PROJECT - 1

Maternity Centre

PROJECT - 1

Maternity Centre

A life begins when one is born into this world as the fetus develops in the womb of the woman awaiting to concieve her child into a new environment. Apart from the skin-to-skin touch the newly born baby experience with his or her mother, architecture also plays a role in the psychological and physical well-being of the child and his mother during childbirth from the atmosphere in which the mother is in labour to the space in which she conviences.

A research shows that a calm and healing atmosphere and space can relief the emotional stress and pain the mother experience during birthing.

This project is proposed Maternity Centre design for the community of nawfia, located in Nawfia, Anambra state, Nigeria, aiming to creating a solace environment for birthing mothers in labour.

In this project, these healing spaces and atmosphere is introduced using biomimicry and biophilic design approach, appying nature and color as a psycholoigical balance of the well-being of the users of its spaces.

circulation - lobby admin - offices labour room delivery room - private ward delivery room - general ward neo-natal intensive unit postpartum ward scrub area sterilization area theatre access space theatre room recovery room archive cloak room nurse station circulation - stairs / ramp lavatory courtyard entrance / kitchen exit reception admin - offices paypoint circulation - lobby cafe pediatric - private ward pediatric - general ward archive utility room cloak room nurse station lavatory green areas circulation - stairs / ramp exit