Garcilaso Capstone Book

Taylor Garcilaso Post -Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment Center

PROBLEM:

Junction City, Kansas is home to Fort Riley and the Big Red One which houses 7,761 soldiers and their families and could use a space to help these soldiers deal with trauma they have experienced. The Veteran & Family Care Center will provide a safe and inviting space for these men and women and their families to seek help for traumatic events that they have encountered.

POPULATION OF FOCUS:

I will specifically be focusing on the treatment of military members who are suffering from PTSD. This space will take into account helping the military members of Fort Riley, surrounding areas, and their families.

I want this space to be welcoming so those who need help will go willingly.

DIAGNOSIS CRITERIA:

COPING STRATEGIES:

TREATMENTS & THERAPIES:

DESIGN SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR VETERANS: - Military experiences uniquely shape the perception of the soldier in many different ways. For example, veterans are trained to survey their surroundings in a highly specific way. The ability to successfully operate in combat zones depends on a sophisticated aptitude for analyzing and navigating through a potentialy hostile environment. This deeply ingrained hypervigilance becomes a symptom of PTSD when it begins to interfere with a return to civilian life by continuously sending fight-or-flight signals to the brain.

- When developing proposals for a veterans center for Ocean Therapy, you should combine a suite of inpatient and outpatient resources with transitional housing.

CONCEPT: The treatment for military members and veterans is often a taboo topic that is overlooked or shamed, this space aims to bring awareness and a happier space to be in while receiving that help. For this space I will provide a serene space to encourage veterans to willingly seek the help that they need. This space will be based around Ocean Therapy. It encourages them to learn how to surf and then come back to meet in a group setting to discuss. This creates a more open environment. The visual and auditory connections made while at the beach help to make the individual feel relaxed and reduce stress, it also helps bring positive memories in to avoid those negative memories. Just as all waves have different heights and pressures, there is not just one way of treating PTSD, this environment will strive to treat not just one part of the person's hardship, but all of the varying issues that can arise from PTSD. The waves will be brought into this space to create those good visual and auditory feelings.

ALL ABOUT OCEAN THERAPY: Humans suffering from mental, emotional and psychological tolls of war dates back hundreds of years. It has historically gone by many names such as shell shock, combat fatigue, and war neurosis. Now we identify it as post- traumatic stress disorder commonly known as PTSD. Statistics show that one in three United States Veterans will present with PTSD symptoms but fewer than 40% seek help.

The current PTSD treatment consists of a combination of biomedical therapies and psychotherapies to treat the immediate symptoms. Both of these approaches are based on talking through the trauma, but this approach is inconsistent with how the training and culture of how the military changes a person.

In 2007, "Ocean Therapy" was tested at Camp Pendelton where veterans were taught how to surf. Veterans and Counselors met in group therapy sessions after surfing, and participants began showing decreased symptoms in just five weeks. Researchers believe that the endorphins produced while surfing counteract the depletion of norepinephrine and serotonin which are often symptoms of PTSD. Visual and auditory connections to water contribute to this phenomenon by reducing stress and allowing positive memories to begin to overwrite negative memories.

GOALS:

- No closed spaces

TRENDS:

- Color Theory tells us that there should only be cool colors involved

- Focused on healing - Inviting - Serene

- Focus on helping to reintegrate the patient back into every day life - Help to find coping methods when out of treatment

- Family/ Community focused - Active participation

- Help the family to be able to help the patient when they are out of treatment

COLOR RESEARCH: Cool Colors: Light Purple - it is a combination of both

red and blue and provides a balance between stimulation and serenity to encourage creativity

Green - it is considered restful, and it is

supposed to cause less strain on your eye

Blue - it is typically calming and serene,

said to decrease respiration and lower blood pressure

Warm Colors: Red - evokes feelings of energy, intensity, and warmth

Yellow - typically evokes feelings of hunger, frustration, and anger in people

Orange - typically evokes feelings of

excitement, change, energetic, and stimulation

COLOR PALETTE: For this treatment center cool colors such as blues, greens, with some light purple and pinks. I do not want this space to be dull and bleak and it cannot be overwhelming with bright colors. This has to be a serene space that is welcoming and not over stimulating. The colors that I have specified go along with the ocean and bring you back to a healing and relaxing frame of mind.

