Selvplejecenter

A Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body

Master thesis (2020)

Authors

F.M. Meyer Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

H.J. Bultstra (supervisor 1)
J.D. Fokkinga (supervisor 1)
F.R. Schnater (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2020 F.M. Meyer
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Published Date

03-07-2020

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

Danish people have a relatively high death-rate, compared to other Nordic countries. This has not gone unnoticed. The government has been actively promoting a healthy lifestyle for quite some time now. This promotion is mainly focussed on physical health. With this public condenser project, an architectural interpretation of this healthy lifestyle is provided. Hereby, the focus is not just on physical health. Since mental health and physical health are always connected, the project addresses both subjects. On top of that, a healthcare component is also addressed within the intervention, in order to make sure that nothing is “broken”, and that the physical and mental health can be continuously developed. By taking a very contextual approach to the way that the design is created and structured, it is possible to strengthen the positive qualities of the site, whilst simultaneously tending to the aspects of the site that could be better. Therefore the project is not just conceptually integrated (by the overarching theme), but also contextually.