circulation - Public

SMALL OFFICES

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LAUNDRY

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LOUNGE

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ZONING DIAGRAM

Legend Site Axis

The diagram in the following page shows the footprint and the design process. The idea is to create a connection between the entry on the north-west to the Coral Balmoral Building where the current VPU stands. The main axis is created from this connection and will be considered as public zone. As a result, the zoning can be seen as such, where private areas on the southwest, semi private area surrounding it, and public zones in between the entry, semi private and shared spaces surrounding the axis. The design also considers the current vehicular circulation at the east. It is redundant since it only allows one way traffic to connect to the car park at the north east of the site. Therefore considerations made to demolish the carpark and propose a new pedestrian path at the location.

Proposed Siting Existing Buildings Entry Shared Space Public Semi Private Private

Site Entry

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Coral Balmoral Building

MOODBOARD The general moodboard shown is to give a sense of the general materiality used in the proposed design. The aim of the design is to create neutrality, warmth and natural texture. Thus the use of timber, concrete, glass and bricks are encouraged to create a sense of warmth and also familiarity. The conventionality of material selection is a deliberate design strategy to avoid a sense of alien-ness to patients that may be alerted to certain type of materials. The use of materials will also be provided with accents, therefore, creating a coherent design finishes without being monotonous. Dark colours will be used as an accent to create contrast between materials, but not to the extent of provoking or mysterious.

DESIGN OUTCOME FLOOR PLAN

Legend

The proposed plan can be seen in the following page. The site can be accessed from Bell street, with new green area to the east of it. This new green area is to block loud and unwanted noises from the urban context, creating a noise bubble within the site. New bus stop at the west that transport patients to Austin Hospital and vice versa. Moreover, new green spaces and external courtyard at the southeast to be shared with the existing VPU in Coral Balmoral Building.

Street Vehicle Access

New Green Area

Site Entrance

New Bus Stop

Relocated Car Park

The eastern vehicular circulation is demolished to create a pedestrian connection from west to east, allowing more landscaping and external activities to the site. By demolishing the road, it will also ensure access safety when traversing throughout the site.

New Green Lands

Communal Courtyard

Existing VPU Building

The final design only consists of 1 story, to consider accessibility for patients that may have physical disabilities. Additionally, this scale should not provoke the surrounding urban scale that consists of low residential buildings.

Legend The entry of the site is from north-west area, based on the axis. Users will go through the Reception area, surrounded by water bodies and landscaping with central oculus with greenery. Multiple waiting seats with views to the landscape outside on the east and Reception Desk to the west. Entering the site after the reception areas, users will found immediately the creative workshop on the right, and tool library at the left of the central axis Boulevard. Northeast of this area, consultation rooms and staff zone can be found. On the opposite end to the west, services area such as cleaning, maintenance, laundry and public toilet are located. The Workshop is the central space of the site. It is the main program for patients recover. The workshop will has loud noise, and it is deliberately so to create risks for patients, and aiding the Prolonged Exposure Therapy. As mentioned beforehand, the site is not to nullify all sound, but to control sound. With the workshop being loose in its sound production, the therapy can be commenced since patients will meet triggers through loud noises, but not unexpected. Familiarisation is conducted through the means of workshop aids patients to confront their traumas.

Bus Stop

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Work Shop 1

Public Bathrooms

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Consultation Rooms

Open Staff Area

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Legend Further down the boulevard, users will find the multifunction meeting space for group meeting sharing, and also to be used for general lecture in a more public setting. To the west of the multifunction room is the communal kitchen and dining. Further down the boulevard, users will find gym, lounge, and amenities for the general residents. Finally in the south, users will find the residence area. The area will be called Residence instead of Ward to avoid institutionalisation. The Residence consists of 20 units, with several units having the entry from the courtyard, and several have the entry facing the outside. This is to provide options for residents (patients) based on their preferences. The garden aims to create an external informal activity such as gatherings and bird watching for the residents to enjoy, as they stay for the program.

