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LARA FISCHER GODFREY
DE-STRESS POINT
designing for veterans with PTSD
DE-STRESS POINT - designing for veterans with PTSD
Fall 2016 - Bach. of Arch - SCAD
CONCEPT MODEL & SITE DIAGRAMS
When veterans come back from war with PTSD, they need to find a place where they feel confortable and safe, while not feeling vulnerable. Located in St.Louis, I chose to rotate my building by 4 degress towards East to directly face the St.Louis arch. The clinic and the housing sections have different entrances and are made of different materials indicating that the veterans are not living in a medical building. Each level has a balcony placed in the middle or in a corner of the east facade in order to create a private space for the residents while avoiding gathering spaces. Nature is present with the gardens on the first and second floor, as well as on the metal mesh, designed in the shape of leaves.
GROUND FLOOR PLAN & ITS RESTAURANT
WEST ELEVATION + 3D DIAGRAMS
THE CLINIC FLOOR PLAN & ITS VIEW
EAST ELEVATION & VIEW OF 2nd FLOOR
On the 2nd floor is located the in-pation housing's kitchen and outdoor space.
LEVEL 5 FLOOR PLAN & ITS VIEW
SECTIONS
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