PSYCH.RAUM active therapeutic environments
It is well established that carefully designed, stimulating and nurturing environments can have a positive impact on mental health. Improving the atmospheric quality of institutional spaces in psychiatry not only promotes well-being for patients, but also offers significant comfort to other users of these buildings. Professionals, families, friends, and visitors also benefit when treatment takes place in spaces customised to meet the needs of all users.
Good architecture in psychiatric hospitals can lead to improved efficiency in service delivery, higher quality of work life, and more sustainable and positive healing experiences.
Atmosphere // Vilhelm Hammershøi: Støvkornenes dans i solstrålerne (1900)
THERAPY
We strongly believe that architecture and spatial design are important components of any successful therapeutic model. Our approach facilitates an enriched understanding of the function of architecture in hospital settings by focusing attention on detailed aspects of the atmosphere in support of healing.
ACTIVE ATMOSPHERE
Through the careful examination of the relationship between physical space, the human psyche and the intangibles of atmosphere or milieu - we design and advise our clients in the creation of psychiatric facilities. This is what we call active atmosphere.
INTERDISCIPLINARITY
Our method is based on the conviction that great architecture must be achieved through close cooperation between those creating the space and those inhabiting the space. By thinking across boundaries, we are able to draw knowledge from many fields of expertise, to create and maintain an open dialogue throughout project phases.