Design & Health International Academy Awards 2009: Elderly Care / End of Life Care Design
Sponsored by Anshen + Allen
Lead judge
Derek Parker, director, Anshen + Allen, USA
Panel
Dr John Zeisel, president, Hearthstone Alzheimer Care
Blair Saddler, senior fellow, IHI and Past President, The Childrens’ Hospital, San Diego
Timothy Toster, lawyer and hospice volunteer
Mivic Hirose, executive director, Laguna Honda Hospital, San Francisco
Criteria
Awarded for a scheme which succeeds in providing a ‘natural’ setting for terminal or elderly care, where the design not only suggests re-assurance to patients and carers, but is also recognised as a positive attribute to the surrounding community. Projects must demonstrate that a balance has been struck between operational efficiency and the ‘domestic’ atmosphere necessary for long-term or terminal care and support. The demands of sympathetic supervision must have been reconciled with managerial effectiveness. Evidence of complimentary landscaping is important, as are levels of construction specification to meet informed standards of sustainability.
Winner
Viola Home, Finland
Designed by Arkkitehtitoimisto Erkki Helamaa Ja Keijo Heiskanen Oy
The judges said: The provision of sheltered housing to include accommodation for the severely disabled, together with facilities for the surrounding community led to a design which deliberately identifies with its urban setting. The appearance turns its back on superficial attempts to impress, emphasising its natural accessibility and reflecting an unforced sense of belonging.
Highly Commended
Sun City Park Yokohama, Japan
Designed by Perkins Eastman Architects
The judges said: This beautifully executed project offers a residential care environment for the frail elderly on a campus comprising two linked villages in an immaculately landscaped setting. In being primarily aimed at the top end of the market, it is executed with a traditional formality appropriate to that group.
The finalists
Community Nursing Unit, St Mary’s Hospital (Ireland), Murray O Laoire / Brian O’Connell Associates
Viola Home (Finland), Arkkitehtitoimisto Erkki Helamaa Ja Keijo Heiskanen Oy
Sun City Park Yokohoma City (Japan), Perkins Eastman
Ontario Mission for the Deaf (Canada), Montgomery Sisam
St Francis Hospice (UK), Nightingale Associates
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