DEMOGRAPHICS AND LOCATION: Junction City, Kansas Population - 22,120 Median Household Income - $51,198 Number of Veterans - 3,617 Male Veterans - 2,731 Female Veterans - 886 Veteran Poverty Rate

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Veteran Disability Rate

4.80% -

24.29% *Fort Riley is surrounded by Ogden, Manhattan, Milford, and Junction City. These will be the primary areas my center will serve.

Junction City Population By Race

Junction City Veterans By War

Junction City Veterans By Age

SITE ANALYSIS:

SITE ANALYSIS:

SUN & WIND DIAGRAM:

ADJACENCY DIA Treatment Areas:

Doctor's Office(s) 1,623 sq ft

Physical Therapy 381 sq ft

Extra - Curricular Areas:

Gym 6,660 sq ft

4,

Yoga Studio 774 sq ft

AGRAM:

BUILDING SHELL: Area: 49,611 sq ft

Residential Spaces:

Exam 738 sq ft

Group Therapy 1,166 sq ft

1-on-1 Therapy 594 sq ft

Bedroom 2,688 sq ft

Kitchen/ Dining 493 sq ft

ReIntegration Services 658 sq ft Laundry 48 sq ft

Public Spaces:

Pool ,372 sq ft

Library 180 sq ft

Outdoor Space 1,080 sq ft

Lounge 888 sq ft

Family Center 3,094 sq ft Entry 862 sq ft

Restrooms 976 sq ft

FIRST FLOOR: Legend: 1

Entrances

10

Laundry Room

19

Workout Room

2

Waiting Area

11

Family/ Event Center

20

Yoga Studio

3

Reception

12

ReIntegration Center

21

Storage Closet

4

Big Conference Room

13

Staff Breakroom

5

Unisex Restroom

14

Lounge Space

6

Library

15

Wave Pool

7

Small Conference Room

16

Gym

8

Exam Room

17

Men's Locker Room

9

Shared Doctor's Office

18

Women's Locker Room

6

First Floor, Floor P

10

9 12 8 13

8

14

8 8

15 8 8

11 7 1 16

3

6

17 1 5

Plan

21

4

20

UP

2

18

19

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SECOND FLOOR: Legend:

1

Janitor's Closet

10

One - on - One Therapy Room

2

Lounge

11

Community Kitchen/ Dining Room

3

Employee Breakroom

12

Patient Bedroom

4

Men's Restroom

13

Storage Room

5

Women's Restroom

14

Community Gathering Space

6

Laundry Area

7

Physical Therapy Gym

8

Staff Conference Room

9

Group Therapy Room

Second Floor, Floor Pl

10

10 10

11

9 9

8 12

12 1 7 2

lan

12

12

12 3 4

6

14 6

5

13 12

12

N

SECOND FLOOR, REFLECTED CEILING PLAN: Legend:

Downlight - OCL Reflection Pendant - OCL Kwyet

Linear Recessed - OCL Una Downlight - Cooper Lighting Solutions Pendant - OCL Glowring Ceiling

Pendant - Cooper Shaper Conical

Pendant - OCL Aro Cluster

Second Floor RCP

P

N

INTERIOR SECTION:

Pool & Gym Corridor Section Perspective

OFS - LeanTO

Furniture + Material UP

First Floor

OFS - Banda

West Elm - Urban Armless Chair

3 Form Wall Covering

Wall Covering

Pool & Gym Corridor Section

INTERIOR SECTION:

Pool & Gym Section Perspective

Turf

Wall Covering

Tile Flooring

Stone Wall

Transparent Plastic

LVT

Hightower - Primo Highback Chair

OFS - Banda

OFS - Beck End Table

Furniture + Material

UP

First Floor

Pool & Gym Sec

ction

TYPICAL BEDROOM: Closet with sliding glass doors

Wall Covering

Queen size bed with built-in storage

Furniture + Material

Typical Bedroom Layout

The bedroom is laid out to be just enough to spend the night in and be comfortable, but not too much so that it encourages you to get out of the room and socialize. The colors in this room are meant to be gender neutral and cool to keep a calm feeling.

