Created together with: Kristan Andersen, Wladyslaw Cervio Pelech Monagas.
English: ‘A place in the dune plantation’, 2019, was my final master thesis at Aalborg University. The project was to create a nature hospice located in Tornby Klitplantage, Denmark. I have chosen to show some of the material here, but our presentation report can be viewed here.
Danish: ‘A place in the dune plantation’, 2019: Dette var mit endelige speciale ved Aalborg Universitet. Projektet orienterede sig mod at skabe et hospice, beliggende i Tornby Klitplantage, Danmark. Jeg har valgt at vise noget af materialet her, men den udvidede version af vores præsentationsrapport kan vises her.
English: A key aspect and value was nature and landscape surrounding the building site. The concept was to embed the hospice into the around the topography. The building is split into two main buildings with three glass hallways, where you might experience the surrounding nature, in a safe space. Furthermore, the hallways works as a wind blockage and dividing the inner courtyards. The hospice itself is camouflaged into nature, by keeping a low ceiling height with a flat roof, using natural cladding materials and a wild grass roof, as well as the preservation of the pines.
Danish: Et vigtigt aspekt for projektet var naturen og landskabet omkring bygningen. Hovedkonceptet var at integrere hospicet i topografien. Bygningen er opdelt i to hovedbygninger med tre glasgange, hvor man kan opleve naturen, i et beskyttet rum. Disse gange fungerer endvidere som en vindspærring og opdeling af de indre gårdhaver. Hospicet integreres i naturen, ved at holde en lav loftshøjde med et fladt tag, brugen af naturlige beklædningsmaterialer og et vildt græstag, samt bevaring af fyrretræerne.
English: The main entrance is located in the mid-right on the plandrawing. When entering the hospice, you are standing between the two main buildings, where you on the right side, have the daycare and the office area. The other building is mainly the hospice patient rooms, with a common area and functions such as reflection, wellness, library, and guest rooms. When you entering the lobby, you ar meet by the reception. From the lobby, there is direct access to both the day center or the main open hallway from which the patient rooms and common functions are located.
Danish: Hovedindgangen er placeret i højre midt på plantegningen. Når du kommer til dette hospice, står man mellem de to hovedbygninger, hvor på højre side er dagscenter og kontorområdet. Den anden side er hovedsageligt hospice-patientværelser med et fælles område og dertil funktioner, som reflektion, wellness, bibliotek og gæsteværelser. Når man kommer ind, er receptionen i tæt tilknytning til lobbyen. Fra lobbyen er der direkte adgang til både dagscenter eller selve hospiceafdelingen, som består af en åben gang, hvorfra patientrum og fælles funktioner er placeret.
English: Enter the courtyards, flush with local vegetation and all at a height that makes it accessible to anyone, patient, children and the like. With a segmented pathway, there are small niches created, where they may find a small space for outdoor reflection.
Danish: Gårdhaverne er designet således, at brugen af lokal vegetation og er i en tilgængelig højde for enhver, patient, børn og andre. Med en segmenteret vej oprettes der små nicher, hvor man kan finde et lille rum til refleksion i det udendørs rum.
English: The hospice is embedded into the landscape, with a grass roof and the wooden cladding that allows the building to blend into its surroundings. Tornby Klitplantage is a dune plantation, and the hospice is located at a high point of the landscape. The patient room is located orientated to the heath, where the staff and daycare center is pushed into the coniferous green forest, in which it may seem hidden. The building opens up around the common area, which is situated on the edge of the place, with a glorious view directed to the diversified dune area, which leads to the North Sea.
Danish: Hospicen er placeret i landskabet med et græs tag og en træbeklædning, som får bygningen til, at tilpasse de omkringliggende omgivelser. Tornby Klitplantage er et plantage- og hedeområde, hvor dette hospice er placeret på et højdepunkt i landskabet. Patientstuerne er orienteret mod heden, hvor personale og dagpleje er placeret og skjult i den grønne nåleskov. Bygningen åbner sig op omkring fællesområdet, der er placeret på udkanten af bakken, med en storslået udsigt rettet mod klitområdet, der føre videre ud til Vesterhavet.
English: The interior mainly consists of gray bricks and wood to enforce the feeling of home. The patient room has large panoramic windows, that can access the terrace, while still maintaining a direct connection to the surrounding nature. In every room, there is a strip of windows at the ceiling, to bring in natural light. This prevents ‘outsiders’ to stair into the room, which gives the room privacy while keeping the natural light. The construction is created as a simple column, beam system, which is made in local pine wood.
Danish: Det indvendige er hovedsageligt bygget op af grå mursten og træ, for at fremhæve en hjemligheden. Patientstuerne har store panoramavinduer, hvor der er direkte adgang til terrassen, mens de stadig skaber forbindelsen til den omgivende natur. I hvert rum er der et bånd af vinduer i loftet, for at bringe det naturlige lys ind. Dette forhindrer at besøgende kigger ind i rummet, hvilket skaber privatliv, mens det naturlige lys bevares. Konstruktionen er designet med et simpelt søjle- og bjælkesystem, der er konstrueret i lokalt fyrretræ.
