Collaborative Architecture; Architecture for the Senses
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The document discusses the collaborative architecture design of the VA Palo Alto Campus rehabilitation center for vision impaired patients. Key aspects included multi-sensory design elements like acoustic wayfinding, tactile landmarks and maps, and a central courtyard to aid navigation. The building layout features looping paths for mobility practice, numbered rooms and Braille signage for orientation. The landscape acts as a healing metaphor to reinforce independence through its native plants and creek bed.
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Collaborative Architecture; Architecture for the Senses
- 1. Collaborative Architecture Architecture for the Senses
- 2. Chris Downey Architecture for the Blind Natale Ward The Design Partnership Christie Coffin The Design Partnership INTRODUCTION
- 3. VA Palo Alto Campus Phase 1: Parking Structure 1 Phase 1: Rehabilitation Center INTRODUCTION
- 4. Stacking Diagram PTRP 12 beds conference admin 3F: PTRP/admin. WBRC WBRC training + D&T 32 beds 2F: blind rehab. polytrauma lobby + polytrauma garden D&T 24 beds 1F: polytrauma outpatient links inpatient INTRODUCTION
- 5. Outpatient Wing Inpatient Wing Entry and Garden INTRODUCTION
- 6. 24/7 Zone Inpatient Services Main Entry 40 hour Zone Outpatient/Day Therapy Services INTRODUCTION
- 7. Team Integration • Jaws • Cell Phones • Audible tape measures, tactile scales, etc. • Tactile / embossed plots • Mental modeling INTRODUCTION
- 8. navigating multi-story spaces Early stair design Going up: how do vision impaired find the foot of the stair? Going down: how do they find the exit? Lobby Stair
- 9. navigating multi-story spaces Lobby Stair
- 10. Cane taps produce radar-like echo along vaulted forms acoustical considerations
- 11. Building Organization Building shape = F > ^ Multiple pacing loops for mobility practice and orientation Orientation Strategies
- 12. Room Numbering & Signage Orientation Strategies
- 13. Reinforcing landmarks – Nurse Station Orientation Strategies
- 16. Place-making Fountain Textured areas Multi-Sensory Design
- 17. landscape as healing metaphor Native creek bed Transition from acute dependence to natural independence Clinical core Multi-Sensory Design
- 18. Entry Plaza Pavement color/texture reinforces directionality Backs of benches used for “shore-lining” Multi-Sensory Design
- 19. Central Courtyard Places for celebration, introspectio n, privacy Multi-Sensory Design
- 21. Collaborative Architecture Thank You! Chris Downey chris.downey@arch4blind.com Christie Johnson Coffin Christie@dpsf.com Natale Ward Natale@dpsf.com Find the slides from this presentation on SlideShare. Search for us by name: TheDesignPartnership Or by our public profile: http://www.slideshare.net/TheDesignPartnership & Architecture for the Blind