Hospice House

Individual work

November 2022 - December 2022

Instructor: So Hong Chi

(Head of the Department of Architecture, Wenzhou University)

Location: Wenzhou Zhejiang Province China

Keywords: Harmony Coexistence Age Gap Growth Sustainability

The project is located in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, on the south bank of the lower Ou River in southeastern Zhejiang Province, east of the East China Sea and south of Fujian Province. Wenzhou has been a famous fishing and trading port in China since ancient times. and many people were engaged in fishing-related industries. If life is compared to a trip to the sea, then everyone is like a ship that always returns to the dock one day. With the advent of post-industrialisation more and more people are reaching the end of their lives and some may not even be accompanied by their families at the time of death The concept of hospice (palliative care) is to help patients and their families to reduce their physical pain while paying more attention to their inner feelings and giving them 'spiritual care'. The patient is given the opportunity to complete his or her final journey with dignity. While the dead are free from any worries, the living have to continue their lives with strength.

In high-density communities, people are more focused on their own careers and may consider older people to be a liability to them.

Language Conflicts Ageing

They speak different dialects, some speak Wenzhou dialect, different groups of people have consisted of this community, therefore causing an impact of cultural diversity.

New buildings are growing brutally in this tiny old community, rendering it full of buildings from different eras. The road system is disordered, while the flow of passengers and vehicle are all the more complicated, and every day is filled with great noise.The economic situation makes difficult for the community to attract young people, who mostly choose to work in urban areas. Majority of residents the community are either the old or the young, resulting in many ‘empty nest’ elderly and rural unattended children, and the vibe of community less warm.

The bubble economy of the city of Wenzhou was gradually burst under the wild economic model of the early reform and opening-up, and the restlessness brought about by unemployment made people stirred inside.

In modern society, people are like marionettes, following a fixed logic, a path, from old age to death. Perhaps not fulfilling their biggest dreams until they die.

As they age, the elderly are removed from mainstream society and they place their hopes in the gods to be able to face illness with less pain.

Balcony

Resting platform

3, remove two layers of blocks, form an outdoor viewing platform, and connect with the urban cross roads, and set up a large staircase in the southwest corner of the building for the flow of people in the ndustrial park

Ground floor plan

In modern society, people are like marionettes, following a fixed logic, a path, from old age to death. Perhaps not fulfilling their biggest dreams until they die.

First floor plan

Physiotherapy platform

Third floor plan