Hjertehuset: A living community for ill children and their families
Translated title
Hjertehuset
Authors
Pinstrup, Laura Obel ; Jensen, Emma Louise ; Slabbinck, Amber
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2023
Submitted on
2023-05-26
Pages
157
Abstract
Denne afhandling foreslår Hjertehuset, et brugercentreret børnehospice i Norddanmark, der fungerer som et levende fællesskab for alvorligt og terminalt syge børn og deres familier. Afhandlingen undersøger helende arkitektur—design, der understøtter tryghed, værdighed og trivsel—samt design til leg, og forklarer, hvordan adgang til natur kan gavne både mental og fysisk sundhed. Forslaget bygger på teorier, casestudier og empirisk forskning og er informeret af et konkurrenceprogram fra Buildner Architecture Competitions. Da børnehospicer er en ny og sjælden bygningstype i Danmark, viser forskningen behovet for et sådant sted, og hvordan det kan supplere den eksisterende palliative børneindsats ved at tilbyde stabilitet og støtte til hele familien. Miljøpåvirkningen adresseres gennem livscyklusvurdering (LCA), som vurderer materialer og løsninger gennem hele bygningens levetid for at reducere CO2‑udledninger. Resultatet er et design for et hospice, der som et støttende fællesskab er tæt knyttet til naturen og indrettet efter brugernes behov gennem palliativt design og rum til leg.
This thesis proposes Hjertehuset, a user-centered children’s hospice in northern Denmark that functions as a living community for seriously and terminally ill children and their families. It explores healing architecture—design that supports comfort, dignity, and wellbeing—and design for play, and explains how access to nature can benefit mental and physical health. The proposal is grounded in theories, case studies, and empirical research, and informed by a competition brief from Buildner Architecture Competitions. Because children’s hospices are new and rare in Denmark, the research shows the need for such a place and how it can complement existing pediatric palliative care by providing stability and support for the whole family. Environmental impact is addressed through Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), which evaluates materials and systems across the building’s entire lifespan to reduce CO2 emissions. The result is a hospice design that acts as a supportive community closely connected to nature and shaped around users’ needs through palliative design and spaces for play.
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