Gone with water: Palliative care by the sea
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Peng, Alexia
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Degree
Master of Architecture (Professional)
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Unitec, Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology
Date
2024
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Foote, Hamish
Budgett, Jeanette
Budgett, Jeanette
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Masters Thesis
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Hosbsonville Point (N.Z.)
New Zealand
hospice design
hospices (terminal care facilities)
biophilic design
salutogenic design
health architecture
palliative care
death and dying
New Zealand
hospice design
hospices (terminal care facilities)
biophilic design
salutogenic design
health architecture
palliative care
death and dying
ANZSRC Field of Research Code (2020)
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Peng, A. (2024) Gone with water: Palliative care by the sea (Unpublished document submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Architecture (Professional)). Unitec, Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology
https://hdl.handle.net/10652/6821
Abstract
RESEARCH QUESTION
How can biophilic and salutogenic principles enhance palliative care centre design to improve the well-being of healthcare staff, patients and their families?
ABSTRACT
Death is an inevitable part of life that no one can escape. Throughout the centuries, scientists and biologists have tirelessly sought to conquer diseases like cancer and tried to extend human lifespans. Today, a significant increase in the average human lifespan is achieved, yet the reality of death remains. Along with the depletion of natural resources, the unstoppable pollution, and collapsing of the ecosystem, terminal illnesses are reaching out to younger people; they are not old persons’ diseases anymore. With the downward trend in the age but upward in the population of cancer patients, palliative care is no longer exclusively needed by the elderly.
The project proposes an innovative model of palliative care that complies with salutogenic and biophilic design principles to create an environment that provides physical treatment and spirit rejuvenation. The patients are not the sole users of this building; they are extended to caregivers, family, medical staff, and social workers.
This project aims to present comprehensive palliative care services for inpatient and outpatient settings, extending beyond hospice care; the centre addresses both dying and living. The research delves into the origins of hospice, the history and transformation of modern hospice care, the established and current state of palliative care in New Zealand, and the design principles of hospice facilities. In addition, it analyses relevant architectural precedents related to existing design strategies and healthcare requirements. The key elements and findings support site selection and facilitate design development. This project also focuses on accommodating palliative care services in high-density residential areas, modifying the stereotypical understanding of hospice, and raising social awareness about palliative care.
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