Lviv autistic center
Architecture: Andrii Koval, Alex Svetlichny
Location: Ukraine, Lviv
Area: 650 sq.m.
Area: 650 sq.m.
Status: Competition, shortlisted
Project year: 2022
Project year: 2022
Stereotypes of behavior, fear of change. Autistic children tend to do the same thing for a long time: repeat the same word, run in a circle, swing from side to side, look at rotating objects, spin something, and so on. ” - thesis from the article of the Center for Public Health of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine about children with autism spectrum disorder.
Such children are characterized by monotony and recurrence. One explanation for what monotony is is a state or property that is characterized by a lack of diversity. This is what we have explored from different angles. The anchor idea is to transfer the concept of monotony to the architectural plane, to fantasize about what it is, a monotonous space.
The circle corresponds to these properties, it is predictable and slowly changing. The movement in a circle is variable, so it is taken as the basis of the building. Circulation in space is organized by ramps, which erases the sharp boundaries between rooms.
The shape of the inner space in contrast to the chaotic outer world encourages a calming, even meditative state.
1. Existing buildings are self-sufficient, but do not meet new needs. With respect to these buildings, carefully dismantled, leaving the historic silhouette on the neighboring building.
2. The emptiness in place of these structures is more valuable than the buildings themselves. Bricks and materials will be reused.
3. We are clearing the area in front of the church from car transit. Arrival to the parking lot is transferred to the outer perimeter.
4. We connect the level of the sidewalk and the area with stairs, we integrate a ramp for access of low-mobility groups of people. Cleaned brick is used as a structural material for the exterior walls of the new building.