Cleaner/Service/Security

Multifunction Meeting

Communal Kitchen

Communal Lounge

Toilets

Gym

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Communal Court

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GARDEN DESIGN IThe diagrams on the following page shows the design process of the garden. Starting with composition studies of the painting by Judit Reigl, named Outburst (1956). The painting consists of basic yellow, green, and dark navy blue colours, with also accents of black. The paints are smeared throughout the canvas in a random manner using palette knife. From the strokes, it can be seen there are layers of painting, showing the process how Reigl painted this painting through different stages of layering of paint. Based on these studies, the layering and knife strokes become the base grid layout for the garden design. The garden design aims to re-appropriate the meaning of the painting. Reigl's Outburst (1956) depicted the Hungarian revolution between 1955-1956 which she experienced firsthand. The strokes are a reminiscence of bullets and tank shells traversing through the air (Berecz, 2012). The new residence garden aims to inject a new meaning in the design. Rather than a chaotic, non-hierarchical approach that Reigl used in the painting, the garden has a centralised approached, as an idea to collect residents together, encouraging camaraderie as a process of recovery. Thus, the garden has softened edges compare to hard knife strokes, and programs are added by dividing the space into 4 main areas based on the grid. North-east and south-east, where residence units exist with an outlook to the water bodies, north-west a small pathway and gazebo to exhibit patient’s artwork during the intensive program. To the southwest, elevated tectonics, creating visual effect and playfulness to the site, and lastly to the east between the residence, a pergola pathway to create a sense of wonder when entering the garden. All of these programs circulate the central garden which implies the main idea of the recovery through gathering. In the centre, the fireplace is located as a place for an informal meeting, strengthening their fellowship and camaraderie. The 4 programs above aims to create a journey to the heart of the garden, which is the central fireplace. Fireplace has been a central attention since the nomadic era, as a symbol of togetherness and gathering. Thus in the context of this garden, this is used to create informal fellowship to aid them recover.

Éclatament (Outburst) Collection (Reigl, 1956b).

1. Knife Stroke Studies

2. Knife Stroke Layering Studies - grid generation

3. Garden Footprint Diagram

4. Programmatic injection

RESIDENCE SUNLIGHT ACCESS The residence units are rotated to north-east to maximise sunlight access from 8am to 2pm in the noon. The aim is to provide natural daylight for the residents as a process of recovery, by providing sufficient vitamin D, increasing their serotonin hormone, especially in winter condition. The diagrams show 2 considerations of the rotation. The first is to rotate the units based on its long axis (longitudinal), and the second is to rotate based on its shorter axis (lateral). This is to achieve a maximum sunlight gain, but also spatially efficient. In longitudinal axis, 15 out of 20 units achieve its space efficiency. Rotating the units will not take a large space, whereas in the lateral unit, only 5 achieve its space efficiency.

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As a result, the final design outcome is to rotate 15 of the longitudinal and 5 of the lateral, achieving maximum efficiency in space, and maximising sunlight access. In terms of sunlight access, both achieve similar results since both have the same rotational direction. However, the difference will be in the interior, where the light will fall in the units as it penetrates through the windows and skylight.

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SECTIONS The roof lines are designed to be bold and expressive, to allow a gradient for skylight tunnels. The skylight aims to provide natural daylight. Moreover, the roof serves as a water catchment for hydroponics, and its gradient provide opportunity to install solar panels system. Further to that, skylight allows visibility for bird watching activity from the interior of the space. Section A shows the internal space of the reception area. As it is the first main entry that welcomes the visitors, the materials chosen are timber and off warm white colours, with vegetation to express warmth of the ambience. Furthermore, the reception consists of internal green space with oculus that opens the roof, allowing diffused light to enter the building. Section B shows the Consultation Rooms. It highlights the glass walls which is used to provide exterior landscape view for the residents in consultation time. This induces relaxation and clarity of mind for the patients when going through the consultation. The ambient is to be warm, with the use of a variety of soft colours, but with low contrast to each other. Furniture selected is non-hierarchical to provide various seating options and arrangements for the patients. The rooms are separated and acoustically sealed to remove possible loud noises that may leak from the another space, and to ensure privacy during the consultation. Section C shows the tool library and workshop area, as the main activity area. These areas are finished with concrete and hardwood timber to provide a modernised industrial ambience to the interior. Some elevated timber platforms are designed to create smooth transitions to different spaces, with ramps to allow residents with limited abilities. This space gives emphasis to encourage social interactions, but also allows for personal spaces.

