As a result of the new crown pandemic, I found that many people suffered from mental trauma and fatigue due to the after-effects of the disease and the quarantine policy.
The hospital is considering the possibility of patients presenting with depression, anxiety, fatigue, post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD) and a rare neuropsychiatric syndrome. the death of family and friends, isolation from the outside world, loss of income and fear caused by the epidemic will trigger psychological problems. Under stress, some people may abuse alcohol, take drugs and suffer from insomnia. People need a place to send their condolences, and there were people who had lost loved ones in the pandemic, had fallen into some kind of trauma, and needed healing.
Inspired by the box of memories, I wanted the building to look like an unfolded exploding box, connected by a central building, to express the idea that even when people lose their loved ones, their hearts are still close together.
In the choice of materials, I found that soft materials are good for soothing people’s spirits, while bright colours are good for raising people’s spirits. At the same time, I wanted to create a sense of haziness for people. I therefore used coloured plastic pipes as the main material for the walls of the corridor. The rows of coloured pipes change colour in the light, and in the gaps between the pipes people can faintly see and talk to other people, which also facilitates communication in isolation. Inside the corridor, the structure serves the space in a thoroughly linear form, guiding people to the different treatment rooms.
At the same time, I have set up a number of triangular-shaped telephone booths in the central communication area, each of which is a small independent room, and the booths are connected to each other so that people can talk to the people in the different booths. For the wall material of the phone booths, I used one-way matte glass, where people can only see the shadow of the person they are talking to, thus protecting the privacy of the customer and enhancing people’s confidence in communication. As for the interior of the phone booth, I worked to create a feeling of home for people to break their sense of strangeness, so I chose cork for the interior paving and flooring, and placed cotton sofa cushions and coat hooks on the walls.
In addition to the traditional tables, chairs and medical equipment, one wall of the psychotherapy room is fitted with floor-to-ceiling windows so that people can relax and enjoy the view while talking to the practitioner. Each psychotherapy room is decorated in a different style so that people can choose the room they are interested in.
For the construction, I used white metal framework as the main frame of the building. Because these materials are easy to move, the building can be moved and built quickly to keep the area in demand.
My client is a family suffering from the aftermath of Neocon. The mother was infected with the Neocon virus and was cured and left with the aftermath, while the child and her husband have been isolated at home because of Neocon and the stress of their suffering is so great that the child looks to the sky every day, but there is no one to listen to her pain or to communicate with her. Eventually the child suffered from deep depression and was unable to live. When I read this news, I realised that not everyone has the ability to go to psychotherapy, more people digest negative emotions on their own, so I wanted to design a place with a high degree of privacy where they could share their stories while providing psychotherapy for them.