Student Work – Page 12 – LARC 502

Assignment 1B – Alex Mok

Dog Chilling Park, Kitsilano

Health Issue: Anxiety

Potential users who are affected by anxiety disorders.

According to Statistics Canada (2021), a higher proportion of Canadian citizens (15%) suffered from generalized anxiety disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic, as compared to the pre-pandemic period (13%). The research unveils an urge to rethink post-COVID greenspaces within metro Vancouver. Dog Chilling Park, a 2,300m2 lot adjacent to the future Arbutus Skytrain Station and relocated 99-B line, is chosen to be redesigned as a anxiety-reducing healing garden. The site is hoped to serve as an urban oasis for the increasing number of commuters, students, cyclists, dog owners and parishioners upon the completion of the transportation project.

Statistics:

“The proportion screening positive for generalized anxiety disorder increased from 15% to 20%. For both time periods, proportions of positive screens for at least one disorder were higher for younger age groups, relative to older groups” (Statistics Canada, 2021).
“Anxiety is one of the most common mental health concerns for children and adults, affecting upwards of 20% of children and adolescents over the lifespan.” (Anxiety Canada, 2023).
According to Canada.com article “Commuter Stress,” the total commute to and from work for the average Canadian is 275 hours per year…dealing with rush hour traffic or busy trains can be highly stressful (Browne, 2020).

Michael Kerns

Assignment1B – Michael Kerns

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Children’s Spectrum Garden

Providing An interactive, therapeutic environment for neurodiverse children to explore and regulate emotional,social and sensory experiences.

Baseplan

Research

Caring Local Biodiversity in a healing garder_Scartazza_Mancini_Proiette

Design guidelines of a therapeutic garden for autistic children

Designing an Impactful Sensory Garden

GreenSpaces_Gaudion_Mcginley

Nature as a healer for autistic children_Hadeer Abd-El-Razak Barakat_Ali Bakr_Zeyad El-Sayad

Program Map **Intensity levels developed with assistance of Autism Researcher and Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Connor Kerns

Program Components

Early Site IterationsFirst Iteration baseplan with program componentsInserted into context map

Laura Liu

Assignment 1B – Laura Liu

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Location: Granville Park, Vancouver

Health Limitation: Pain in the nursing home

Pain is an understudied problem in geriatric medicine and especially among nursing home residents. Pain comprises four distinct components: physical (the perception of physical pain),

low back pain (40%)
Arthritis of appendicular joints (24%)
Previous fracture sites (14%)
Neuropathies (11%)

emotional (the anxiety, depression, or psychological distress associated with pain), social (the isolation and abandonment often associated with pain), and spiritual (the agonizing search for meaning – why me).

Obstacles also persist in pain management in older adults, which involve: patient-related (refusing to report/take medicine); professional-related (lack of assessment/treatment); system-related (insufficient research/regulation). This resulted in infrequent attendance at recreational and social activities and may affect cognitive function and long-term physical health.

“the experience of pain and the challenge of treatment have remained uniquely individual and unsolved.”

Study proves that a view of nature could promote relief from pain, and a multisensorial garden further supports pain relief, especially through sound and smell. Natural elements not only can help distract patients from long-term chronic pain, but they can also address the hidden anxiety among elders, and facilitates positive responses toward medical treatment.

Concept Statement:

This design aims to design a multisensorial healing garden that reimagines the current greenspace at Granville Park, Vancouver. It serves as a supportive environment for the senior user group, targeting the relief and distraction of pain while accommodating other uses and improving the overall spatial quality.

Concept Sketches

Programming Sketches

Proposed Designs

Perspective 1 how the garden can be perceived by pedestrians on the sidewalk.

Perspective 2: how people perceive the garden when they prepare to enter the space.

Perspective 3: Details of the mounds and seating.

References

Ferrell, B. A., Ferrell, B. R., & Osterweil, D. (1990). Pain in the nursing home. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 38(4), 409–414. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1990.tb03538.x

Kline, G. A. (2009). Does a view of nature promote relief from acute pain? Journal of Holistic Nursing, 27(3), 159–166. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898010109336138

Michael, G. I. I. I. F. (2011). Handbook of pain relief in older adults an evidence-based approach. Humana Press.

Kevin Wong

Assignment 1B-Kevin Wong

Research Concept3

Kaitlin Wiebe

Observations- Additional Work 1A

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Frances Ramsay

Assignment 1b – Frances Ramsay

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Designing a place for parents to decompress while their child is in the hospital.

Sense of control or an ability to make choices that have an impact

Concept models exploring topography and circulation through the site.

Exploring concept with quiet area incorporated into existing vegetation and social area in the sunnier spot.

Schematic plan showing social area on west side.

Exploring concept with social area next to playing field requiring the removal of vegetation and quiet area removed from playing field.