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AXONOMETRIC

Legend Site Axis

To conclude the site design, the following page shows the Axonometric drawing of the site. The drawing consists of all considerations and features of the new facility, from new landscaping to Bell street, jogging tracks which connects new greeneries on Northern Bell Street to Coral Balmoral building via the residents, the axis boulevard as its main circulation, the garden with its feature such as pergola and gazebo, and lastly the programs of the building.

Jogging Track Staff Public Semi-Private Private

Day Program for social interactions

Jogging Track

Connect to Existing Coral Balmoral VPU Program

Landscaping to diffuse noise from Bell Street

Main Boulevard Circulation

ARTISTIC IMPRESSION 1

Render viewing towards the Reception area from Bus Station

ARTISTIC IMPRESSION 2

Render viewing towards the reception area

ARTISTIC IMPRESSION 3 Render viewing reception, front pool area

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Render viewing towards the reception area

Note: This Section is done individually by the author of this folio.

RESIDENCE Chapter 05

CONTEXT PLAN Legend The Residence area sits at the southern end of the site. The location of the residence are as such due to its level of privacy in the southern end. It has a direct connection to Flanders Wings and also quite secluded from Bell Street traffic. Thus this is an ideal place to locate private spaces such as the Residence. The word Residence is preferred compared to Ward or rooms, and Residents rather than patients to avoid institutionalisation.

Fireplace

Gazebo

Exhibition Garden

Pergola Pass

As previously mentioned, The Residence consists of 20 units, several have the entry from the garden side, and several from the outer edges. Residence units are rotated to maximise sunlight access between 8am to 2pm in the noon. The units are divided into 4 clusters of 5, which surrounds the central garden. The garden acts as a central external activity space for bird watching, and fitted with informal activities such as mini exhibition garden, elevated mounds, pergola pass, water bodies and seatings areas for leisure or dining, gazebo, and central fireplace to encourage informal fellowship, celebrating a camaraderie spirit.

Elevated Tectonics

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To the outer edges of the Residences, jogging track is present, connecting the northern greeneries at Bell Street to the new Greeneries in Coral Balmoral building. The jogging track in front of the Residence area is to also promote and encourage physical exercise that is beneficial for their health physically and mentally.

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DESIGN OUTCOME DESIGN DEVELOPMENT The design of the Residence unit needs to be in tension between ward-like unit, but provides a typical residential functions and programs. This is to balance between the reality of the facility as a hospital, but also taking a non-institutional approach, creating a more familiar and friendly space for the residents upon their stay. Thus, conventionality and modularity is chosen in this manner but still evoking a sense of typical detached housing. The form finding process is rather straightforward, but not simplistic and pragmatic like typical apartment units. Efficiency is required, but the primary objective is user experience. The form starts with a typical rectangular as the interior space, staggered to create nooks at both ends. These nooks will be used as an external space. The bottom nooks are extended, creating a porch-like space. By staggering the rectangle, a central axis can be created to be the main circulation. Then starting the process of thinking the spatial gradient from public to private. The extension is used as a front porch, with the nook as a Social Nook. This social nook is an opportunity to create a more public ambience in a private space, by allowing interactions and connections with the neighbouring unit. Thus, Kitchen is considered to be the space that creates this connection, as food is one aspect that connects people together. Other typical residential spaces are laid out, such as living room, bedroom, back patio and toilet according to the spatial gradient. This allows options for residents in choosing between privacy and social space within the Residents. The spaces chosen reflect the typical residential housing, particularly conventional Australian detached housing, with front porch, kitchen/dining and living room as a semi-private social space, and private space such as toilet, bed, and backyard patio. Lastly, the design is refined to accommodate accessible circulation at the central axis. This is highly required since the project acknowledges the limitation that some residents have as a result of their experience in war.

