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DETAILED STUDY MODEL CURVED PARTITION
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covid wellness center
Through restorative and meditative treatment in a smartphone restricted environment, this Integrative Covid Wellness Center aims to ground NYC student clients as they are pushed to shift their mindset and eventually shift their dependent relationship in order to live without their smartphone addiction. The utilization of integrated technologies which lock cell phones away and activate circulation ensure access to the treatment floor. Treatment is restricted for those unwilling to part with their phone while in the center. Soft cove lighting and curvilinear walls made from sustainable clay plaster are designed to lead one into every space. Yoga rooms with south facing windows and a centralized sauna with a rounded skylight above aid in strengthening the mind and body for those guests needing to disconnect without isolation. This smartphone free treatment space urges all guests to begin their dependency shift, even beyond the boundaries of this environment.
RCP UPPER + LOWER
In COVID isolation times, we are all only becoming more and more reliable on our our smart phones, computers, and screens. From our professional life to our personal relationships, smart phones allow for great communication but also cause a dangerous dependency that feeds this addiction. This causes relationships to deteriorate, increased anxiety, loneliness, and lack of focus. Treatment for this behavioral addiction include various methods that will strengthen the mind to fight the dependency on ones phone as well as physical acts such as creating distance and setting limits on phone use throughout the day.
