Hospice Chipata

A hospice where terminal patients can stay and to be cared for in a comfortable surrounding. A comfortable stay to 24 to 48 people in a building with a CO2 footprint smaller than an average Dutch household.

The building has been built around a core space where staff has an office and medication and supplies have a central place. Around the core a wide corridor links all the rooms together. The corridor also offers space for family and visitors.

The round form makes the building not only very efficient and clearly organized but also pleasant to stay.

The first phase concerns the construction of 12 units with 2 beds and shared sanitary supplies. The building has been prepared for easy extension. The second phase offers once more 12 units with supplies. Eventually the hospice offer room for 48 people.

The building is self-sufficient; generating electricity, own water supplies, entirely naturally climatised. The hospice will be built by the local community with locally available materials.

2011

Client:
Stichting Chipata
Anjo Schuiten
Leon Imandt
www.chipata.nl

Architects:
Blok Kats van Veen architects
Robert van Kats
www.bkvv.nl
Elstudio
Erno langenberg
www.elstudio.nl

Engineering:
BREED integrated design
Gilbert van der Lee
www.breedid.nl

Climate and installations:
DWA
Myrte Koch
Yvonne Koert van Wertwijn
Eloi Burdorf

Website (www.chipata.nl)
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