Diospi Suyana Building Hope in the Andes
| dc.contributor.author | Boza, Mery Gissela | en |
| dc.contributor.committeechair | Emmons, Paul F. | en |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Breitschmid, Markus | en |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Feuerstein, Marcia F. | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Architecture | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-30T08:02:25Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2018-06-30T08:02:25Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-06-29 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | How to design with empathy? "The very essence of architecture consists of a variety and development reminiscent of natural organic life. This is the only true style in architecture." Alvar Aalto For me architecture has the power to enhance human's lives. Our beautiful world needs a fine and delicate touch to modify their nature and abstract their essences without changing its soul. The focus of this thesis is to empathize with nature and use it as an instrument to heal the mind and provide comfort to the body. The empathy of architecture with the users and the environment is a key to provide healing. For that reason, the architecture tends to create more than a building; it also creates it's own spirit. This project is a Cancer Treatment Center located in the Andes of Peru, which purpose is to response to the emotions and needs of the patients and staff. Cancer is a complex disease, which can make the patient feel lost in the world. The interplay with nature will create a healing environment and a spiritual retreat, which creates relief and connection with the universe. The building provides the users places to breath deeply, think and connect with each individual belief. The design looks for a natural organic plan, which takes advantage of the light and the surroundings. The green design works as a placebo for the patients, which are passing through theses difficult stages. Following the new trends and trying to separate of the idea of a mega hospital, the center is small in scale, but it has a program, which provides care and treatment at the same time. The walls are strong and solid to show the support and protect the inhabitants, but they are also flexible to blend with the high mountains in the horizon. It also has a green oasis, which is the heart of the project that runs from the beginning to end and merged with the natural slope land. The culture plays an important role in the planning of the design. Adjusting to the customs and beliefs, the building respects the vernacular architecture, and gets inspiration of traditional materials and construction methods that the Inca's empire used like adobe and stone. | en |
| dc.description.abstractgeneral | This thesis is an architectural project which main function is a cancer treatment center located at the Andes of Peru. Cancer is a difficult disease that takes many lives every year. In Peru, the lack of facilities and the little concern to take care for the Quechuas (usually indigineous population from Peruvian highland, and decendents of the Inca’s Empire) create a big need for this kind of healthcare centers. The current cancer problematic in the country and the new trends of healthcare make of “Diospi Suyana Hospital” (a Christian non-profit organization) the perfect site to discover the connection between architecture, nature and healing. Since ancient times the approach to a natural environment has been a powerful tool to help cure the body and mind of patients. The urbanized societies and the fast advance of technology has left behind the sensibility for the human scale and affiliatation to nature. The patients with cancer have to deal with high pressure and a mix of feelings. It is relevant to designing with empathy, the architectural design tend to seek for nature as a placebo to bring back emotions and build a hope atmosphere. The purpose of this project is to enhance the ambient of care with the introduction of natural light, green areas and earth materials creating a healing environment and a spiritual refuge where mind and body could compenetrate. Hopefully this journery can be a proof that green architecture (architecture based on nature and sustainability) makes a difference in healing providing the users a better enviroment to cure their illness and soul. | en |
| dc.description.degree | Master of Architecture | en |
| dc.format.medium | ETD | en |
| dc.identifier.other | vt_gsexam:16570 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/83817 | en |
| dc.publisher | Virginia Tech | en |
| dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
| dc.subject | Cancer | en |
| dc.subject | Healing | en |
| dc.subject | Nature | en |
| dc.title | Diospi Suyana Building Hope in the Andes | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Architecture | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | en |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Architecture | en |
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