Une Centre de Vitalité

A Centre for Vitality

Master thesis (2023)

Authors

D. Kok Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

P.E.L.J.C. Vermeulen Situated Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
A.B.J. van Deudekom Architectural Technology - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
E.P.N. Schreurs Situated Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2023 Daan Kok
Healthcare Sports Ecology Liege Ghost Bio-based building materials Earth Wind and Fire Circular building
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Published Date

22-06-2023

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

In light of the current discussion in architecture regarding healthcare, we often disregard the qualities of “old-fashioned” healthcare buildings.
In the neighbourhood of Droixhe, Liege, this is no different. The site used to be inhabited by a thriving healthcare residence named ‘Les Murlais’, however, its thoughtless demolition erased not just the physical entity but also a caring architectural gesture that once shaped lives. The scar is still visible as the concrete pit was all that remained.
‘Une Centre de Vitalité’ is a design proposal seeking to redeem the qualities of ‘Les Murlais’ by addressing and implementing patient-based design with an ecological approach regarding the concrete pit as a layer of the site which should be respected. The design provides flexible spaces for the currently neglected healthcare practices of the neighbourhood and in addition spaces for physical activities and sports. A healthcare building in a residential area should not be a fenced-off place for illness but a place to regain strength and come together. The design proposes a nature-inclusive building with attention to biobased materials and forward-striving climate concepts.