Air

“Buildings can be seen as the third human skin (skin is the first, clothing the second). Skin performs many functions: it breathes, absorbs, evaporates and regulates as well as enclosing and protecting. A building which, through its fabrics is in a constant state of moderated exchange between inside and outside feelsand is - a healthy place to be in. It has a quality of life.”12

12. Author: Day, Christopher, Places of the Soul Architecture and Environmental Design as a Healing Art (Oxford: Architectural Press, Second Edition, 2004)

The Caring Home Complex is designed to be permeable, allowing inhabitants to access the flow of fresh air, a key facet of improving wellbeing and outlook.

The varying stimulation of natural ventilation adds life to the interior,

“Natural air ... carries scents and sounds of season, weather, time of day and activities going on.”13

13. Ibid.

Air focuses;

- Breathing fresh air

- Feeling breeze

- Opening and closing windows

- Opening and closing of the extension sliding windows