DANDELION CLINIC_ Dec. 2020

Location: 3120 W Cary St, Richmond, VA 23221

Project type: B

Size: 7000SF

Project statement:

The project is disgned for a clinic. The concept is dandelion which can symbolize rebirth. Because the dandelion is able to grow again when it has drifted around the world. The clinic is also a place where people can be reborn. Because it can cure people. So dandelion can be a theme to design a clinic.

Study for structure of dandelion

Different forms of dandelion:

Life of a dandelion

Diagram of rebirth

The diagram means that life is a circular process and it has peaks and troughs.

Exploration Exploration for dandelion structure and shape

Structureally, a dandelion is a whole at the macro level. But it is created by many tiny individuals. That can be used for structure of clinic

Exploreation for dandelion pattern:

Shape of dandelion can be seen as a sphere. Also, an infinite number of regular hexagons can form a shape that is infinitely close to a sphere. Therefore, a hexagons is like a pappus of dandelion.

When the sphere of a dandelion is exploded, many hexagons of the same size will be arranged, which reminds me of chemical molecules and compounds, such as water and other organisms are composed of chemical molecules, which has the same principle as dandelion shape is composed of each dandelion's pappus. The coincidence struck me as fascinating. So the hexagon became one of the elements of the design.