The Ripple Primær funktion: Hospice af Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu and Hao Zhong er en højt anset vinder af den meget prestigefyldte 2026 A' Design Award i Sølv i konkurrencekategorien Arkitektur-, Bygnings- og Konstruktionsdesign.
SølvArkitektur· 2026
The Ripple Primær funktion: Hospice
af Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu and Hao Zhong
Vinder af A' Design Award i Sølv i kategorien Arkitektur
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Om The Ripple Primær funktion: Hospice
The Ripple er et hospiceforslag, der er struktureret af et koncentrisk rumligt system, som udspringer fra en central vandgård. Beliggende i Chinatown, New York City, omdefinerer designet pleje ved livets afslutning som en urban civil oplevelse snarere end en isoleret institution. Lag af tærskler, gårdrum og træindfatninger leder bevægelsen fra det offentlige liv mod stille eftertanke. Integreret dagslys, vand og passive miljøstrategier skaber sanselig ro og understøtter privatliv, orientering og følelsesmæssig velvære gennem arkitekturen selv.
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Om A' Design Award i Sølv
The Ripple Primær funktion: Hospice er vinder af A' Design Award i Sølv, en usædvanligt prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles designs i topklasse, som er pragtfulde og imponerende. Sølvvinderne er enormt geniale og overordentlig kreative værker, der illustrerer deres designeres fremragende ekspertise, talent og skarpsindighed. The Ripple Primær funktion: Hospice forventes at være et vidunderligt udstillingsværk, der er bemærkelsesværdigt professionelt og dybt innovativt. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Sølv, er en højst bemærkelsesværdig, beundret opfindelse, som gavner og flytter grænserne for kunst, videnskab, design og teknologi. The Ripple Primær funktion: Hospice er en skabelse, som mange misunder, og som vækker begær, bringer positive følelser og antænder forundring og undren.
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- Unikke Egenskaber
- 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.
- Dimensioner & Emballage
- 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,
- Produktionsteknologi
- 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.
- Designudfordring
- 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.
- Forskning
- 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.
- Projektvarighed
- 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.
- Driftsflow
- 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.
- Patenter
- Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu, Hao Zhong
- Teammedlemmer
- Minghan Lin
Yuchen Qiu
Hao Zhong - Billedkreditering
- Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu, Hao Zhong
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