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Healing Cities

TRANSFRMING ‘SICK CITIES’ TO LANDSCAPES OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS

HEALTHSCAPE SUMMIT, DUBAI, DECEMBER 2016 STEVEN VELEGRINIS, ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL, PERKINS+WILL DUBAI

SICK CITIES – WHY DO THEY HAPPEN?

“The city is no longer something we can understand as architecture, as a mass of formed material that we can distinguish from a non-material void which can be characterised as countryside or periphery – or as in any event ‘not-city’….we have unleashed a creature of its own volition – an order of another nature constructing its own form” Stephen Read

“The prevailing conventions of design practice have demonstrated a limited capacity both to respond to the scale of the ecological crisis and adapt their established ways of thinking. In this context, ecological urbanism can be seen as a means of providing a set of sensibilities and practices that can help enhance our approaches to urban development‌.a crossdisciplinary and collaborative approach toward urbanism developed through the lens of ecologyâ€?

Mohsen Mostafavi

WHY WELLNESS? THE WORLD AND DUBAI

HEALTHCARE What is happening in the world?

HEALTHCARE What is happening in the world?

WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR PROJECTS?

PLACE

Make urban areas supportive of the health of its users

– Make the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice – Promote healthy behaviors – Entice people to eat right, exercise, socialize.

– Support health for people of all abilities

POPULATION HEALTH

Dealing with Preventable Health Issues

– Deal with Obesity & Diabetes in the UAE – Integrate walking into daily routine – Educate kids on healthy habits – Create a barrier-free environment – Use the Barakah & Fareej for Social Health

PARTNERSHIPS

Make urban areas a hub for healthy lifestyle

– The District as a hub healthy lifestyles – Open the district to all users – Link into places where people run/bike now – Attract donor / corporations like Nike

PERFORMANCE

Make urban areas the lab for making Dubai Healthier

– Urban Areas as a lab to measure health – Make the Design flexible – Create health related surveys & competitions – Prove WELL, Fitwel & LBC work in Dubai

OUR APPROACH DESIGNING FOR HEALTH

A Health Improvement District is not a Place to go when sick ‌.it’s the place to live well

If we will eliminate the environments that promote poor health the symptoms go away.

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Kings College Hospital Dubai, UAE

Kings College Hospital Dubai, UAE

Kings College Hospital Dubai, UAE

The Mount, Jebel Bauscher Heights Muscat, Oman

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TERRAIN ANALYSIS Surface Flow simulation

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LAYOUT Zones

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Health Improvement District UAE

INSPIRED BY THE NIGELA SATIVA HEALING PLANT

“Use this black seed regularly, because it is a cure for every disease, except death” The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

THE IDEA

SEGREGATED ZONES

DISSOLVE THE BOUNDARIES

LET THE ROOTS SPREAD

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Connectivity Understanding users

Connectivity Connecting to Key Open Spaces

Connectivity Connected Public Spaces make healthy choices easy

STRATEGIES

Public Space A Healthy Greenway Heart

Public Space Wadi as a spine

Public Space Valley for sense of ‘getting away’

Public Space Deeply Shaded Streets

STRATEGIES

Connectivity Connected and Walkable

Public Space Valley for sense of ‘getting away’

Connectivity Looped into district

Public Space Deeply Shaded Streets

MASTERPLANNING CONCEPTS SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

APPROACH TO SUSTAINABILITY Sustainable & Healthy

- Exemplary Sustainable Performance - Net Zero Energy through on-site renewables - Employ a range of strategies (WELL, FitWel, LBC) - Outdoor Thermal Comfort to extend street life

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY Outdoor Thermal Comfort

Impact of Shade Structure

Equates to more outdoor trade days

Our goal is to usable days of trade by a minimum of 10%

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Potable Water Non-Potable / Rainwater Brackish Water Condensate Greywater Blackwater Hazardous Waste

SUSTAINABILITY

MASTERPLANNING CONCEPTS ARCHITECTURAL DRIVERS

APPROACH TO ARCHITECTURE Biophilia Approach

- Nature in Space • • • • • • •

Visual Connection with Nature Non-Visual Connection with Nature Non-Rhythmic Sensory Stimuli Thermal & Airflow Variability Presence of Water Dynamic & Diffuse Light Connection with Natural Systems

APPROACH TO ARCHITECTURE Biophilia Approach

- Nature Analogues • • •

Biomorphic Forms & Patterns Material Connection with Nature Complexity & Order

APPROACH TO ARCHITECTURE Biophilia Approach

- Nature of the Space • • • •

Prospect Refuge Mystery Risk/Peril

Courtyard of Spa + Yoga Center Presence of Water and Sense of Refuge

Organic Market Creating Visual Connection with Nature & Diffuse Light

Plaza Under Awareness Center Creating sense of Mystery & Risk/Peril

INTERIOR DESIGN APPROACH AND SUSTAINABILITY

APPROACH TO INTERIOR DESIGN Our Principles

- Wellness is embedded - Seamless connection between inside and outside - Use of natural materials inside and out - Views of Nature emphasised

The Kids Kitchen A themed eatery where children harvest the food they eat

Medical Clinics Reception Area An emphasis on indoor/outdoor connections

Medical Clinics Waiting Area People waiting in the clinic are connected to the outside

Wellness District Fitness Centre Visually and physically connected to the ground encouraging activity to spill outside the gym

The Spa Experience Both Connected and Serene with strong connections to the garden

Seamlessness between inside and out An approach to both interiors and exteriors

SUSTAINABILITY AND INTERIOR DESIGN

Our experience – WELL Building Standard

- We helped write the WELL Building Standard - 7 certified projects in the USA including WELL Platinum Certification of the ASID HQ in Boston - WELL has significant cost implications - Some dubious requirements

SUSTAINABILITY AND INTERIOR DESIGN Our experience - FitWel

- We have also contributed to Fitwel (Launched on May 19th 2016) - Perkins+Will have certified several pilot projects in Fitwel - Substantially more cost effective - A functional program-based alternative to systems such as LEED and WELL

MASTERPLANNING CONCEPTS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Strategy

• Create a major green space • Food Production and productive plant cultivation • Design and create community gardens • Green Roof to reduce thermal load on buildings • Outdoor thermal comfort strategies

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Landscape Infrastructure Strategy

The landscape of DWD will be healthy and biologically active including : • Water Recycling system (grey water, AC Condensate and Stormwater) • Active Landscape systems for Water, Energy & Material recycling • Incorporation of Solar & renewable energy in the landscape • Green wall systems indoors and outdoors

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Tree Planting Strategy

The Tree Planting Strategy will include the planting of over 1000 trees all of whom are either Medicinal, Fruiting or Fragrant in nature.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Green Roofs and Vegetated Surfaces Simple, low maintenance tray systems will be used for green roofs and vegetated surfaces.

This will have a significant impact in the mitigation of heat island effect and will also allow for planted sky walks.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Wayfinding in the Landscape

Bold colored pathways as a wayfinding system.

Each colored loop will lead to different locations Create different sized loops for variety for exercise choices

If we will eliminate the environments that promote poor health the symptoms go away.

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