The project includes the development of a geriatric day centre and 25 sheltered housing, creating a nexus between the park “El Pasatiempo” and the river Mendo in Betanzos.
To develop the project I started studying the people who will occupy these houses as they are a special group with specific needs. The main idea is to bring them the high autonomy as possible and that their day by day develops simple and enjoyable so reducing the obstacles and barriers that hinder their lives normally.
The posed buildings, day centre and two residential buildings, are placed surrounding the plot so as to permit access permeability and integration of riparian vegetation around them.
The posed buildings, day centre and two residential buildings, are placed surrounding the plot so as to permit access permeability and integration of riparian vegetation around them.
This is the model of the project:
The geriatric day centre is seen as a facility with a minimum capacity for 45 people, both users of housing and external to them. It offers a daytime host and booster with therapeutic and rehabilitative purposes for a certain number of hours a day. In addition assistance is complemented by the activities of daily life for a group of users.
The centre is organized around a central ramp that connects the different floors. Around the common space are distributed cubes with concrete walls containing different activities that need more private space.
The centre is organized around a central ramp that connects the different floors. Around the common space are distributed cubes with concrete walls containing different activities that need more private space.
On the groundfloor there are administrative services, attention to family, changing rooms for employees, shops, hairdresser, laundry and dining room.
On the upper floor are located doctor’s office, nurse and physical therapy, as well as a library and an outdoor solarium.
The inner ramp creates an interior promenade with a very gentle slope, so old people can walk inside due that this is a place where it rains many days a year.
As to the housing, they are distributed in two buildings of two floors with opened corridors leading to each home. Each property consists of living room-kitchen with balcony, adapted bathroom and bedroom. These buildings are crowned with flat roofs to take advantage of the low sun of Betanzos.
Both the day centre as sheltered housing complement each other by providing the inhabitants of this complex all necessary amenities of day to day.
For both buildings was projected a structure with load bearing walls of reinforced concrete seen to the outside. To soften the image of concrete are installed large windows and wooden elements as railings and pergolas.
Both the day centre as sheltered housing complement each other by providing the inhabitants of this complex all necessary amenities of day to day.
For both buildings was projected a structure with load bearing walls of reinforced concrete seen to the outside. To soften the image of concrete are installed large windows and wooden elements as railings and pergolas.
