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| Situation |
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| View at the garden side |
On the ground floor of the children's and adolescents'
hospital in Berlin-Lichtenberg, a psychiatric unit for
40 children and adolescents is being developed.
A new extension is to be added to building F,
which is situated at a distance from the main buildings.
20 places for day care therapy are located in the old building,
20 places for in-patients in the new extension. |
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Building Structure
The new three-storey building is going to be constructed in the valley
on the northern side of the existing wing F of the hospital,
into rolling scenery between groups of trees and parkland.
The positions of the old and the new building form a sheltered space as an
outside play area for the children and adolescents.
The terraced construction at the end of the oblong building links the house
with the landscape and creates terraces on all floor levels.
The old and the new building are linked but at a distance from one another.
Organisation, Design
The main entrance of the psychiatric unit for children and adolescents is
situated at the narrow side of the new building, alongside
building F and along the access road to the inner main building
complex of the children’s hospital.
The design ensures that the rooms, particularly in the new building, are light.
The floor levels of the oblong building are divided into a day area
(the rooms used during the day) along the sheltered courtyard and a
night area (the children’s and adolescents’ bedrooms) at the northern side
towards the parkland. The areas for the in-patients are situated on the ground
floor and the middle floor.A further important element of the psychiatric unit for children and adolescents is the independent therapy area on the top floor of the new building. Space and colours have been experimented with to fit in with the character of the rooms in the unit. Rooms can be soft or hard, flowing or angular, open or closed.
The whole structure of the psychiatric unit is, through its use of material, light and colour, designed to counteract a possible exclusion or isolation of the children and adolescents caused by their illness and make them aware of how varied life is. The welcoming yet reserved architecture should help the children to feel stronger and more able to lead normal lives when they leave.
Conclusion
This ambitious design project is being developed in co-operation with many partners involved in the planning (the district of Lichtenberg/ Hohenschönhausen, the senate authorities for health and social welfare, the senate authorities for construction and housing, Lichtenberg hospital), but under great economic pressure. Construction is due to start at the beginning of spring 2002.| Mitarbeit | |
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MICHAEL GROLLMITZ STEFAN ZAPPE DIPL.-ING. ARCHITEKTEN
ANNA-LOUISA-KARSCH-STR. 7, D-10178 BERLIN
FON +49-30-24721075 FAX +49-30-24721076
EMAIL: info@grollmitz-zappe-architekten.de
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