RE: Week #1 Discussion Questions

1.- Which building typology are you researching?

     Clinic/sports rehabilitation/soccer recreational

2.- Why are you researching this building typology?

     Because i have never designed anything like it in my past design classes.

3.- What is the specialty of this building type you would like to research?

     Creating a soccer recreational facility with a clinic to work in conjunction. It would be something i have never been able to see anywhere in the United States that many countries have.

4.- What are the examples that you will be researching.

I.   +Kerlar-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic

      +Howard Hughes center, Los Angeles, CA

      + Mc Larand Vasquez Emsick & partners

II.   + Froedtert Hospital & Community Health Clinical Cancer Center

       + Milwaukee Wiscinsin, USA

       + Cannon design

III.   + The rehabilitation centre Groot Klimmedaai

        + Netherland

        + Architectenbureau Koen van Velsen

IV.   + Sekii Ladies Clinic    
        +Furukawa, Miyagi, Japan
        +Hitoshi Abe and Atelier Hitoshi Abe

    

V.   + Cella Medical Clinic

       + Seoul, Republic of Korea
 

       + Metropolitan United Studio, PLLC 

VI.     + National Intrepid Center of Excellence

          + Bethesda, Maryland

          + Smith Group

       

VII.      Chelsea piers

VIII.    + Obata Clinic
            + Hiroshima, Japan

            + Hayato Komatsu Architects

IX.    Pier 40

     

X.    + Blanchard Hall Outpatient Center: Roosevelt Warm Springs     
           Institute for Rehabilitation

        +Warm Springs, Georgia
        +Stanley Beaman & Sears

  

5.- What are your goals working with this building type?

     My goals working with this type of building are to satisfy the needs of many New York residents  who are running out of soccer fields in the city due to the increasing amount of people who is starting to play more and more. In addition, I also wanna satisfy the needs soccer players have, such as injure recovery, medical exams, physical therapy, and other aspects soccer players need to take care at higher levels of performance. for example, physiological needs, nutritional guidance, and physical improvements.  

6.- What are the program elements that you see included at this point
      in your building?  

     * Clinic 

             + Examination rooms 

             + Doctor offices    

     

     * Rehabilitation

             + Gym 

             + recreational and rehabilitation pools

     *Recreational
          + turf soccer fields
          + sand soccer field