JOCKEY CLUB HOME FOR HOSPICE
LOCATION:
Sha Tin, HK
AREA:
5,000 sqm
COMPLETION:
2016
CLIENT:
Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care

Family Participation as Key Element

Located a A Kung Kok Shan Road, Shatin, with a total built area of 5,000 sq.m, the new hospice will be the first-of-its kind hospice facility advocating “family participation” and serving as a platform for terminally ill patients and their family members to interact and communicate through the last stage of life.  The goal of this project is to provide quality hospice service tailored to meet the needs of terminal patients, particularly those from the lower socio-economic population group.

 

Providing a cozy, caring and homey environment, the home-like hospice residence will have 30 apartments, with half of them planned to be heavily subsidized through donation received by the Society, so that those from the lower income group can also benefit from these facilities.

 

Connection with Nature

Being the architect of the hospice, to fit in all facilities and requirements seamlessly into our building design, we have to study, feel and experience from a patient’s perspective.  This user-oriented approach has enabled us to come up with the idea that the new hospice should be designed to provide a peaceful, tranquil, relaxing and homey environment for the patients, where not only their body, mind and spirit can integrate perfectly with nature, but they can enjoy the last moments with their families serenely.

 

Live and Die with Dignity

While enabling terminal patients to live and die with dignity is a major criterion of the SPHC’s hospice project, each apartment, with an area of 300-400 sq ft, will come with home-like settings, including a patient’s bed, sleeping facility for family members, a private washroom and a pantry, providing them with ample space and privacy for the last stage of life.  The new facility will also feature a sky-lit quiet room where a memorial service can be held for someone who have passed away in the Home.

 

The Ultimate Goal

The mission of “Jockey Club Home for Hospice” is not limited to offering enhanced end-of-life care to terminal patients.  It will also act as a training and education centre where seminars and training programmes will be held.  All in all, the new project serves to boost public awareness towards the importance of holistic and palliative care for terminal patients, and for their families, a full and positive life.

Project Information
 
JOCKEY CLUB HOME FOR HOSPICE
LOCATION:
Sha Tin, HK
AREA:
5,000 sqm
COMPLETION:
2016
CLIENT:
Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care

Family Participation as Key Element

Located a A Kung Kok Shan Road, Shatin, with a total built area of 5,000 sq.m, the new hospice will be the first-of-its kind hospice facility advocating “family participation” and serving as a platform for terminally ill patients and their family members to interact and communicate through the last stage of life.  The goal of this project is to provide quality hospice service tailored to meet the needs of terminal patients, particularly those from the lower socio-economic population group.

 

Providing a cozy, caring and homey environment, the home-like hospice residence will have 30 apartments, with half of them planned to be heavily subsidized through donation received by the Society, so that those from the lower income group can also benefit from these facilities.

 

Connection with Nature

Being the architect of the hospice, to fit in all facilities and requirements seamlessly into our building design, we have to study, feel and experience from a patient’s perspective.  This user-oriented approach has enabled us to come up with the idea that the new hospice should be designed to provide a peaceful, tranquil, relaxing and homey environment for the patients, where not only their body, mind and spirit can integrate perfectly with nature, but they can enjoy the last moments with their families serenely.

 

Live and Die with Dignity

While enabling terminal patients to live and die with dignity is a major criterion of the SPHC’s hospice project, each apartment, with an area of 300-400 sq ft, will come with home-like settings, including a patient’s bed, sleeping facility for family members, a private washroom and a pantry, providing them with ample space and privacy for the last stage of life.  The new facility will also feature a sky-lit quiet room where a memorial service can be held for someone who have passed away in the Home.

 

The Ultimate Goal

The mission of “Jockey Club Home for Hospice” is not limited to offering enhanced end-of-life care to terminal patients.  It will also act as a training and education centre where seminars and training programmes will be held.  All in all, the new project serves to boost public awareness towards the importance of holistic and palliative care for terminal patients, and for their families, a full and positive life.