Monday, February 4, 2013

Building Typologies

1. Which building typology you are researching?
I am researching for medical facility.

2. Why are you researching this building typology?
I have never done medical facility before. And I think the program for the it is very special, and quite different from any other normal commercial or public spaces. So I want to study it.

3. What is the specialty of this building type you would like to research i.e. museum for dance, school for digital media...
I want to do a hospital for children.

4. What are the examples that you will be researching... list the examples, location and architect (10 examples).

Baptist Medical Center, Heart Hospital at Baptist

Kings County Hospital Center

Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital

Banner Estrella Medical Center

Children's Hospital, Ambulatory Care Building

Manchester Royal Children’s Hospital

The Children's Hospital at Montefiore

Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas

Royal London Children’s Hospital 

Evelina Children's Hospital - play area

5. What are you goals for working with this building type?

6. What are the program elements that you see included at this point in your building? (may evolve once more research is done)