Outside-in
Reflection on Location
Ricky van Broekhoven
Outside-in
Reflection on Location
Ricky van Broekhoven
Reflection on Location 2
I did an internship in de Wilg in Eindhoven, an Alzheimer’s nursing home situated on the 4th floor of a large elderly complex. The bedrooms and communal rooms are all connected to the circulation space. There is a leftover office which is used as an extra livingroom. It is very difficult for the daylight to penetrate the circulation space. On the left page there are some impressions of the space. Dark, repetitive and with a heavy low ceiling. The space really gives the feeling of being locked in. And the patiens hardly ever get out due to lack of manpower. Since they are located on the 3rd floor they cannot get out by themselves. Which is very regrettable since daylight is very important for any ones well being.
Floorplan the Wilg
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bedrooms
circulation
communal living rooms
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windows
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