Hospice Hjerterummet
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Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2025
Submitted on
2025-05-16
Pages
166
Abstract
Hospice Hjerterummet is a proposal for a sustainable children’s hospice located in Aalborg East, near the new Aalborg University Hospital and adjacent natural landscapes. Addressing the lack of pediatric palliative care facilities in Denmark, the project aims to create a calm, supportive, and homely environment for children with life-limiting illnesses and their families. The project is developed through a combination of Integrated Design Process (IDP) and Evidence-Based Design (EBD), ensuring that each architectural decision is both user-centered and research-informed. It explores how architecture can promote emotional well-being and physical relief, while integrating sustainability through a healthy indoor climate, and close connections to nature. The layout consists of six private family units, central communal areas, and treatment rooms organized around the building’s heart: the Heartroom - a flexible space for play, rest, and togetherness. Nature is incorporated through a sensory garden, a memorial pergola, and accessible outdoor spaces that support emotional healing and reflection. This thesis reimagines the children’s hospice not as an institution, but as a temporary home - a place of comfort, connection, and humanity during life’s most vulnerable moments.
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