Document Type	Master's Dissertation
Author	Verster, Alet
Email	alet.verster@gmail.com
URN	etd-12072009-234316
Document Title	Vitality square - creating a healthy environment in the Pretoria CBD
Degree	MArch(Prof)
Department	Architecture
Supervisor	Advisor Name Title Mr R van Rensburg Committee Chair Mr G White Committee Co-Chair
Keywords	nature pallasmaa health Pretoria CBD wellbeing ando
Date	2010-04-23
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract This thesis deals with the creation of holistically healthy environments in an urban context. The Pretoria Central Business District (CBD) is the focus area, as this is where many people spend their working hours in offices. This thesis proposes a vitality centre where healthy environments and healthy lifestyles are made available to these workers. This should become an urban oasis which caters to the vitality of the mind, body and spirit. The hypothesis argues that the problems associated with unhealthy environments in buildings can be alleviated through the connection of people with nature and its forces. The focus is not only on the physical, but also on the metaphysical quality of architecture and its influence on the user. The four elements of nature (light, air, earth and water) are invited into the building. Their associative qualities are exploited to create an awareness of the presence of nature, even in an urban context. On a physical level, this association implies the use of natural light, natural ventilation and contact with nature in the built environment. © 2009 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. Please cite as follows: Verster, A 2009, Vitality square - creating a healthy environment in the Pretoria CBD, MArch(Prof) dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-12072009-234316/ > C10/105/ag
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