FizJo! - Children's physiotherapy clinic in Toruń

Project idea

There are three main objectives for this project. Primarly it should use the full potential of the plot. The site is very special in a newly developed neighbourhood of Toruń, with a nearby city park and schools. It should use up all the advantages that the site can provide such as access to sunlight and nature. Secondly it should be functional in every way a clinic should be without loosing it's aesthetic value. The project needs to perform as an example of a building that is friendly for young patients, ther guardians, workers but also random visitors. Thirdly, it should implement ideas of sustaianable with elements of circular design. There are many ecological solutions implemented such as materials with low cardon footprint or designing the structure in a way that it could hold extra two floors in the future, if the clinic expands.

Project description

The building is designed following the holistic approach, treating functionality and aesthetics as equals. The site puts emphasis on the relation between multi–family housing and the park – it's especially important to provide user-friendly and save connections. On the ground floor there is administration, basic consultation rooms and cafe, available for clinic users but also for people from the outside. Ground floor space should be open and inviting, so that it favors integration between health care and recreational functions. The proper physiotherapy rooms will be located on the floor of the building; only clients and workers should have access to this area to provide comfort and security for the clients.

Technical information

Construction solutions, as much as the functional ones, should meet the needs of the environment, which is why the choices made reflect the rules of sustainable design and apply ideas of circular architecture. It's built as a frame structure, with reinforced concrete columns connected by composite beams (DELTABEAM). The underground part of the building is made in reinforced concrete, and the whole building stands on foundtion slab, because of the high level of underground waters and specific for Poland conditions.