Urban Hospice Center
This project was my final project of my Master of Architecture program at Judson University. I designed an Urban hospice with the concept of death and life as well as inward and outward focus. The projects was also designed to be sustainable, which drove some of the forms and especially the shape of the patient rooms. The building faces two streets, one is a commercial street and the other is a residential. The program of the building follows this pattern placing the patients along the residential side and the support spaces and public spaces are along the commercial front.
The inward and outward focus was to engage both city connections as well as nature connections for people at the building. The building is where the natural connections occur because it is filled with plantings, rock gardens, and terraces for the people. There are also many windows, balconies and even an overlook for the patients to see, hear, and experience the city. The project also features a unique circulation pattern for staff to the patient rooms as well as circulation of the deceased without others having visibility of it.
The inward and outward focus was to engage both city connections as well as nature connections for people at the building. The building is where the natural connections occur because it is filled with plantings, rock gardens, and terraces for the people. There are also many windows, balconies and even an overlook for the patients to see, hear, and experience the city. The project also features a unique circulation pattern for staff to the patient rooms as well as circulation of the deceased without others having visibility of it.