Category: Chun Wang

After the presentation of 1B, I updated my concept and tried to figure out a spatial language associated to it. My health issue is general depression, and I’m trying to create a space of contemplation to heal depression. Norberg-Schulz has mentioned that “Landscape architecture, as an art discipline, understands contemplation as a state of mind, where we direct our attention toward a piece of art, or in this case, the designed landscape (Norberg-Schulz, 1976)”, thus I’m creating a space like a gallery of nature, that distract people from depressive experience. Imaging a gallery in which artworks are hung up contrasting with white walls around them. In  the  garden,  pieces of  nature  are  either  isolated  by  walls,  ground,  and  vision.

Archetypal elements, like islands of nature, and water, distribute on the site Final PlanSection 1

Section 2

Sketch model

Plant palettes: I’m choosing two types of plants: 1, Ground cover with firm texture as a “general” background as well as hedges mimicking boulders. 2, Showy plants at certain points as visual focal point in certain seasons.

First draft of planting plan showing Acer palmatum, Enkianthus campanulatus and Cornus Sericea as key plants.

Draft perspectives

Health issue: Depression

Design Statement

I’m designing a multi-censorial garden for students  that are suffering depression. It’s a place where they can slow down their pace, walk and spend some time in nature, execute mindfulness practice, and contact with specific species of plants, which are treatments proven effective for depression and depressive disorder. The garden encourages visitors to stop and concentrate to nature, like water, plants, foliage and light. It consists of meandering paths and bergs covered by moss. Light beam projects through existing trees in summer, and water flows through the space in winter. It’s a garden of self-reflection and relief.

 

 

References:

Kotera, Y., Lyons, M., Vione, K. C., & Norton, B. (2021). Effect of Nature Walks on Depression and Anxiety: A Systematic Review. Sustainability, 13(7), 4015. MDPI AG. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13074015

Gariépy, G., Honkaniemi, H., & Quesnel-Vallée, A. (2016). Social support and protection from depression: systematic review of current findings in Western countries. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 209(4), 284–293. Cambridge University Press.

Hofmann, S. G., & Gómez, A. F. (2017). Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression. The Psychiatric clinics of North America, 40(4), 739–749. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2017.08.008

Sarris, Jerome. (2018). Herbal medicines in the treatment of psychiatric disorders: 10-year updated review. Phytotherapy Research, 32(7), 1147–1162.  https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.6055

Diagram 1

Diagram 2-Concentration to natureDiagram 3-Light Projects on Hills covered by moss

Perspectives

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Option B

 

Option A + B

 

Context Plan

Plan

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Multicensory Analysis – The triangle between McMillian Building, LA Annex and Orchid Common
Materiality on the site

SketchesContext PlanPlanSectionsCube DiagramPatterns analysisAnalysis of drainage, precipitation and wind Analysis of human flowVoices analysis