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The first orphanage ever built goes back to the 17 th century when babies were abandoned and thousands of children were left to fend for themselves in extreme poverty. Orphanages became a sanctuary for these children where values were instilled in them, they were cared for, offered love and protection, and a place to be called as their home. However, the conditions of the space by today’s standards were not ideal.
The communal living space was mostly overcrowded with lots of children all in one room with beds stacked after one another with metal railings. They had one dining space where all children would gather to eat, and generally, there was a lack of outdoor spaces.
Children are the future of any society, and they need a safe environment to grow up and be able to contribute. Architects for years now have been taking a different approach to designing orphanages, putting orphans’ feelings of loneliness, fear, and confusion at the forefront to provide them safety and give them a sense of family that could enhance their physical and psychological developmen t.
Urko Sanjez Architects partnered with SOS children’s village in Djibouti, an international organization that identifies children in need of assistance or orphans and gathers groups of children, with each one having a mother to look after them and ‘aunties’ that will assist the mothers. It is usually run at the top by one director usually labelled as the ‘father of the community’.
Looking at the traditional architecture of the region, a pattern of the “Medina” was realized, and Urko Sanchez decided to use that as the concept for this orphanage. They conceived it as a project to be integrational, reflect the identity of SOS children, and generate a sense of community. A perimeter wall with small perforated openings was created to provide a secure space for children inside. The medina for children was created to consist of fifteen units, with squares around trees providing open spaces, well-ventilated pathways, and a secured playground.
On the ground floor, each unit consists of three bedrooms for the children with two shared bathrooms, a living room, kitchen, and dining area, which are open between the inside and outside, reflecting on traditions of being under the stars and creating a sense of fluidity. The first floor houses the aunties’ and the director’s rooms. This orphanage was also created to incorporate vegetation, not just in the landscape but also around the house to give the children the opportunity to take care of it, grow with it, and eventually benefit from it.
This project has a few architectural elements that are designed to stand out, for example, the absence of doors in the openings, the latticework mashrabiya , which offers ventilation and allows the mother to keep an eye on the children while they are out playing freely, and the ventilation towers that were designed at critical points of the project to capture cool air and transfer it to the lower levels.
What makes this orphanage interesting, aside from its soft homogeneous finishes, is it is designed contextually and purely for bettering the children’s feelings and development.
ZAV Architects designed an orphanage in Iran taking the form of a residential centre specifically for orphaned girls between the ages of seven to seventeen. The site is part of the city’s historic fabric. The project being specifically for children revived the area. The orphanage’s design aim follows that of a home, creating private rooms and social spaces to provide a sanctuary for the girls to be able to live freely, study, play, and, most importantly, feel secure.
Although the typology of this structure was created with an introverted typology with the use of two wings going inwards in a curved overhang, due to the location and surroundings, it holds a unique character through the coverable balconies with yellow curtains that allow the girls that are wearing hijabs to have an inside-outside space relationship while adhering to their strict religious context.
“They can express themselves through the changing festivities of mourning and celebration or the changing seasons by changing the ‘Hijab’ of their balconies, just like they are used to wearing and changing their Hijab and Chador in accord with the town’s cultural timeline, reminding aesthetics of censorship”, says ZAV Architects.
This orphanage breaks the conventional rules of social norms, what is defined as a dormitory, and offers the children a sense of quality living and belonging.
When children become orphans, they tend to be left with a void they have to live with for the rest of their lives feeling lost, sad and confused. Orphanages were created to take them in, provide them with a space they can be cared for, and feel safe. The role architecture has to play in rethinking the way they are designed is very crucial; It goes beyond just feeling safe and cared for. A good design will allow children to grow into their very best selves psychologically, mentally, and physically, and eventually grow up to be ready to conquer the world. Children, after all, are at the core of making the future a better place.
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My thesis is concerned with how nurturing can be provided through integrating the senses into the architecture of an orphanage, by inviting the natural outdoor setting indoors, to inform the design. The design of a space that allows sensory stimulation and encounters with the environment is important to the well-being and healthy upbringing of ...
orphanage (Adarne, Fe Isabel a.)_thesis Book - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. This thesis proposal aims to develop a social and conducive learning environment for an orphanage complex in the Philippines through biophilic architectural strategies and innovations. The complex will introduce a productivity center to help children exhibit their works ...
sensitivity, and sustainability. By blending architecture with imagination and considering cultural and psychological factors, architects can create spaces that foster the holistic development and well-being of orphaned children. Keywords: Orphanage Design, Innovative Architectural Solutions, Safe Housing for Orphans
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The R.E.C. Orphanage provides a secure and supporting place for children that need long-term childcare. Architecture has always been a vehicle to enable social and cultural interactions. Architecture fosters multiple diversities of peoples to come together and coexist.
shivangini singh. The link between human-psychology and built spaces has long been a subject of interest in the field of architecture. When a child is forced on a journey through life without the guidance of a mother or father, careful attention should be given to the spaces in which a child is placed for long term care, allowing architecture ...
Description/Abstract. "This thesis contends that by re-conceptalizing the spatial, programmatic, and sociopolitical forces that for the basis of the orphanage typology, an architectural framework can be constructed that can instigate and facilitate new conditions of programmatic overlap between the 'urban cultural' and the 'private/secure ...
My thesis is concerned with how architecture, space, and nature can provide safety, shelter, entertainment, and a sense of belonging to a space to the orphan children in Maputo, Mozambique. The design I have brought to life will allow these children to feel at home and encounter with the environment , which is very important for their well ...
Old age home and orphanage: a barrier-free design approach towards needy elders and orphans for their symbiotic relationship and development, Salem, Tamilnadu/ ... Thesis: en_US Files in this item. Name: TH001741-2017BARC ... Size: 39.62Mb. Format: PDF. View/ Open. This item appears in the following Collection(s) Bachelor of Architecture ...
Rethinking the architecture of Orphanages. The first orphanage ever built goes back to the 17th century when babies were abandoned and thousands of children were left to fend for themselves in extreme poverty. Orphanages became a sanctuary for these children where values were instilled in them, they were cared for, offered love and protection ...
369 | P a g e. Designing interactiv e spaces for orphanage com bined with elders' home. Ar. Pradnya Sajan Hankar e 1*, Dr. Parag Govard han Narkhede. 2. 1 Alumni, BKPS (Bharatiya Kala Prasarini ...
In orphanage system, children can attach to no one and can feel no one of her/him. Employees come on certain time and go on certain time. Nothing is fixed for children. In short, personality of children in orphanage is considered as a game and sense of belonging is not remained for them through such dual personality.
Key Words: architecture, building, health, children, Orphanage Received 25.07.2016 Revised 16.09.2016 Accepted 11.10.2016 INTRODUCTION Each year a large number of children are left in the streets due to economic and social problems and the place where they are being taken care of is orphanage.
The link between human-psychology and built spaces has long been a subject of interest in the field of architecture. When a child is forced on a journey through life without the guidance of a mother or father, careful attention should be given to the spaces in which a child is placed for long term care, allowing architecture to be nurturing device for the children during the process of healing ...
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Thesis Report - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or view presentation slides online. The document discusses research for an interior architecture design thesis project proposing an "Orphanage cum Old Age Home". Key points from the research section include: - India has a growing elderly population that will rise to 177 million by 2025, leading to a rise in old age homes.
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The study linked the most common psychological problems of orphaned children with architectural and interior design. The research also drew upon literature to develop categories for creating a stimulating environment as a design approach. The engaging environment embodies a collective multi-dimensional. Table 1.
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