Two living groups for 8 inhabitants with a light mental handicap and 4 service flats are integrated in the new housing plan for de de Bosschen neighborhood. Den Leeuweric is a compact and efficient building with a focus on the individual dweller. The scale, design and materialization of the Leeuweric building correspond follows the housing of the surrounding de Bosschen area, thus pairing the terms ‘community healthcare’ to a ‘cozy home’ for its residents.
Integrated in the new neighborhood
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Status: Start construction 2016, completed 2018
Team: Patricia Mata Mayrand, Johan De Wachter, Elina Jakovele, Rik De Vooght, Rutger Boydens
Client: Den Leeuweric VZW, Housing Corporation De Ark
Location: Turnhout, BE
Photography: Milena Villalba
Team: Patricia Mata Mayrand, Johan De Wachter, Elina Jakovele, Rik De Vooght, Rutger Boydens
Client: Den Leeuweric VZW, Housing Corporation De Ark
Location: Turnhout, BE
Photography: Milena Villalba
Den Leeuweric
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Patricia Mata Mayrand
I have always been an aesthete, critical and curious person, which led me to the interest of how Architecture impacts on people’s daily lives.
The obsession with simplifying complex processes in order to achieve a recognizable solution that applies naturally across the different scales of a project, has come to define my practice. These solutions weave together efficiency, sustainability, comfort, and identity for the end user.
After completing my university studies, I moved to the Netherlands with a scholarship from Fundación Arquia to work at MVRDV. I later returned to Spain, where I worked as an independent architect and contributed to a project on the coast.
Back in the Netherlands, I worked on large-scale projects at EEA; and with a clearer vision of my professional goals, I decided to join Woonwerk Architecten, where I continue to develop my career.
In addition to my professional work, I participate in volunteer activities that allow me to experience firsthand life in residential care centres that offer rehabilitation services, cognitive stimulation, and medical care.
I am committed to sharing and promoting my experience at both a local and international level.
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