REFLECTION When I started on my thesis project, the general purpose was partly to understand the core of healing architecture, but with an agenda to participate in the development, or field of architecture that makes a huge difference for vulnerable people. Visiting counsellings in both Denmark (Livsrum) and Scotland (Maggie’s) made me realize how much a well composed building can do for people in special need of care. In my thesis project I have chosen not to challenge the program for counsellings in the 21st century. Embracing the knowledge and learnings from the many existing counselling centres, has been the foundation for the project’s development. I have found that healing architecture or environments are places that meet the most fundamental conditions of places that are pleasant to stay in; creating a safe zone for vulnerable people, offering both social and private spaces, having the place surrounded by a natural setting and using materials that have a calming palette of colors, textures and surfaces. Finally, the aim of Room for Healing has been to design a place, that through architectural spaces and qualities, creates a sanctuary for people dealing with cancer. My project has strived to achieve the goals of Maggie Jencks, creating the framework for a healing process and activities that brings back the joy of living in a time of distress.
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Room for Healing
