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Tangible space: centre for animal assisted therapy.

This document is submitted in partial fulfilment for the degree:
Master of Architecture [Professional] at the University of the Witwatersrand,
Johannesburg, South Africa, in the year 2013. / In the Centre for Animal Assisted
Therapy, animals act as a therapeutic
intervention to improve the well-being
of therapy patients. The main medical
success of this mode of therapy
lies within the tactile experience
of touch. This thesis is about
discovering an architecture that acts
as a platform for interaction between
humans and domesticated animals.
The human-animal relationship and
the architectural spaces it would
require to enhance the gathering,
are investigated. It explores an
architectural language that is
inclusive, involved and focused on a
worthy spatial perception based on
enhanced tactile experiences.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/15475
Date10 September 2014
CreatorsVerwey, Andri
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Formatapplication/pdf, application/pdf

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