The study addresses the rise of Parkinson’s disease and it’s treatment. Besides medical care, the study also focuses on other types of therapy, including green therapy, which has been proven to have a positive impact on patient’s well being and contributes to the management of the disease. The emphasis of the study is on the needs of the healthcare system and the principles of therapeutic architecture and restorative enviroments that support comprehensive patient care.
The river Savinja has been reshaped and poorly urbanized due to flood regulations, and is thus in need of an program that would contribute to the developement of the cultural landscape. A therapeutic center and park perfectly fit into this category. The construction of a therapeutic center for Parkinson’s disease, would be the first of it’s kind in Slovenia and would be a asignificant step towards improving the life quality of those afflicted by the disease. The therapeutic enviroment of the center would also allow for the expansion of the existing park, which would integrate into the system of green areas along the river Savinja.
The design of the center in tied to the area of Kristina’s Manor in Cellje, where neglected cultural heritage properties stand, such as the baroque Kristina’s Manor and Vila Kristina, along with extensive park areas featuring centuries old trees. Nearby there is the School for Horticulture and visual arts. The project exploits the potential of these structures by establishing a multi-layered program that will revitalize the area and create a therapeutic space dedicated to treatment and recreation.
The project provides a solution to the interwining issues in the area, by proposing a therapeutic center with the establishement of a multi-layered program in the currently abandoned and undervalued cultural heritage buildings, which will be connected together and to the therapeeutic center, by a common public space. The area surrounding the center will be landscaped to serve outdoor therapies, and will include an arrangement of public gardens, which do not yet exist in Celje, while the building itself will become a point of interest on the recreational path from Celje to Žalec.
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