Mid jury

UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN INTD 420 | GRADUATION PROJECT DESIGN STAGE

Graduation Design Stage: Mid Jury Name: Rawan Albanna ID: 20181932 Section: 02 Instructor: Dr. Nehal Almurbati

Table of Contents

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Introduction Data Research & Literature Review Survey Observation & Benefits Case Study

Project Components & Calculation User Persona Design Guidelines

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Building Selection & Zoning Concept & Mood Board Branding Concept Implementation Plan Section 3D Renders & Perspectives

INTRODUCTION

What is the project about ?

The concept "deaf culture" refers to a mindset that sees deafness as a distinction in human experience rather than a disability. Designing a resort and spa wellness center, that promotes awareness of the importance of sign language, as well as to support all sign language users' linguistic and cultural identities.

“Communicating through silence” Creating a wellness space that serves deaf users and hosts those who need a getaway from the noise pollution. Affirming the experience and culture of the deaf and hard-of-hearing.

Having maximum visual access and promote interaction by embracing the main elements beside hearing which are: Light , color , sensory reach, space and proximity and acoustics.

Giving them an extraordinary experience in a silent perspective.

What is healing by design ?

Designing spaces according to people's perception and physiology, and therapeutic practice is the essence of therapeutic architecture. It involves using the environment to be restorative and support health and wellbeing.

Healing by design for deaf: The deaf, hard-to-hearing and the hearing-impaired persons inhibit a rich sensory world where vision and touch are the primary means of spatial awareness and orientation. They, therefore, require a special design concept that has already been established as Deafspace.

Deafspace is guided by five guidelines referred to as The Deafspace Design guidelines. They are Light and color, Sensory reach, Space and proximity, Mobility and proximity and Acoustics.

AIM OF THE PROJECT

a resort aims to provide you with much comfort as possible in terms of space, relaxation and recreation.

Design Considerations While Designing a Resort • • • • • • •

Site Planning.

Environmental Consideration.

Exterior Design.

Interior Design.

Hierarchy of spaces.

Aesthetic Appeal.

Landscape Design

METHODOLOGY

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Literature case studies: viewing existing case studies for resorts and spas located in Bahrain and abroad.

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Literature review/books: reading more books, articles related to resorts and spas.

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Survey: asking people questions to help us achieve our design project in the best possible way .

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Observation: observing the community’s behavior so we can conclude with useful information.

DATA RESEARCH & LITRATURE REVIEW

The Massage Room :

The light around the corridors should assist guests in finding their way without blinding them.

Putting step lights on the walls with downward light projection is a simple solution. Or use interior design-related decorative lights or staff beads to create a wall-washing effect that is always mild and indirect.

The Swimming Pool : Underwater illumination will be used in the swimming pools.

Clearly..

• colored LED lights, • RGB • or better yet, RGB+W

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COLORS : Color is one of the simple ways to create a big impact on your area. Colors that reflect nature (such as green, blue, and brown) have been shown to have a good impact on employee..

Since it is so important like this for the client to feel comfortable, these rooms should be covered with indirect or filtered LED lighting, soft, low intensity and, above all, very warm light.

The RelaxatIon areas:

HOW TO ILLUMINATE ?

The Corridors:

ACOUSTIC IN HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT: Acoustics are an important part of a lot of things. Updated healthcare design requirements; several research identifying acoustical design techniques. There has been research done on the circumstances in healthcare settings.

Acoustics in Healthcare Environments: • • •

Gives an overview of the most frequent acoustic issues encountered in healthcare.

Examines the influence of acoustics on the residents of different places across the United States.

Provides evidence-based design ideas that may be utilized to increase acoustic performance in various settings, circumstances in healthcare settings

SURVEY

GENDER & AGE: We calculated that 83.3 percent of them are female users and 16.7% are male users based on the feedback we received; nevertheless, the age rates are primarily 20 to 29, accounting for around three-quarters of the pie. And people aged 30 and up have a percentage of 25.6%. :

CHOSEN COLOR SCHEME:

POSSIBLE COMPONENTS:

Natural colors outperform achromatic colors by 78.7%, indicating that natural and serene colors are preferred by most people.

We discovered that 147 percent of people prefer swimming pools, 66 percent liked sailing ships, and 42 percent chose Virtual Reality Headset when we searched for the types of factors that attract individuals. As for the others, they'd replied with fascinating components, as indicated in the graph

8.5% Neutral Achromatic Monochromatic

13% 14.7%

78.5%

23.2% 8.5% 69.5%

76.8%

The combination of wellness center with a resort spa 20-29 30-39 40-49 50& above

Female Male

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Health Conditions: In terms of health conditions, an average of 84 percent of respondents said no.

