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Bodrum Physiotherapy and Hydrotherapy Center

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#B24-04

Bodrum Physiotherapy and Hydrotherapy Center

Competition Purchase Award

Osman Can Bagatır
Ece Kandemir

Visualization:
Halil İbrahim Zeytinci

Date

2025

Type Healthcare Institution

Location Bodrum

Parcel Square 2255 m²

Total Construction Square 4145 m²

Awards Purchase Award

Status Concept

Client Bodrum Health Foundation

Introduction

Diagnosis-Treatment-Process

When we begin to consider a healthcare facility, we generally see that if a diagnosed patient does not require surgical intervention, they continue their recovery process in their individual living environment with medication and overcome their complaints through routine check-ups. The fundamental difference between therapy centers and these structures is that diagnosis and treatment take place in the same space, over a specific period, a therapeutic relationship is established, and the patient's reactions are monitored, shaping the next treatment step based on these observations.

Therefore, a patient who begins treatment at a therapy center is expected to recover by visiting the facility regularly over a specific period. This recovery process distinguishes the therapy space from a hospital structure, transforming it into a limited public space and simultaneously a personal memory space. In developing our proposal, we began by establishing urban-public connections to enhance the healing effect of the space and create alternative spatial relationships.

Renders

Considering the tectonics of the land, instead of solving the physiotherapy and hydrotherapy programs on a single ground, we aimed to increase the possibilities for spatial and urban enrichment and to utilize the richness offered by the topography by spreading them across two different grounds. Paşa Dede Street, the road from which the project area takes its elevation, drops to +76.00 meters in the northwest part and reaches +79.50 meters towards the south end. Accordingly, we proposed connecting the program with two grounds between these elevations.

The first level is at the +80.00 elevation, which is the level-foot elevation at the southern end of the site, and the other level is at the +76.50 elevation, which is taken from the north of the street. Thus, by strengthening the structural relationship with the ‘Park-Street Axis’ with which we establish an urban relationship, we have transformed the ground floor into a holistic ‘micro-urban space’ with the park-street and the approach coming from Dumlupınar Street with a 5% slope.

Approach to the Physiotherapy Center Vehicle

Enabling Garden

This garden, directly connected to the entrance area on both levels, aims to provide visitors with an alternative sense of space during their waiting period. One arm also overlooks the staff休息室 (rest room), encompassing various units of the administrative block. It is also suggested that healthcare workers, the primary actors in this space, should have a direct connection with this garden.

This garden area, which overlooks the second largest hydrotherapy pool, is designed with vegetation to reduce the humidity created by the pool area, creating both a daylight separator and a natural therapy space.