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Veronica House Elderly Care Facility

Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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VERONICA HOUSE ELDERLY CARE FACILITY

f m b architekten

YEAR
2010

CATEGORY
Healthcare center

LOCATION
Stuttgart, germany

Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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In the new residential community of the Veronica House, the site for the project is compact.

Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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The structure allows the urban transition from the relatively high house No. 47, the former Veronica clinic, to the lower elevation of the southern adjoining residential building.

Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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The ground floor is composed of a public café, a divisible meeting room, a quiet room, and all staff rooms.

Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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The administration of the national carrier has taken a room in the attic.

Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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In between these two floors lie the three residential floors with apartments and a community house on each floor, each with twelve beds.

Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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The internal structure corresponds to the model of elderly care in home communities.

Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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To implement this ideal many things were considered with the design of the building.

Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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None of the apartments are oriented to the north, and a large kitchen serves as a versatile place to meet and linger.

Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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The kitchen is oriented to the south, facing the garden and the shared terrace.

Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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To allow flexibility for future spatial changes, the building was a reinforced with a concrete frame with nearly every wall of the expansion as a non-supporting, lightweight partitions.

Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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Veronica House Elderly Care Facility
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F M B Architekten BDA
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