Meanwhile, 16 percent replied yes, with different types of diabetes being the most common ailment.

16% Yes No 84%

When we wondered how combining a wellness center and a resort spa would work, 58.7% of respondents thought it was an excellent idea.

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9(5.1%)

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DESIGN TYPES:

POSSIBLE COMPONENTS:

We set some of the interior designs of health resorts to see what most people prefer, and we noticed that most of the statistics are contained to Pictures No. 1 and 4, which turns out to be based on simplicity.

The most significant aspects to mention in the health resorts held by other developed countries, which will benefit our goal for Bahrain in the year 2030.

177 Responses

OBSERVATION & BENEFITS

At health, medical, and fitness centers both here and abroad, bright colors, soft textures, and lively design are part of the program.

Davide Macula Architects designed the Chenot Palace in Weggis, Switzerland.

Fabrice Fouillet shot the photos. Davide Macullo Architects is the name of the firm. Weggis, Switzerland's Chenot Palace project.

OBSERVATION

The lakeside property's renovation included a four-story concrete-and-timber new-build that added 45 guest rooms to the existing 52, atop a partly subterranean state-of-the-art medical spa and wellness center, with its sculptural ceilings evoking scenes of forests, roots, water, and fire—all symbols of nature and vitality.

Perkins and Will designed the Piedmont Wellness Center in Fayetteville, Georgia. Mark Herboth shot the photos.

Perkins and Will are a law firm.

Piedmont Wellness Center in Fayetteville, Georgia is the site of this project.

The two-story building, which includes fitness studios, gym facilities, therapy and lap pools, and spaces for medical professionals, not only reduces clients' physical stress through the use of acoustical and cushioned wall, ceiling, and flooring materials, but also connects them to the serene forested surroundings through expansive glass.

Pone Architecture designed the Fusion Fitness Q-Plex Premium Club in Shenzhen, China. Ming Chen shot the photos.

Pone Architecture is a firm that specializes in architecture.

Shenzhen, China's Fusion Fitness Q-Plex Premium Club Standout: Spaces have been furnished with the newest high-tech equipment for a variety of training classes—both group and private—and an 8,600-square-foot, glass-enclosed swimming pool, channeling the expanding brand's distinctive colors to conjure an avant-garde, 45,200-square-foot flagship.

CASE STUDY

STUDY OF INTERIOR SPACE:

WELLNESS CENTER Case Study

COMPONANTS

BASIC INFORMATION NAME OF PROJECT:

Room Room by Takeshi Hosaka

MINOR

SERVICE

ENTRANCE

STAIRS

TOILET

ROOM 01

ROOF TOP

ROOM 02

GARDEN

Natural light passing through the openings Few LED lights

PLANTATION: Tall plants climb up through some of the ceiling openings to the open-plan first floor from ceramic pots sitting on surfaces in the two ground-level rooms.

Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan

BUBBLE DIAGRAM

WHAT IS THE PROJECT ABOUT: Its about a small minimal two-story house that a deaf couple live in with their two children. The two sides of the building face small streets in an overcrowded residential area in Tokyo's Itabashi ward. The house’s special feature that makes it special that it has hundreds of small openings/windows all over the place, walls, ceilings and even on the floors. As it gives the deaf couple an easier way to communicate with each other using the sign language and for children to communicate with each other by their voice.

DESIGN PHILOSOPHY : •

Color scheme is neutral with having wooden parquet and white paint

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Materials have been used are wood , cement, and glass. In addition to plantation.

TOILET

POSITIVE ASPESCTS:

ROOM 01

ROOF TOP

ROOM 02

FAMILY ROOM

GARDEN

ZOINING

1- MAIN ENTERANCE 2- ROOM 01 3-ROOM 02 4-STAIRS 5-TOILET 6-FAMILY ROOM

Smooth white painting at the exterior and interior

LIGHTING:

FAMILY ROOM

LOCATION :

TEXTURE:

MAJOR

Openings gives a way for the deaf to communicate, in addition for their children to communicate with each other vocally in a more fun and impressive way. Color scheme is calm and neutral that gives a nice cozy environment

NEGATIVE ASPECTS: The furniture is very minimal, as the whole space only have a hammock bed and a couple of bean bags No private space in the house, very are is open

CIRCULATION

PROJECT COMPONENTS / CALCULATION

MAJOR COMPONENTS

MAJOR COMPONENTS

SERVICES

SPECIAL COMPONENTS

MAJOR 60% :2013.5 MINOR 17% : 604.4 SERVICES 13%: 429.5 SQM CIRCULATION 10% : 304.74 TOTAL 100% : 3352.14 SQM

USER PERSONA

Age : 32 Years

AISHA SATER

NYLE DIMARCO Gender : male

Nationality : queens NYC

About : -

He has been a winner on popular TV shows ”America’s Next top Model” and “Dancing with the stars” in the US. In 2016, he launched the “Nyle DiMarco Foundation” a non-profit organization that provides access to resources for deaf children and their families.