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FLOOR PLAN The detail of the plan can be shown in the following pages. The basic premise of the residence is to create a ritual of normalisation as a process of recovery. Thus, the kitchen and the social front porch area become a critical space for normalisation and socialising. The kitchen is fitted with sinks and small induction electric cooktop, electric oven, and other appliances typical to residential kitchens. However the appliances are selected carefully to reduce any repercussions and unwanted accidents. The kitchen allows residents to create their own food. This activity is the key potential in creating a social interactions with neighbouring residents. As such, the kitchen is fitted with sliding windows and a direct connection to the neighbouring social nook. Food is one aspect that brings people together and in this context, other than just encouraging socialisation, it also aids in residents recovery through normalisation. The bedroom has an open circulation, without door to reduce the feeling of claustrophobic in the bedroom, and also to allow wider circulation for accessibility issue. Toilet is designed to be an accessible shower, and the central circulation has a 1600 mm wide clearance for residents with disabilities to be able to circulate. Back patio has a direct connection, with a full height glazing to the bedroom, and view to the exterior; either the central garden, or the repatriation centre site. Planter box at the side for vegetation.

SECTION In terms of colour palette, the colours chosen are neutral, natural, but also with dark colours as an accent. Both plans and section shows the variation between the two hues. Timber is chosen as it has natural, neutral texture but also has its unique characteristic of being able to age, creating a more muted colour in the future. Eggshell blue and Bud green are chosen, with off-white Ashwood colour to reflect a tropical scene. Dark desaturated violet and Monument black, along with walnut hued timber are chosen to create accents that varies with the lighter colour. The construction of the wall is a double stud timber wall. The double stud aims to provide a good performance of acoustic insulation, as neighbouring residents may have episodes of traumas and those can affect other residents. At the front porch, the roof overhangs, protecting users from element. The overhang beyond is the Social Window which connect the neighbouring Social Nook with the kitchen. Skylight is installed at living room area to provide maximum sunlight throughout the morning until noon, benefiting the residents. The details show the finishes for external wall, soffit and roof. Generally, it is finished with dressed KD hardwood, laid out vertically with black aluminium channels for spacing in between.

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The roof form is designed to be bold and expressive, however it still retains the conventional residential roof. The form taken is a modernised and abstracted form of a gabled roof. It's geometry consist of 2 right angled triangles, the shorter part taken from a square form, and the longer part from a double square rectangular form. Both are separated based on the staggered section of the plan. The aim of the roof design is create a tension between modernity and abastraction, with conventionality. This is to achieve a sense of familiarity for the residents, to be able to immediately recognise the space as a residential unit.

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The axonometric drawing serves as a summary of the spatial narrative of the residents. Skylight provided in living room to maximise sunlight access, overhang to create a Social Window connection between the kitchen to the adjacent Social Nook. The residents have a direct connection to the running track by making it the main access pathway to the units. This is to encourage and promote exercise for residents.

Roof Design Diagram.

Render showing the outlook from the kitchen. The kitchen has a direct connection to the neighbouring front porch, creating a social window of interaction.

SKYLIGHT Skylight to allow natural daylight in the living room, improving spatial quality for patients well being.

ROOF FORM Bold and defined geometrical roof form to reflect modern residential houses, creating a sense of familiarity for the patients

OVERHANG Overhang “Social Window”, to provide opportunity to interact with neighbours

RUNNING TRACK Running Track as the main access pathway to provide exercise space for patients

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Render viewing towards Living Room from Kitchen

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Render viewing towards Kitchen from Living Room

ARTISTIC IMPRESSION 3 Render of Bedroom area.

