The Ripple ዋና ተግባር፡ የመጨረሻ ቀናት እንክብካቤ ማዕከል by Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu and Hao Zhong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award የብር ሽልማት in የሥነ ሕንፃ፣ ግንባታ እና መዋቅር ዲዛይን Competition Category.
ብርሥነ ሕንፃ· 2026
The Ripple ዋና ተግባር፡ የመጨረሻ ቀናት እንክብካቤ ማዕከል
by Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu and Hao Zhong
A' Design Award የብር ሽልማት Winner in ሥነ ሕንፃ Category
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About The Ripple ዋና ተግባር፡ የመጨረሻ ቀናት እንክብካቤ ማዕከል
ዘ ሪፕል በማዕከላዊ የውሃ አደባባይ የተፈጠረ ተባባሪ የቦታ ሥርዓትን መሰረት ያደረገ የመጨረሻ ቀናት እንክብካቤ ማዕከል ሀሳብ ነው። በኒው ዮርክ ከተማ፣ በቻይናታውን የሚገኘው ይህ ንድፍ የሕይወት መጨረሻ እንክብካቤን እንደ ተገለለ ተቋም ሳይሆን እንደ ከተማ ሕዝባዊ ተሞክሮ እንደገና ይተረጉማል። የመግቢያ ደረጃዎች፣ አደባባዮች እና የእንጨት መከለያዎች ንብርብሮች እንቅስቃሴን ከሕዝባዊ ሕይወት ወደ ጸጥ ያለ ማሰላሰል ይመራሉ። የተዋሃዱ የቀን ብርሃን፣ ውሃ እና ተገብሮ የአካባቢ ስልቶች የስሜት መረጋጋትን ይፈጥራሉ፣ በሥነ ሕንፃ ራሱ በኩል ግላዊነትን፣ አቅጣጫን እና ስሜታዊ ደኅንነትን ይደግፋሉ።
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award የብር ሽልማት
The Ripple ዋና ተግባር፡ የመጨረሻ ቀናት እንክብካቤ ማዕከል የA' Design Award የብር ሽልማት አሸናፊ ነው፤ ይህም ለምርጥ ደረጃ፣ ውብ እና አስደናቂ ዲዛይኖች የሚሰጥ ያልተለመደ ከፍተኛ ክብር ያለው እውቅና ነው። የብር አሸናፊዎች የዲዛይነሮቻቸውን የላቀ ልምድ፣ ተሰጥኦ እና ጥልቅ ማስተዋል የሚያሳዩ እጅግ ብሩህ እና እጅግ ፈጠራ የተሞላባቸው ሥራዎች ናቸው። The Ripple ዋና ተግባር፡ የመጨረሻ ቀናት እንክብካቤ ማዕከል እጅግ ሙያዊና ጥልቅ ፈጠራ የተሞላበት አስደናቂ ማሳያ ሥራ እንደሚሆን ይጠበቃል። ይህ የA' Design Award የብር ሽልማትን ያሸነፈ ዲዛይን የኪነ ጥበብ፣ የሳይንስ፣ የዲዛይን እና የቴክኖሎጂ ድንበሮችን የሚጠቅምና የሚያስፋፋ ትኩረት የሚስብ፣ የሚደነቅ ፈጠራ ነው። The Ripple ዋና ተግባር፡ የመጨረሻ ቀናት እንክብካቤ ማዕከል ፍላጎትን የሚቀሰቅስ፣ በጎ ስሜት የሚያመጣ እና መደነቅንና መገረምን የሚያቀጣጥል በብዙዎች የሚቀኑበት ፈጠራ ነው።
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Ripple reimagines hospice as an urban civic sanctuary structured by a concentric ripple geometry generated from a single water court. Architecture, structure, circulation, and environmental systems align within one continuous spatial logic, integrating hybrid timber construction, passive ventilation, and water reuse. The design transforms end-of-life care into a collective, sensory experience embedded within the life of the city.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The project employs a hybrid timber system organized by concentric structural rings. Curved CLT load-bearing wall segments rise from a continuous concrete foundation datum, supporting stepped roof bands with integrated skylights, photovoltaic tiles, and rainwater collection gutters. Environmental systems include stacked passive ventilation, hydronic radiant floor slabs, and on-site water filtration and reuse.
- Tags
- Hospice, Healthcare Design, Sensory experience, Therapeutic environment,
- Production Technology
- The project was developed through an integrated design methodology where geometry, structure, and environmental systems evolve from a single concentric datum. Digital modeling and iterative sectional studies guided spatial, daylight, and airflow performance. A hybrid timber system using curved CLT wall segments, cavity assemblies, and a continuous concrete base enables structural clarity while integrating rainwater collection, passive ventilation, and radiant conditioning within one coordinated assembly.
- Design Challenge
- The primary challenge was reconciling hospice care’s need for privacy and calm with the density and intensity of an urban Chinatown context. Social perceptions of hospice as isolated institutions required rethinking care as civic and accessible. Spatially, integrating sensory comfort, acoustic privacy, and environmental performance within a compact site demanded precise coordination of structure, water systems, and daylight. The project resolves these tensions through a unified geometric and environmental strategy.
- Research
- Design research combining healthcare design and environmental psychology. Objective: improve patient privacy and emotional comfort in hospice settings. Methodology explored spatial sequencing and sensory design strategies. Experiential scenarios tested water sound as a non-visual privacy buffer.
- Inspiration
- The Ripple is inspired by the universal image of a water drop generating expanding rings, symbolizing the continuity of life, memory, and collective care. Research into hospice environments, sensory psychology, and traditional courtyard typologies informed a design that replaces institutional isolation with spatial calm, gradual thresholds, and communal presence, integrating cultural reflection with environmental performance.
- Project Duration
- The project was developed between September 2025 and Janurary 2026 as part of an architectural design competition. The Ripple is located in Chinatown, New York City, where it reimagines hospice care within a dense urban context. The proposal explores how end-of-life care can integrate with everyday civic life through architecture, landscape, and community-oriented programming.
- Operation Flow
- Movement through Ripple follows expanding concentric rings, guiding visitors from the active city edge toward increasing quiet and intimacy. Thresholds, courtyards, and water elements choreograph gradual emotional transition rather than abrupt separation. Daylight, airflow, and acoustic water features respond passively to occupancy and climate, supporting orientation, privacy, and calm—allowing care to unfold through spatial experience rather than institutional control.
- Patents
- Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu, Hao Zhong
- Team Members
- Minghan Lin
Yuchen Qiu
Hao Zhong - Image Credits
- Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu, Hao Zhong
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