Bartiméus
NL, Doorn
This multiple assignment is to expand a care institution for the visually disabled in the woods near Doorn. The schedule includes a number of residences and a daily-activity centre.
A visual handicap means there is question of experiencing built-up surroundings differently. The visual image cannot be taken for granted as dominant: other senses play a major role, for instance the senses of touch, hearing and smell. This is the reason for emphasizing a great deal of variation in material use. The switch from light to darker spaces ensures contrast and therefore better orientation for the visually impaired. By avoiding long corridors, one produces recognisable spaces that one can feel.
Two residential types link structurally: a residence for six people and one for four. The two living rooms and the multifunctional space are centrally situated. A gallery on the inner garden connects the spaces mutually. Glass fronting allows saturated daylight to enter and sound to penetrate. A great deal of daylight has been made available within the daily-activity centre too.
The building consists of different clusters. A cluster has a central corridor space widening in the middle, at the entrances to the rooms. Roof lights emphasize these locations. All the various spaces have access to the verandas on the outside of the building.
A visual handicap means there is question of experiencing built-up surroundings differently. The visual image cannot be taken for granted as dominant: other senses play a major role, for instance the senses of touch, hearing and smell. This is the reason for emphasizing a great deal of variation in material use. The switch from light to darker spaces ensures contrast and therefore better orientation for the visually impaired. By avoiding long corridors, one produces recognisable spaces that one can feel.
Two residential types link structurally: a residence for six people and one for four. The two living rooms and the multifunctional space are centrally situated. A gallery on the inner garden connects the spaces mutually. Glass fronting allows saturated daylight to enter and sound to penetrate. A great deal of daylight has been made available within the daily-activity centre too.
The building consists of different clusters. A cluster has a central corridor space widening in the middle, at the entrances to the rooms. Roof lights emphasize these locations. All the various spaces have access to the verandas on the outside of the building.
Project data
Start: 2005
Completed: 2005
Total floor space: 0.025 km2
Status
Finished
Programme
newly built residences, daily-activity centre, medical and paramedical care, leisure time and social facilities with all the supportive services
Client
Bartiméus
Start: 2005
Completed: 2005
Total floor space: 0.025 km2
Status
Finished
Programme
newly built residences, daily-activity centre, medical and paramedical care, leisure time and social facilities with all the supportive services
Client
Bartiméus