ARTISTIC IMPRESSION 4 Render of the back Private Patio

CONCLUSION/ BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 06

CONCLUSION REFLECTION In conclusion, the project achieves the aim of balancing between risk and safety for veterans who suffer PTSD. It is an opportunity to pay homage to those who serve the country. Each space has been thoroughly thought to create a space in which program relates with the initial proposition to create an architecture based on clinical psychology therapies of PE and NET. For future reference, there are numerous windows and opportunities based on the current design direction. In terms of architectural, there are opportunities to create a sense of journey throughout the space, and formal explorations such as curvilinear and non-euclidian forms as a way of form finding, and softening the space for patients. The current design has created an ambient to induce calm and relaxation for patients in PTSD. There is however, an opportunity to explore this goal further from the formal architectural perspective, rather than just the materiality. Material wise, there are some considerations that were made but not included in the design that could be further tested. Looking at non-conventional materials, such as pneumatic, or perhaps transience materials such as gas and vapour, have not been explored yet. Pneumatic materials have a potential to be further developed for its soft quality. Gas and vapour are unconventional, however these materials create a sense of wonder and playfulness in terms of ambience and visibility. In terms of the program, there is an opportunity to push further this idea of normalisation from the PE therapy. Creating a mini village, a supermarket within the site is one of the considerations, as patients when they return to normal lives, will meet unexpected events. Thus more contingencies can be further developed within the site to further immerse the therapy into the architecture. However, to talk further about potential, there is a plethora amount of design directions for this complex project. Thus, the direction taken for this project is not the final, but rather a node to generate windows for further critique, development, and exploration.

BIBLIOGRAPHY American Psychological Association, n.d.-a, Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), American Psychological Association, Viewed on 15 September 2020, <https://www.apa. org/ptsd-guideline/treatments/narrative-exposure-therapy> American Psychological Association, n.d.-b, Prolonged Exposure (PE), American Psychological Association, Viewed on 15 September 2020, <https://www.apa.org/ptsdguideline/treatments/prolonged-exposure> Berecz, A., 2012. Éclatement (Outburst), Guggenheim, Viewed on 15 October 2020, <https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/29494> Beyond Blue, n.d., Feeling SAD? (Seasonal Affective Disorder), Beyond Blue, Viewed on 26 October 2020, <https://www.beyondblue.org.au/personal-best/pillar/in-focus/ feeling-sad-seasonal-affective-disorder> De Hogeweyk, n.d., Home, The Hogeweyk, Viewed on 12 November 2020, <https://hogeweyk.dementiavillage.com/> Department of Veterans Affair, 2020, Statistics about Veteran Population, Australian Government, viewed on 02 September 2020, <https://www.dva.gov.au/about-us/ overview/research/statistics-about-veteran-population> Liddicoat, S., Badcoc, P., Killackey, E., 2020. Principles for designing the built environment of mental health services. Lancet Psychiatry. pp. 1-6 Wilson, S., 2020. Judit Reigl Obituary: Hungarian artist who subverted ideas around gender in her large, gestural paintings, The Guardian, Viewed on 15 October 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/aug/19/judit-reigl-obituary

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Unless otherwise noted, all graphical works are done collaboratively with all group members during the commencement of the project prior to the final presentation. Credit to members: Alex Daicos | Alyssa Maurine Berona | Joshua Christian | Stephanie Strnak

