Natural Therapeutic Hospice

Interpretation of Psychology and Biomimicry

Hospice is a place that offers a palliative care for people who are having the terminally illness. Hospice is usually a design-free zone, it usually the choose between either health care or design although endless researches show that both affect patients. Hospice it typically built similarly with the hospital layout. These kinds of conditions will affect patient to lose their confident to live and in the end, they will become more and more depressed. This design thinking is a result of the studies and application ofthe informations about human psychology of how the mentality of human reacts about certain things around them to the hospice design to make a therapeutical space. Practicing biomimicry in the hospice design has a purpose to not only provide sustainability within the space, but also to symbolize life. The concept are derived from the chlorophyll because their abilities to maintain every single life in this planet.

FIRST DEVELOPMENTAL MODEL

The main purpose of the first development model is simply to understand the form of the plant cells and to understand the possibilities of this form.

SECOND DEVELOPMENTAL MODEL

The second development model is the first exploration of the 3 dimensional forms that could be created by using the form of plant cells.

FINAL DEVELOPMENTAL MODEL

Many 3 dimensional explorations and developments have been made, and this form is the conclusion of the exploration. This form provides the elements of biomimicry and performs as therapeutical space as well.

THE SITE

The chosen site was the old tan tock seng hospital, it is built in 1909 and left as an abandoned building and has not been used since 1999, but it is still standing proudly on the hill of Moulmein Road.
This building has the dimension of 80 meters long, 27 meters on the side, and 9 meters width. The nearest MRT is 10 minutes walk from Novena MRT and located on top of the hill. This site provides quiet ambience, wide space, easy accessibility, and surrounded by many healthcare institution such as new Tan Tock Seng Hospital which is only across the road. With those aspects, this site is considered as a potential site for hospice design.