Brief History
Danvers State Mental Hospital
Massachusetts Kirkbride Plan.

Chase Study No. 1 Building for psychiatry, Östra Hospital Gothenburg
Sweden.
Fig. 3 Interior Courtyard Fig. 4 Exterior Building for Psychiatry

The architects main intend was to:
“create a free and open atmosphere, to avoid any associations with force and power”
-Stefan Lundin, Lead Architect.
Fig. 5 Inner small light room Fig. 6 Patient room space

Main Floor Plan
Circulation and Diagrams
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Grid Circulation radiating along three main wings, or courtyards.
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Chase Study No. 2 HELIX, Forensic Psychiatric Clinic of Stockholm / BSK
Arkitekter
Fig.7 Outside towardsa entry Fig 8 Inside resting area

Fig. 9 Inner Courtyard Fig. 10 Atrium

Main Floor Plan Circulation and Diagrams
Circulations is radial along the center.
Circulation
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Chase Study No. 3 University of Arizona Medical Center South Campus /
Cannon Design + CDG Architects
Fig. 11 Façade Fig. 12 Atrium entry

Fig. 13 Inner atrium, courtyard Fig. 14 Room

Main Floor Plan
Circulation and Diagrams

Behavioral health pavilion and crisis response center.
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