Nyle is also a singer and creative collaborator on “The ASL App” that teaches users ASL (American Sign Language).

Over 5% of the world’s population – or 466 millions people – has disabling hearing loss (432 million adults and 34 million Children). It is estimated that by 2050 over 900 million people – or one every ten people – will have disabling hearing loss.

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Goals :

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People learning basics of sign language in schools/ colleges Finding comfort with socializing around people Digital accessibility for menus to explain what they want for their order Video calls should be available for emergencies such as for the police or ambulance Deaf-mute people should be more welcomed to the society by employing them and treating them as any other person

Gender : female

Martial status: Married

Challenges : •

Lack of social interaction with no translator

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Researching Taking specific orders from menu with no pictures available Can’t respond calls, only by video camera communicating with people not knowing sign language Due to the pandemic, masks cover the lips is a huge challenge for the deaf as mouth movement are part of sign language Employing deaf people is unlikely, as their chances of getting accepted are low

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Age : 23Years

About : -

Aisha Hisham is a Bahraini woman that works in the salmaniya hospital located in Manama, Bahrain. She is specialized in treating the people with speech difficulties due to hearing problems.

Needs : Having more specialized techniques and technology used in hospitals.

Goals : “Helping patients as much as i can to live their lives with no difficulties and help them communicate with other people , to have strong career and opening my own clinic or be able to work in Bahrain's best hospitals and being able to improve my skills to provide maximum patient care.

Nationality : Bahraini

Martial status: Single

Interests : • • • •

Helping people football documentaries travel.

Dislikes : Wasting the time on unnecessary things and utilising it.

Challenges : • • • •

Not having doctors/nurses know how to communicate with sign language is a problem Improving communication with patients Extensive long work hours Emotionally stressful environment

DESIGN GUIDLINE

DESIGN GUIDELINES

Variety of regulatory aspects must be considered when designing a wellness center, ranging from the structure's regular functional and organizational characteristics (lighting, indoor temperature, air quality, etc.) to the safety of users and personnel (escape routes, workers' health and safety, etc.).

ORGANIZING SPACES : Zones are divided based on the precise activities that take place in those locations, allowing you to simply manage all the objects in the space that are related to that activity.

COLOR SCHEME:

USER NEEDS :

Neutral colors

Providing the needed components for the users need by having multiple therapy area, gyms, consultation rooms etc. to serve different practices. In addition, having courtyards, gardens etc. to engage nature into the space, by using natural materials into the space.

Browns and neutrals are the essence of nature, and they're utilized a lot in design. Brown and neutral tones may convey a variety of emotions, including serenity and tranquility, wholesomeness and durability.

TEXTURE: Light & Dark Concrete

TECHNICAL DETAILS: Appropriate materials: Must ensure that the materials we choose complement the space's purpose, such as robust and pleasant materials for the furniture in the space , and treated materials for flooring and walls

Pendent light

Vertical Wooden wall panels

In a work environment that necessitates the use of heavy equipment and installations, attention to technical details of equipment placement and adjustments, such as drawings with proper installation methods, is critical; however, moving and heavy use may affect the placement, so it must be checked on a regular basis.

BUILDING SELECTION & ZONING

ZONING EDUCATIONAL AREAS: KARRANA PRIMARY GIRLS SCHOOL

HEALTH AREAS: SHAIKH JABER ALAHMAD ALSABAH HEALTH CENTER , HAMZA PHARMACY, ALNAKHEEL FITNESS LADIES' GYM SERVICES AREAS: BAPCO PETROL STATION ALJAZEERA SUPERMARKET BBK BANK TOURIST AREAS: ALALI MALL, RITZ CARLTON, CITY CENTER, SEEF MALL, BAHRAIN FORT, FUTURE STABLE, GB CAFÉ, BAHRAIN FORT MOSQUES: SHAIKH ISMAIL MOSQUE

