Poulstrup Sø Children's Hospice
Authors
Albrechtsen, Simon Bak ; Coskun, Agit
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2023
Pages
240
Abstract
This master’s thesis presents an architectural proposal for a children’s and youth hospice (ages 0–18) at Poulstrup Sø near Aalborg, Denmark. The project asks how a zero-energy building can be designed to support patients and families through terminal illness by applying healing and palliative architecture, and how the architectural atmosphere influences well-being, experience, emotions, behavior, and psychological solace. The design was developed through an Integrated Design Process and Evidence-Based Design, informed by interviews, case studies, empathy-driven user insights, and analyses of site, microclimate, vegetation, and indoor environmental quality. Within a Nordic context, the proposal draws on neuro-architecture and biophilic principles to create safe, homelike spaces for six families, including apartments, treatment and gathering areas, a courtyard, and a chapel. Technical work outlines room programming, accessibility, envelope and roof concepts with photovoltaics, ventilation strategies, construction calculations, and energy modeling, aiming to meet 2020 building regulation energy requirements and achieve net-zero operation. The report documents iterative concept development and design criteria that connect care needs with sustainability; specific performance conclusions are presented later in the thesis and are not detailed in this excerpt.
Dette speciale præsenterer et arkitektonisk forslag til et børne- og ungehospice (0–18 år) ved Poulstrup Sø nær Aalborg. Projektet undersøger, hvordan et nuleenergi-byggeri kan udformes til at støtte patienter og familier i terminal sygdom gennem healing- og palliativ arkitektur, samt hvordan den arkitektoniske atmosfære påvirker trivsel, oplevelse, følelser, adfærd og psykisk lindring. Designet er udviklet via en Integreret Designproces og Evidensbaseret Design, informeret af interviews, case-studier, empati-baserede brugerindsigter og analyser af sted, mikroklima, vegetation og indeklima. I en nordisk kontekst trækker forslaget på neuroarkitektur og biophile principper for at skabe trygge, hjemlige rammer til seks familier, herunder lejligheder, behandlings- og samlingsrum, en gårdhave og et kapel. Det tekniske arbejde omfatter rumprogram, tilgængelighed, klimaskærm og tagkoncept med solceller, ventilationsstrategier, konstruktive beregninger og energimodellering med sigte på at opfylde energikravene i Bygningsreglement 2020 og opnå nuleenergi-drift. Rapporten dokumenterer iterativ konceptudvikling og designkriterier, der forbinder omsorgsbehov med bæredygtighed; konkrete resultater er behandlet senere i afhandlingen og fremgår ikke af dette uddrag.
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