The Meadow - A Children's Hospice
Authors
Akkaya, Nisanur ; Dupont, André Bjørnmose ; Tyburska, Agata
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2023
Abstract
The report describes a fictional children’s hospice on the outskirts of Holstebro, Denmark. It is based on an open architectural competition by Bee Breeders that gathered ideas for designing good children’s hospices. The project demonstrates the integrated design process: a collaborative way of working that brings social, environmental, and technical concerns—such as a healthy indoor climate—into the design from the start. The aim is to create a safe, comforting place for terminally ill children and their families in their final time together. The project also examines how to reduce the building’s global warming potential—the overall climate impact from materials and construction—by using modular construction and design for disassembly, so parts can be taken apart and reused. This can lower the hospice’s CO2 footprint and potentially influence future buildings.
Rapporten beskriver et fiktivt hospice for børn i udkanten af Holstebro. Udgangspunktet er en åben idékonkurrence fra Bee Breeders, der samler bud på, hvordan gode børnehospicer kan udformes. Projektet viser brugen af en integreret designproces: en samarbejdsform, hvor sociale, miljømæssige og tekniske hensyn – som et godt indeklima – tænkes ind fra starten og løbende afvejes. Målet er at skabe et trygt fristed for uhelbredeligt syge børn og deres pårørende i den sidste tid. Samtidig undersøges, hvordan bygningens globale opvarmningspotentiale – den samlede klimapåvirkning fra materialer og byggeri – kan mindskes gennem modulbyggeri og design til adskillelse, så materialer kan skilles ad og genbruges. Det kan reducere hospicets CO2-aftryk og potentielt også påvirke fremtidige bygninger.
[This apstract has been rewritten with the help of AI based on the project's original abstract]