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Pre-Natal Therapy.
- Module./
- DSCM532 Design
- Dates./
- 01/2025 – 05/2025
- Site./
- Waterfront, Plymouth
- Type./
- Health and community
- Tools./
- Rhino, Lumion, Photoshop, Illustrator
Brief./
Three buildings for expectant parents and young families: a pre-natal therapy centre, a central gathering space and a crèche, tied together by the paths between them.
The project./
Rather than working as isolated buildings, the three are connected by a series of pathways that weave across the site. These routes form a network of soft thresholds that encourage moments of pause, visibility and shared presence, whether for a parent leaving a therapy session, a carer moving between roles, or a child being guided to or from the crèche.
A monitoring station, shop and café sit alongside, opening the site to the public. Timber, stone and steel carry through every building so the scheme reads as one place.