Andrea Kuhn

A psychiatry beyond the horizon

The sea – the endless, calming vastness is what heals us in a crisis. It's where we search for thebeginning and find our center. It gives us opportunity to flee from the burden of our civilization.
This project takes advantage of this. The clinic is placed 13km away from Laboerer Beach, beyond the horizon. This enormous distance provides shelter from shoreline views and impact of the outside world, giving peace and the possibility to become in tune with nature's rhythm.

The site is timeless because the sea never changes. It has its own laws which haven't changed for thousands of years. These parameters helped shape the design of the clinic. The ever changing current and tides, for instance, define the position of the ferry dock by determining the place where you land or take off.

The ring provides a homogenous point of view within the building; no matter where you are, the view is always similar. This provides an anecdote to the complexity and excess of our contemporary society.
A key design aspect is the transparency of the ring. Every room has a direct visual connection to the water. The water runs into the building and circulates around it, blurring the building with the sea and becomes part of the horizon.

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