office barcelona
residence aachen
bus stop aachen
ceremony
asylum naples
island theater
an expeiment was conducted in this project, wherein the topology of cistercian and carthusian monasteries was studied and adapted into a potential topology of a contemporary asylum architecture.
both monasteries and asylums share the common function of providing accommodation and fulfilling the basic needs for collective living. in this transformation, the church was compared to the reception area and the main activity hall. the courtyards were vertically stacked, the ring circulation on each floor offers distinct spactial perceptions.