Schematic plan showing social area to the east

Perspective exploring layout of garden spaces

Kylie Ip

Assignment 1B – Hei Lam Kylie Ip

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Design process

Site: Acute Care Patient Park, UBC Campus

Health issue and why it was chosen

Concept Statement: reducing stress and social isolation for the caregivers of long-term residents by providing a multi-sensory garden located north of Purdy Pavillion on the UBC Campus*. This space will also offer a safe outdoor space for residents and their caregivers to visit.

*acknowledgement that this site lies on the unceded traditional homelands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations

Reasons:

Purdy Pavillion residents have a private garden within their facility
Caregivers deserve a place to recharge and de-stress from their demanding day-to-day life

Key takeaways from the research

“Stress rehabilitation through garden therapy: The garden as a place in the recovery from stress” (Anna A.Adevi, Fredrika Mårtensson)

The participants described how nature affords positive sensory experiences, physical and psychological well-being, but also how nature and the garden facilitate beneficial social interactions with other participants and caregivers
The recovery process as initiated by more traditional forms of therapies but reinforced and consolidated by the access to nature and the garden rooms.

References

Zwerts-Verhelst, E.L.M. & Hoof, J. & Wouters, Eveline. (2014). Don’t forget about the garden! The design of gardens for people with dementia. Gerontechnology. 13. 10.4017/gt.2014.13.02.179.00.

Motealleh, Parinaz, Moyle, Wendy. (2014). The Impact of a Dementia-Friendly Garden Design on People with Dementia in a Residential Aged Care Facility: A Case Study. Volume 15, Issue 2..

Huang, AR, Roth, DL, Cidav, T, et al. Social isolation and 9-year dementia risk in community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries in the United States. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023; 1- 9.

Innes, Anthea, Calvert, Lesley. Dementia: the Basics. (2023). Routledge.

Translation to design elements

Designs that invite people to come in and linger
Open vs. intimate spaces
Allow for spaces of conversation and reflection
Provide both green and blue spaces

Concept ideas

Form explorations

1:100 schematic concept plans, sections, and perspectives

Concept A: Fountain

Concept B: Pond

Elliot Bellis

Assignment 1B – Synthesis and Ideation

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PART 1B (WEEK 2) – SYNTHESIS AND IDEATION

Site: Nelson Park, Vancouver

Health issue: Anxiety (Generalized Disorder Group)

Concept statement: Downtown Vancouver is in a constant state of movement, similar to an overstimulated brain entering a fight-or-flight mode. In cities, and recently amplified by covid, we know anxiety disorders are on the rise, especially in children. Nelson park, located in the West End of downtown Vancouver embodies a place of steady movement and as seen during work hours, a place one might rush through. How might a garden redesign help visitors take a moment to pause? How can a garden specifically designed around the 5,4,3,2,1 grounding technique lower anxiety in the urban core through specific plant selection?

Research highlights:

Risk for major mental illnesses (including anxiety disorders) is generally higher in cities – people living in cities have a 21% increased risk of anxiety disorders and a 39% increased risk of mood disorders. (National Library of Medicine)
The amygdala is overly active for people in cities during stressful situations: “We know what the amygdala does; it’s the danger-sensor of the brain and is therefore linked to anxiety and depression” (Meyer-Lindenberg). (Springer Nature)
11.6% of children had anxiety in 2012, up 20% from 2007. During the pandemic, numbers nearly doubled – 20.5% of youth (worldwide) struggle from anxiety symptoms (American Psychological Association)
The five, four, three, two, one coping technique can help during periods of anxiety/panic by grounding the mind based on the senses around you. (University of Rochester Medical Center)

Exploring grounding technique in planting design. Concept and programming generation using the 5,4,3,2,1 grounding technique.

Perspective sketching explores the view looking northeast including textures, materials, and form.

Perspective sketching explores the view looking southwest including form, textures, and programming.

Schematic concept plan (1) based on the 5,4,3,2,1 grounding technique. Pathway design centers around the idea of slowing down and ‘shocking’ the senses.

Schematic concept plan (2) explores a helix shape of pathways based on the same rounding technique.

Exploring sections of proposed birch grove form at 1:100 scale (looking northwest and north)

Schematic section moments – exploring the grounding technique through planting and form design.

Kylie Ip

Progress Work (Existing Plan and Sections)

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Updated Plan

Updated Sections

Alex Mok

Assignment 1A – Alex Mok

DOG CHILLING PARK, KITSILANO

Background

Size: ~2,300 m²
Location: Broadway-Arbutus Greenway Intersection; North of Arbutus Skytrain Station & Relocated 99-B Line (to be constructed by 2026); East of St. Augustine School; West of Arbutus Greenway & St. Augustine Parish; South of Delamont Park (playground)
Current Function: Unofficial dog-friendly space
Potential: To be redesigned as a multifunctional healing garden for dog owners, commuters, students, cyclists & parishioners