IMAGE BIBLIOGRAPHY ‘[Canberra Poppy Flower Wall Memorial]’ [image], in All you need to know about Remembrance Day 2018, 2018, Studies in Australia, viewed on 12 September 2020, <https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/geg-sia-webapp2/images/image_1541993023_2501ac6fafa3a309dd87bcef01d47ccb.jpeg> Etridge, A., 2009?, ‘De Hogeweyk’ [image] in Davey, M., 2018, Hobart's 'museum of sex and death' to help design Australia's first dementia village, The Guardian, Viewed on 12 November 2020, <https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/8909524fc497358fa229f78681109fb4be8d07f4/0_0_4992_2995/master/4992. jpg?width=1020&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=350e3af8b2a6ee16c11c6262893424c2> ‘[Heidelberg Repatriation Centre]’ [image] in Webb, M., 2015, Feeling Better Yet? Austin Repatriation Hospital, Heidelberg, Starkitecture, viewed on 06 October 2020, < http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SR_0qQQeDU4/VK5SMzQ4LLI/AAAAAAAAFz0/MRpPklZtxOw/s1600/P1080269.JPG>\ ‘[Hogeweyk Supermarket]’ [image] in Weller, C., 2017, Inside the Dutch 'dementia village' that offers beer, bingo, and top-notch healthcare, Business Insider, Viewed on 12 November 2020, <https://i.insider.com/597647bd552be5b6088b61eb?width=1200> Molenaar&Bol&VanDillen Architekten, c.2009, ‘Ground plan of the entire complex’ [image] in Rupprecht, I., 2012, Dementia Village 'De Hogeweyk' in Weesp, Detail, viewed on 12 November 2020, https://www.detail-online.com/fileadmin/_migrated/pics/De_Hogeweyk_Demenzdorf_Weesp_08.JPG Peninsula Hot Spring, n.d., ‘Bathing Gully at Twilight’ [image] in La Terra, M., 2017, A Guide To The Peninsula Hot Springs And Surrounding Area, Culture Trip, Viewed on 13 November 2020, <https://img.theculturetrip.com/1440x807/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/17.jpg> ‘PTSD’ [image], in Schoenbaum, A., 2017, PTSD, Andi Schoenbaum, viewed on 12 September 2020, <https://schoenbaumfineart.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/ptsd. jpg?w=817> Reigl, J., 1956a, ‘Eclatament (Outburst)’ [image] in Ameline, J., 2013, Judit Reigl, Archives of Women Artists Research & Exhibitions, viewed on 15 September 2020, <https://awarewomenartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/judit-reigl_eclatement_1956-750x699.jpg> Reigl, J., 1956b, ‘Eclatament (Outburst)’ [image] in Wilson, S. 2020, Judit Reigl Obituary: Hungarian artist who subverted ideas around gender in her large, gestural paintings, The Guardian, viewed on 15 September 2020, <https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d7ffe459120dd24422f7fae2e9c2d2b01568aff1/0_0_1039_815/ master/1039.jpg?width=620&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=6294755d4621ff146eb66828c7e8eabc> ‘Royal Children Hospital, Melbourne’ [image] in Singhal, S., 2012, The Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia by Billard Lecce Partnership and Bates Smart, AEC Café, viewed on 12 November 2020, <https://i2.wp.com/www10.aeccafe.com/blogs/arch-showcase/files/2012/10/661-14_27_sc_v2com. jpg?w=1000&ssl=1> ‘View of the cafe / bar at De Hogeweyk’ [image] in Tour: De Hogeweyk, 2018, Housing Our Mature Elders (HOME), viewed on 12 November 2020, <https:// housingourmatureelders.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/hogeweyk_cafe.jpg?w=736> Vivum, n.d. ‘[De Hogeweyk Elderly Patients]’ [image] in Guay, J., 2017, Partnership gives Dutch dementia patients an alternative reality, Apolitical, viewed on 12 November 2020, <https://apolitical.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/hog-1024x683.jpg>

Bathing Gully at Twilight (Peninsula Hot Spring, n.d.)

APPENDIX A Interim Design - Injection of Hot Spring

INJECTION OF HOT SPRING FLOOR PLAN The previous design scheme proposed an injection of Peninsula Hot Spring as the central activity rather than the workshop. Based on the research by RMIT in 2017, the Hot Spring aided 82% of guests to have better sleep, 40% of guests noticed significant relief after bathing, and 97% of guests with medical conditions feel better (Peninsula Hot Spring, c.2017). It is undeniable that the hot spring aids recovery to an extent for the guests that have both physical and mental conditions. However it is yet to be proven effective on patients with PTSD. Hot Spring provides a therapeutic environment and process of recovery, but there is no indication that it is the main medical treatment for this recovery. Thus, the idea of hot spring was shifted with the idea of Workshop. In the interim design, the design addressed the same issue, spatial gradient and intended ambient, and design intention with the main outcome. However, the interim design has more curved form as an attempt to soften the edges, creating a softer experience for patients when traversing throughout the site. Furthermore, the site is more enclosed compare to the final design, and more water bodies as an extension of the Hot Spring idea proposal. The interim also has a specific space for bird watching at the southern end, whereas the final design the bird watching activity is more immersed throughout the site, although the main intended area for this activity still lies in the garden.

