Zonnestraal by jacqbb

Zonnestraal

Our walk today took us to Zonnestraal, this was built as a tuberculosis sanatorium in the 1920s and 1930s. The building features the classic design of the sanatorium, which focuses on as much open space and fresh air as possible. However, it still embodies the definition of the modern architecture by the immense amount of repetition and the avoidance of superfluous decoration. The building is mostly made of transparent materials to allow as much light as possible to enter the patients' rooms. With this transparency, the building runs a large risk of overheating. However, the architects understood these risks and incorporated a cooling system in the building; something that was not common at this point in time. The surfaces that are not transparent are very sterile and smooth in appearance making very hygienic surroundings. The buildings are arranged in a loose "pin-wheel" design that created separation between patients' rooms, giving each of them the adequate amount of sunlight needed for therapy. The distribution of space in this manner created the ability for every patient to have a sunbathing balcony that was unobstructed by any other patient's room or building. The design of this architecture can be referred to as Heliotherapeutic Architecture (Light therapy) and was actually a short lived style in its purpose for therapy because of the discovery of the cure for tuberculosis.
I love the idea that you captured your walk. A fantastic collage and capture of the day.
January 25th, 2021  
What a beautiful collage and interesting info. Love the top center building and reflections.
January 25th, 2021  
Interesting narrative and lovely collage showing an interesting place.
January 25th, 2021  
Mooie details
January 25th, 2021  
Lovely collage & interesting narrative!
January 25th, 2021  
What an interesting collage, so much to look at.
January 25th, 2021  
That building sounds amazing. Thank you for explaining it’s unique architecture. This is a wonderful storytelling collage.
January 26th, 2021  
Great collage and architecture
January 26th, 2021  
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