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Well we want comfy chairs, Harmon Kardon sound system, plasma telly and some of those medical receptionists with attitude. Plus we want jacuzzi obviously to improve our body temperature and some swedish masseurs to reduce our stress. Free coffee (minimum cafetiere) no maxwell house please or anything by nestle cos they kill babies in the third world. Oh and i suppose you might want an advanced ceiling lighting system..........................

Keeping it real........... 8)

Tom,

Are you talking about a therapy centre where people could stay for a few days? I mean a place where people can go and experience different treatments and live for a few days in an environment that is therapeutic to SAD?

or a drop in centre?
or an information centre?

I mean if you could come up with some ideas / questions I know that most of the people would be glad to offer you personal responses. They might all be contradictory! You could set up a couple of polls to get info as well and you are welcome to come to the chatroom. Tuesday 8pm. If you just let people know that you are there to extract information we're a pretty accomodating bunch (if a somewhat crazy!).

Thank you for your interest.

Bright One

Hey guys, thanks for all your replies!
In response to your question Bright One, my project is only in the very early stages and what i design is entirley up to me. As a result i'm not entirley sure on the aims/provisions of my building, but i have a large site and all the suggestions you made should and will be catered for in some form. I want to design a building that is a place of treatment, community and refuge for sufferers. I want it to inform the public. And if possible i want to design a building whose very existence could in some way even help sufferers who were unaware of their condition. The more i learn on the subject the more i believe that this could be something that affects many of us at some level.
Unfortunately Pete this is only an assignment. However until proposals are made nothing is ever built! I'm not suggesting my work is good enough for this, but you never know what will come of it.
Obviously therapy will be at the forefront of my intentions, but i am also interested in providing an environment in which sufferers would choose to spend time, both contemplative and social. When feeling low are there any environments you particularly yearn for?
In your opinions is it important to address and treat the depression, or to focus totally on preventing it in the first place?
Do you know if there are any figures for sufferers living in the city/country. - is it thought that a closer link to natural rhythms and cycles may have an effect?
I have read some material on -ve and +ve iron theories, is this something that is being taken seriously by the S.A.D community?
I understand that S.A.D is a complex issue and that there are no set answers to these questions, but i would be very interested in any of your own opinions.
Please don't feel you have to answer these questions, but any of your thoughts would be greatly appriceated.

Thanks again for your replies

tom.

Yeah if you manage to get this project to reality, We'll make you are king...... :idea: and you will be a hero to all people with SAD...

Now that is so unrealistic Joey. Urmm can you make sure we have a waterfall too...Thank you.

Thats ok Tom I'll sort out the tall dark handsome men, I'll just come in myslef....

Ok, I think I took the jokes too far now, sorry Tom... An other thing about people with SAD they joke around alot to get rid of the reality of there SAD.....

I should post a picture of me to you guys, maybe soon.......

I'd really like to have the gorgous hunk Jamie Draven as my personal therapist and cheerer upper, if you could possibly sort that out for me. I ask nothing more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you can get Johnny Depp as a personal massager for me, I'm there!