The water gardens, a Nordic well-being place for late-adults
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School of Arts, Design and Architecture |
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2020
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Arkkitehtuurin maisteriohjelma
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en
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426
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The thesis proposes the reuse of the water treatment plant of Dämmän, Espoo into a spa for the late adults. Through a design strategy that includes the reuse of the building of the water treatment plant, by turning into a spa for late adults. The project aims to support the local wellness tourism and the and well-being of the late-adults. The Water Gardens is the name of the project which includes: greenhouses, spa, pools for water jogging, saunas, relaxation spaces, baths, restaurant, massage rooms and all the facilities for a spa. With the constant growing of the late adult population, in the near future; there will be the need to rethink the spaces for the late adults and for the improvement of their well-being. It is essential to think what impact the spaces will have in the near future?. And what kind of spaces can be designed for the late adults that can have a positive impact in that sector group?. The project does not focus only in the architectural process of reusing the building; It is one of the main parts true, but the project it is pictured as a design strategy to address 2 main objectives: 1) to generate an option of leisure spaces for late adults that impact positively in their well-being. 2) To address the climate change (generated by flight tourism journeys and construction) by supporting the local tourism for late adults with a spa customized for them; and by extending the embodied energy of a building by expanding as much as possible the life of a reused building with a circular adaptive reuse concept. The process of the project included a research and theoretical background. For the part of the research 5 main topics were identified to use as a theoretical based to develop the project: I)Late adults, II)Tourism, III)Spas IV)adaptive reuse of buildings V)Nordic Well-being destinations. The research was extensive and involved many, interviews and workshops with late adults, research on the topics, visits and analysis of the existing building. In addition visits and excursions to different architectural references (different kinds of spas) which are described further. Consultation were done with experts in spas, greenhouses, accessibility, seniors well-being, to have a better understanding of the topic.Description
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Lintula, KimmoThesis advisor
Lintula, KimmoKeywords
spas, late adults, reuse of buildings, seniors, water treatment plant, greenhouses, well-being, heatlh architecture