Healing Oasis

by Yiting Chen

A lack of open green space in the community is observed during site analysis, from which an idea of a community oriented open space is developed. In this project, the lifelong housing and outpatient clinic components are framing a central garden area, a place where residents, patients, staffs and people from the neighborhood can meet, socialize and be immersed in nature. It aims to create a nurturing and healing environment for people. Both in the outpatient clinic building and the housing building, people are closely connected to the outdoor, benefiting from the outdoor waiting area, patio, rooftop garden, or the interchangeability of an indoor or outdoor living room.