The Urban Game

Design of a Health Center in Nijmegen

Master thesis (2021)

Authors

A.E. Milanowska Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

E.P.N. Schreurs Situated Architecture (mentor)
L.G.A.J. Reinders Situated Architecture (graduation committee member)
A.B.J. van Deudekom Architectural Engineering (mentor)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment, Architecture and the Built Environment
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Published Date

01-07-2021

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

The central point of the thesis is formulation and testing of a design method with a strong focus on the user activity and personal experience in the designed space. The design algorithm consists of a series of iterative steps based on architectural and sensorial sequences of activities.
The experimental method was tested in the process of re-designing an underperforming shopping mall in the city of Nijmegen. The new urban plan proposes a mix-use neighbourhood that is better connected with the existing city tissue. The main focus is the design of a Health Center that includes spaces for treatment as well as promotion of a healthy lifestyle. The new public building is created in the process of adaptive reuse of the existing structure.