Research Article

Strategies for the Architectural Space Design of Special Education Resource Center in China

Table 6

Design essentials of special functional rooms [31].

Special function roomDesign points

Physiological rehabilitationMultisensory/movement training/hydrotherapy room(1) The training area is used for experimental research. It needs storage space for large instruments and equipment. The sensory room should equip with multimirror space to help for cognitive rehabilitation.
(2) In the hydrotherapy experiment, parents should accompany; it can combine with the teaching area, close to the physiotherapist’s office and also can combine with the speech, cognitive, psychology, and other functional rooms.
Psychological therapyGame room/pets room(1) According to different game content, it is divided into dynamic area and static area. Observation areas can be combined with teaching areas.
(2) The room should be kept ventilated and clean for different animals, and children should wash their hands at any time and treat accidental wounds.
Artistic rehabilitationMusic room/art therapy room/picture reading room(1) It should adopt large space, flexible partition, and configure enough storage space.
(2) It not only meets individual and group training but also uses small artistic performance space.
Social adaptationHorticulture rehabilitation room/social situation simulation room(3) The communication area space should pay attention to the sense of enclosure and interaction and can be combined with the teaching area.
(4) It can be combined with the external courtyard, terrace, and other outdoor space to set up psychological healing space.
Demonstration and communicationTraining classroom/activity and exhibition room(1) It should meet the training of different subjects, combined with the library reference room.
(2) It can be combined with the multifunctional lecture hall to hold theme salons, principals’ meeting, and parent-child activities.