Project Chemotherapy Outside
Architect: VANDERSALM-aim
Location: Netherlands
Completed: 2015
The structure consists of a number of joint and individual seats, which are included in an earthen embankment. Patients are surrounded by grass, flowers and shrubs. Offering a ‘healing environment’ in which the natural environment plays a key role and in the open air.
Patients have a comfortable seat, which is based on the typology and physical principle of a beach chair. The enclosure provides shelter and privacy, but the area can still be experienced. The pavilion is designed so that the seats act like tiny ‘landscape rooms’, where the patient is literally surrounded by nature. The plants provide nectar, seeds and berries for animals such as butterflies, bees and birds. The Project Chemotherapy Outside will also be used for scientific research into the effects on the wellbeing of patients.
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