NEIGHBORHOOD

7. ALJAZEERA SUPERMARKET 8. SHEIKH JABER ALAHMAD ALSABAH HEALTH CENTER 9. ALNAKHEEL FITNESS LADIES GYM 10. ITHMAR BANK 11. ALALI MALL 12. SEEF MALL 13. KARRANA PRIMARY GIRLS SCHOOL 14. ARSENAL FOOTBALL COURT

15. CHELSEA CLUB 16. SHAIKH ISMAIL MOSQUE 17. KARRANA BEACH

18. HAMZA PHARMACY

Orientation and Climate

LANDSCAPING

Main Road

There are some greenery around the area in addition of having alghalia farm and Mohsen bird farm

WATER &WIND Wind mostly occurs from northwest

The sea view of our project capturing in this picture the north side , giving the users a calm and quiet environment.

NOISE ADJACENTSTRUSER

Wave Noise Road Noise

People Noise Ship Noise

Due to absence of project around the site, the noise in the area is low.

However, there is sounds from the sea waves

The surrounding of the site is under construction for roads and future projects.

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01 Structural Development

02 Original Plan

03 Architectural Masses

Pearls are considered an important element in Bahrain, as they were and remain to this day internationally famous for their brilliance, purity and beauty.

We have got inspired by this and decided to embrace the importance of pearls in Bahrain into our design.

Original plan is reflecting two shells, which are the two main structure opposite to each other. However, the structure in the middle represents the pearl.

3 Masses have been added into the original plan, making it more distinctive with more added space to have more interesting components around.

3D view of the building ( beach view )

3D view of the building( entrance view )

3D view of the building (Courtyard)

Elevated plan “without added mass “

CONCEPT AND MOOD BOARD

What is the project about ?

The concept "deaf culture" refers to a mindset that sees deafness as a distinction in human experience rather than a disability. As “Signs are to eyes what words are to ears.” So, we are introducing a resort and spa wellness center in the kingdom of Bahrain, that aims to promote awareness of the importance of sign language and taking users throughout a journey to experience the silence in a new meditational way.

Concept “Communicating through silence” Creating an inclusive deaf and mute wellness center using the natural phenomena of noise cancelation and healing them by an interior space that provides special equipment such as acoustics that controls the sound waves throughout the space and light to facilitate visual wayfinding. In addition, to take the user through a journey, experiencing the calmness and serenity that the silence gives to a user by taking into consideration of the term “DeafSpace” into the space.

Masar (n.) a track that constitutes or serves as a path. ُّ ‫ طريق؛ خ‬،‫مسار (مفرد) مسلك‬ ‫سيْر‬ َّ ‫َط ال‬

What is “silent interior” ?

Silent Interior is about meaningful, minimal, and balanced design. As it is an homage to the aesthetics of uncompromising forms, by using the right materials that absorb sounds, colors, and proportions.

DeafSpace Guidelines Sensory reach: Spatial orientation and the awareness of activities within our surroundings.

Space ad proximity: To maintain clear visual communication individuals, stand at a distance where they can see facial expression and full dimension of the user. As it impacts the basic layout of furnishings and building spaces.

Light and color: To contrast skin tone to highlight sign language and facilitate visual wayfinding.

Acoustics:. Spaces should be designed to reduce reverberation and other sources of background noise.

Sound source

Guidelines

Mobility and proximity: The proper design of circulation and gathering spaces enable users to move through space uninterrupted.

Bound waves Distraction around post (repelling the sound)

Mood Board

BRANDING

CONCEPT IMPELEMNATION

The Design Walker Linear lighting on walls , floors and ceiling that creates a guidance for the users to go throughout the space without the need to get help from staff asking for directions.

Acoustics Because it acts to reflect and absorb sound waves, concrete is an effective barrier for noise. It is also known for being a durable, long-lasting material for building and civil works projects..

Masar App The app will help users to get guidance within the space and enjoy the amenities that are available in the wellness center. In addition, the watch could be useful for the deaf to get notifications through the vibration and to ask for any service they are in need for.

PLAN

North

Reception

Reception Room 2

Room 1

Room 3

w/c Spa

Room 2

Tennis court Gym Reception

Room 1

Cryo Sauna Cafe Bridge Ramp

Lounge

Waterfall

Reception Multipurpose hall

Yoga Sensory walls Community garden

Yacht / Jet ski rental

Pool

Steps to the sea

Doctor’s offices

Reception

Consultation machines reception

Pharmacy seating

Bridge

Toilet

seating Exhibition

restaurant

kitchen

Robot barista

North

SECTION

3D RENDERS / PERSPECTIVES