In many cities across the country there is an ever increasing amount of urban sprawl in the form of commercial and retail development. Large retail chains are looking for the best opportunities to sell their goods and services. As the population of this country grows there is also an increase in the need for housing. Our suburban communities are quickly becoming large towns and cities of their own. There is an increase in needed infrastructure, tax base, and development.
Unfortunately, it seems that much of this growth is leaving behind some of the original town centers and main streets. Small shopping centers at the corner are giving way to large "box" stores and vast seas of pavement. Buildings that housed banks, gas stations, and the local barber shop are being left behind, discarded shells that are no longer desirable by their tenants. Recent years have shown great demand and interest in the reuse, preservation, and development of long vacant urban areas of the inner city. Businesses, restaurants, and artists flock to these older buildings and areas to live, work, and play. This leaves a gap of vacated buildings and architecture between the urban center and the ever growing suburban development. They are being left behind.
Can these large shells of modest construction be recycled? How can these large vacated buildings and even larger parking lots be reused to benefit the communities in which they reside?
Methods of Inquiry:
Precedent in the areas of adaptive reuse. Not specifically healthcare, but all types of recycled architecture.
-projects and architects who focus on adaptive reuse
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Investigation into the determining factors of why and how we design the "big box". Is it pure econony? Focus on the retailer/consumer relationship? Iconic/brand design?''
Research program:
1. Building typology of the the "big box" What are the major factors that determine the size, shape, and orientation of these buildings? Are they purely economical? Are they reflections of corporate images? These stores are usually based upon some sort of prototype. Aspects of retail architecture.
2. Research in the area of evidence based design in healthcare. Focusing on progrommatic elements desired in a community centered healthcare facility and the methods of design that promote healing environments.
Case Studies/Precedent Analysis:
-analysis of Well Spring Medical Center, Woodburn OR - Clark/Kjos
-analysis of Maine Medical Center, Maine Center for Cancer Care, Scarborough Maine - Harriman Assoc.
Bibliography:
Still need to locate more specific articles. Local resources are rather limited in the areas of architecture specific books. I need to take advantage of the library at the BAC during intensive. (Bibliography not formatted yet, just a list of potential readings)
“Sound Practices: Noise Control in the Healthcare Environment” by Roger B. Call http://www.aia.org/journal_aah.cfm?pagename=aah_jrnl_20071101_call&dspl=1&article=article
“Healthy Lighting” by Milena Simeonova http://www.healthdesign.org/resources/pubs/articles/essays/healthy_lighting.php
“Len Berry on Mayo’s ‘Soul Of Service’” by Russell C. Coile, Jr. http://www.healthdesign.org/resources/pubs/articles/essays/mayo.php
“Designing to Heal” American Journal of Nursing Nov. 2006 Vol.106 No.11 http://www.healthdesign.org/resources/pubs/articles/documents/AJN11-06DesigningtoHeal.pdf
Color, Environment, and Human Response; Frank H. Mahnke, Rudolf H. Mahnke; John Wiley & Sons; 1996
Color and Light in Man-made Environments; Rudolph Mahnke and Frank Mahnke; John Wiley & Sons; 1993
Design Planning for Freestanding Ambulatory Care Facilities; Bill Rostenberg; AHP; 1986
Building Type Basics for Healthcare Facilities; Stephen A. Kliment, editor; John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2000
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