preview

Case Studies : Historical Precedents

Best Essays

Chapter 2 – Case Studies
Historical Precedents
The design of this facility will first look to historical precedents to help create the overall design narrative, and inform the design process. These precedents will be looked to help solve the design problems that where discussed in the previous chapter. These will direct the facilities design in both concept development as well as space layout.
The first of the historical precedents is the Paimio Sanatorium which was designed with the user of the space at the forefront of the design process. Secondly the church of light uses that element to create a comfortable and ethereal space for the end users. The third is the city of culture which allows for the user of the space as a whole to both interact with the built environment as well as move though the space with ease. Through a look into what makes these spaces a success, as well as looking at what they lack, will create a design narrative that will influence the built environment for the users of this treatment center.
The Paimio Sanatorium The Paimio Sanatorium was designed by Alvar Aalto in an open competition 1928. This project is considered Aalto’s breakthrough into the higher ranks of architecture. The Sanatorium is considered ahead of its time as a patient first design years before, what we now consider evidence based design, was considered a forefront for the healthcare design world. The term of evidence-based design wasn’t defined until 2003 when architect D. Kirk

Get Access