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1	Příroda 2.0 / Second Nature Závacká, Paulína Unknown Date (has links) The issue of the environment (Umwelt) often fluctuates between two extremes: the cultural environment (architecture) and the natural environment (nature). Although the idea of the "natural environment" can (paradoxically) also be understood as a cultural construct. The project explores the ambiguity of artificial vs. natural through the design of an apartment building. The proposal uses a reinforced concrete skeleton of an abandoned shopping center built at the turn of the 1970s and 1980s, into which it inserts individual "dwellings". The design examines the tools ranging from an "artificial stone" in the form of walls made of shotcrete to dramatic views of the nearby Holedná Forest, which both figuratively and literally (eg. during a walk) becomes another room of the apartments. The landscape and human emotions associated with the natural environment are an important motive for the whole proposal. To expose the tension between two modern tendencies: escape from nature vs. return to nature, it samples the topic of apartment and nature.
2	The Delivery Home : Giving Birth with Spatial Support / Förlossningshemmet : Föda med rumsligt stöd Hovrell, Yonna January 2023 (has links) Most labour rooms in Sweden pretty much all look the same. They have a white plastic floor and a light colored wall. The room has one bed, and next to the bed you find machines that will help you if anything goes wrong. These rooms are made to give birth in - but somehow they’re not made for that at all. This project is based on research showing that home births can lower the risk of several medical interventions, infections and helps to get a better birthing experience overall (in low risk pregnancies). In Sweden only about 0,1% give birth at home, which is something that might change with time - but not everyone has the possibility, or feel safe enough, to give birth in their own home - or even want to. In Swedish history there was a transition from giving birth at home to giving birth at the hospital - and during this transition there also existed delivery homes. These were places that gave the opportunity to give birth in a home like setting - but with a more evolved medical security than in the home. These homes were later found not as cheap to run as the cost effective hospitals - and were all eventually shut down. Until now. The project uses biophilic design and rounded shapes to connect to the shapes of nature, while at the same time combining it with the rural Swedish home. The project becomes a space to give birth in - but also share experiences, meeting family on your terms, celebrate the life created and mourn when life gets taken away too soon. The birth of a child is one of the biggest things that can happen in a persons life. And we should give birth, not only with medical support - but with spatial support as well. birth feminism equality curves nature UMA architecture bachelor artistic building body movement bath water process cave birthing women safety healthcare change pool birth center biophilic design rehabilitation rehab postpartum midwife Swedish rural föda feminism jämställdhet kurvor natur UMA arkitektur kandidat konstnärlig byggnad kropp rörelse bad vatten process grotta födande kvinnor trygghet vård förlossning förlossningshem förändring pool eftervård postpartum barnmorska återhämtning svensk Architecture Arkitektur

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Příroda 2.0 / Second Nature

The Delivery Home : Giving Birth with Spatial Support / Förlossningshemmet : Föda med rumsligt stöd