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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Scheldehof residential Care Centre in Flushing, The Netherlands by ATELIER PROMarch 18th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: ATELIER PRO The monumental metal sheet factory (Zware Plaatwerkerij) on the former shipyard in the heart of Vlissingen, and the adjacent site, have been transformed into a residential care centre. The residential centre has 55 apartments for somatic care, 6 group accommodation units for psychogeriatric residents and 54 care and/or assisted-living apartments. In addition, the ground floor accommodates a restaurant, a training and education room, studios, a hairdresser, a shop, a physiotherapy room, a theatre auditorium and a parking garage.  Overview of the complex from the Dock, Image Courtesy © Ronald Tilleman
 Plaatwerkerij nd new building, Image Courtesy © Ronald Tilleman Breaking open The Existing Building The closed facade of the historical building has been broken open and equipped in part with glass. The large, heavy doors have been opened and a transparent ‘box’ added on the ground floor. There are now three storeys with living space. Volumes with apartments hang like individual items of furniture in the enormous space of the Plaatwerkerij. Winter Garden in The New Building The group accommodation units surround the winter garden in the new building. This group accommodation has been given a layout as close as possible to a ‘normal’ home environment: only after passing through the living room does one enter the sleeping area. All apartments are connected internally with the service functions.  The scale of the new building is smaller in the side street, Image Courtesy © Ronald Tilleman  In terms of appearance and scale, the new building fits well into the environment, Image Courtesy © Ronald Tilleman Interior Atelier PRO has also shaped the interior. The basic principle here was to create a homely and authentic atmosphere and to avoid an ‘institutional’ character. The industrial shipyard past has been unmistakeably retained in the interior, by leaving visible heavy, originally metal structures. Functional solutions The apartments are generously proportioned and the facilities ensuring good care have been incorporated very unobtrusively. Patient hoists for use by staff are hidden away in each room and, in the event of a fault, maintenance staff do not need to disturb the privacy of the residents. The technical installations are placed inconspicuously behind the panelling in the corridor.  Connection of existing and new building, Image Courtesy © Ronald Tilleman  Birds eye, Image Courtesy © Jan-Willem Jansen Design for dementia The apartment layout for residents with dementia encourages them to leave their homes and to return again safely. The internal routing resembles a normal house as much as possible, tending towards the living environments the elderly were used to. Future-proof The construction and infrastructure are designed so that the functions of the care accommodation can be adapted in the future. These are homes that can change with the phases of life and that wait for future generations.  The homes for people with dementia have their entrance through a winter garden. Here the residents can safely ‘go outside, Image Courtesy © Ronald Tilleman  On the ground floor there is a public restaurant, studios, a cinema, shops and stages, Image Courtesy © Ronald Tilleman  Psychogeriatric living room, Image Courtesy © Ronald Tilleman  On the ground floor there is a restaurant, studios, a cinema, shops and stages, Image Courtesy © Ronald Tilleman  View from the restaurant to the entrance area and store, Image Courtesy © Ronald Tilleman  An old crane remainde in the void behind the main entrance. The old trusses are in sight all over, Image Courtesy © Ronald Tilleman  Stairs in the new building, Image Courtesy © Ronald Tilleman  All installations are hidden behind the wooden paneling so that the residents are not hindered by maintenance, Image Courtesy © Ronald Tilleman  Due to privacy reasons we demonstrate somatic rooms renders instead of pictures, Image Courtesy © ATELIER PRO  The steel constructions have remained visible. Other visible elements are the huge steel doors, one inner crane and the roof construction on colossal legs with original markings that betray the former activity, Image Courtesy © ATELIER PRO  The heavy sheet metal factory before and after the transformation. The building has been completely stripped, only the roof and the huge steel gates were preserved, Image Courtesy © ATELIER PRO and Wonen60plus  Image Courtesy © ATELIER PRO  Image Courtesy © ATELIER PRO  Image Courtesy © ATELIER PRO
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Tags: Flushing, The Netherlands Categories: Auditorium, Building, Care Center, House, Parking, Residential, Restaurant, Shop |
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