Second Floor

LVT Flooring

Tile Wall

Wall Covering

Hooker Furniture Melange St Maarten

OFS - Kintra

OFS - Carolina Seek

OFS - Repose Task Chair

Bedroom Axonometric Bedroom Perspective

PHYSICAL THERAPY:

Physical Therapy Layout

The Physical Therapy space is focused on the physical healing of the patients. The end walls of this room serve as unique mirrors for this space, they also continue the focus of the wave throughout the building. The opposite two walls are filled with windows and the ceiling is raised to continue the open feeling. The colors are muted so as not to overwhelm the patients.

Second Floor

Furniture + Material

Turf

Wood Flooring

Physical Therapy Perspective

Physical Therapy Axonometric Physical Therapy Section Perspective

RECEPTION PERSPECTIVE:

From the moment you enter the Veteran & Family Care Center, you will notice that the different considerations for the specific group of people we are serving was put in the forefront of the design.

As soon as you walk in you will notice that the colors are calm, not too bright or too dark so as not to overwhelm the patient or visitor. You will also notice the open design of this area as well as glass walls so as to create an open sight line for those who may have trouble or bad memories dealing with closed in spaces. The lighting choices are also kept very minimal so as to not create a dark or light environment with lots of shadows. The wave pattern on the corridor wall is used as a wayfinding design but more importantly it introduces the idea of the main type of treatment this center will be offering, Ocean Therapy.

Wall Covering

Upholstery

Tile Flooring

Wood Wall Covering

LVT Flooring

Furniture + Material

UP

First Floor

Hightower - Kilo Islands

West Elm - Urban Armless Chair

OFS - Beck End Table

FAMILY CENTER PERSPECTIVE:

Another aspect of the life of the people this center serves is family. Family and brotherhood are some of the most important aspects of military life, and this center aims to highlight that. This Family Center is meant to be a space to gather with family and celebrate the little and big victories that the patients will have while going through their treatment. This space also doubles as an event space so as to draw the surrounding community in. The goal would be to draw in much of the active military community so that the space and the topic of PTSD seems more approachable and less of a taboo.

This space is open so as to showcase the rest of the center so people who visit feel welcome to explore the center so it can be a more inviting space. The kitchen is secure and closed to the public so as to make sure no one who is being treated here can get to anything that may harm themselves or others.

The raise in the ceiling helps to create a more open feeling above the guests so as not to feel closed in.

LVT Flooring

Quartz Tabletop

Furniture + Material UP

First Floor

OFS - Elide

OFS - Nineteen20

OFS - Elide Bar Stool

REINTEGRATION SPACE PERSPECTIVE:

The reintegration space is a unique and final step of this treatment center. This center is meant to help with people who have finished their treatment to "reintegrate" into their daily lives. This area specifically has a bold wall pattern on the parallel walls and a reflective ceiling to help those who are recovering confront those possibly scary environments that may feel closed in or overwhleming which they will have to face when they leave this center. This space has an area that helps the patients learn computer programs and how to dress for the jobs they are working toward. In this space there are also meeting areas where you can meet one on one, or with a group that enters this area together.

OFS - The Edge Lounge with Canopy

LVT Flooring

OFS - Maive

OFS - Maive Table

Wall Tile

Furniture + Material UP

OFS - Nineteen20

First Floor

OFS - Mingle

Steelcase Turnstone Tour Workspace

POOL PERSPECTIVE:

The Veteran & Family Care Center is focused on treating those dealing with PTSD through a unique treatment, Ocean Therapy. Since this center is placed in the midwest, the goal is to bring this therapy to those who don't have an ocean, with a wave pool. This area also intentionally has giant windows so as to help the environment feel more focused on nature and the healing of the outdoor environment.

The wave texture on the ceiling is meant to make the ceiling feel more fluid and less closed off to continue the open feeling of this center.

Stone Wall

Furniture + Material UP

First Floor

Tile Flooring

OFS - Beck End Table

Hightower - Primo Highback Chair

OFS - Banda

TECHNICAL DRAWINGS:

Taylor Garcilaso Senior Capstone 2020 tgarcilaso1@live.maryville.edu