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PORTAL SECTION CONSULT ROOM The Portal Section shows a section of a certain area, with the intended ambience that is delivered through the design and materiality. The consult room is aimed to be light, neutral and warmth with view to the outside. The neutral-natural colours are then accentuated with textures and colours, creating a variety of hues and contrast. The design is to achieve a sense of calming space in the context of consultation, where patients might have potential relapse, or anxious when being asked by the therapists. Furthermore, the layout of the furniture is random and individualistic, providing options for the patients to select which furniture to use. Furthermore the furniture will have a soft texture, its design comfortable to enhance relaxation for the patients. Acoustic sealed room to ensure that there is no sound leakage from the outside and from the adjacent consultation room. View to the outside is encouraged and visibility is soften through soft off white curtain, providing privacy but still retaining its indooroutdoor relationship.

Portal Section of Consultation Room Scale 1:50@A3

POOL AREA The pool area aimed to be more natural, creating a reminiscence to Peninsula Hot spring. This includes rough surface materials such as stone, but combined with timber to create warmth and natural ambient. Different from the Consultation Room, the pool will have an opened skylight walkway to allow natural daylight, and its colour palette reflects water bodies, rather than green neutral warmth palette used in the Consultation Room.

Portal Section of Pool Area. Courtesy of Alex Daicos (2020). Scale 1:50@A3

APPENDIX B Esquisse 3 - Jigsaw Table

JIGSAW TABLE PAEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE This Esquisse searches a dining table design for paediatric palliative centre. The design solution is to create a jigsaw puzzle table, which is height adjustable. The incentive behind the design is to have a dining table in which children can socialise with other patients of the same age. There are several challenges in this context, one challenge is accessibility. There might be some patients that needs wheelchair to be able to use the dining table. Thus height adjustibility and modularity is preferred for this table. From modularity, the table top form of a jigsaw puzzle piece is used to inform playfulness in connecting one table to another. Each table has different colours, creating a variety of colours when tables are linked together. In translating the idea into an architectural space, the design is a playful modular wall and floor finishes based on jigsaw puzzle. This integrated design allows various possibilities for kids to play with the space

Modular Jigsaw Table.

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APPENDIX C Esquisse 2 - Sanitorium Shop

SANITORIUM SHOP HEALTH BASKET This Esquisse searches a design intervention in shopping centre, to improve health awareness of the shoppers. The idea of the design is to integrate a certain technology to measure body composition within the shopping basket. It will provide information such as BMI, dietary recommendations, and also optimum steps and time taken during the shopping to increase health and wellbeing of the shoppers. Shoppers need to clamp the basket handles together to activate the equipment. Then Shoppers need to place their finger on the scanner, and the basket will scan the shoppers body composition, and display it on the embedded screen. Shoppers are able to retrieve the information from the basket at the checkout, in order for them to take the result home, encouraging them to be aware of their own health.

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C.O.V.I.D. MASK MULTIFUNCTION MASK Clever Operating Visor Integrated Design (COVID) Mask is the product of this design esquisse. The aim ois to design a medical aparatus that will aid medical staff in treating patients. During COVID19 pandemic, mask is one item that is necessarily critical for medical workers and patients alike. Thus, COVID Mask aim to help staff in conducting their medical duties to COVID patients, without needing to remove and reuse the conventional surgical mask. COVID mask consists of transparent display unit which aids staff in viewing medical records of the patients, while keeping them safe from the virus. Furthermore, the mask has an integrated ventilator to enable them to breath. Also the mask is transparent, which increases visibility of the staff facial expression when communicating with patients. With the typical mask, facial expression is hidden, hindering the communication between medical staff and the patients. The masks comes in 6 colours to differentiate each medical sector. The colours, rather than just aesthetic, serves as a function of colour coding. The masks are applicable to all medical staff, nurses, surgeons, and general practitioners alike. The following page shows another esquisse which translates the Mask into a ward design. The ward has a glass with integrated technology that can be turned into a frosted glass, and also holographic technology to change the ambient of the room, and to display patients condition. Furthermore, the glass increases visibility to the outside, and creating surveillance for the staff. Digital ceiling showcasing the external nature, allowing patients to experience nature digitally.

Image courtesey of Hoang Do (2020)

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