Room Program

DOMAIN FUNCTION SIZE AMOUNT USER DETAILED DEMAND SPATIAL POTENTIAL

Private
Domains:
Individual Rooms Entrance 3 sq.m 1 1-2 1. Lockable front door
The balance between
2. No change of levels or threshold functionality, landscape and
in floor plan
belonging.

Sleeping Space 5 sq.m 1 1-2 3. Accessibility and flexibility 1. Not an institution, nor a
Living space 5 sq.m 1 1-4 according to the requirements of home, but an intimate place
work- and handicap friendly with a sense of belonging,
Bathroom 10 -15 sq.m 1 1-2 environment.
privacy, comfort

4. Access to bed from both sides
and calm; the private rooms a
Storage 2 sq.m 1 5. Possibility of installing and extra simulation of the bedroom.

Balcony / Private open 5 sq.m 1 1-2 bed for guests next in sleeping 2. A place that is flexible and
space space
‘usable’ for the caretakers and
6. Possibility for use of lift
yet sets a permanent frame
7. Access to private bathroom and around the bed.

toilet
3. A place that can be used in
8. Mirrors ought to be small and different ways to accommodate
potentially place to enable different needs.

redirection
4. A place where the company
9. Bathroom with both shower and comfort of others is close
cubical and bath tube. Bathroom by; a place where one does
ought to enable palliative therapy.
have to feel alone.

9. Storage for personal belongings

10. Regulation of acoustic

environment towards common areas
and other dwellings
11. control of light, ventilation,
facade screen etc.

12. terrace: oriented towards south

Common Rooms Entrance to ward

15 sq.m 1 1-5
1. Same entrance for inhabitants, The balance between
staff, relatives and caskets functionality, landscape and
death.

Kitchen-dinning area 15 sq.m 1 1 - 10 1. Kitchen-dining area for inhabitants 1. Music room, living room

ad relatives for simple cooking in and dinning area as conjoined
close proximity to the living room.
 functions and as spaces that
2. Living room:Library and playroom can be used by the patients of
for children.
 the day care centre as well, to
3. The common areas is preferably make the most of activities in
open, but with niches is informal hospice.

places to meet.
 2. common domain as gathering
4. common function in near point for the hospice with a
proximity to dwelling wards.
focus on music.

“A place of gathering, a joint, a

Living room 20 sq.m 1 1 - 10 1. Handicap friendly
 heart’.

2. Place to meet for patients, staff

and relatives.

3. Possibility for bed bound patients

4. Flexible organization which can
accommodate different activities of
varying size and character such as
birthdays, Christmas eve, smaller
seminars and talks, concerts and
such.

Library 20 sq.m 1 1 - 10 2. Place to meet for patients, staff and

relatives.
Music Room / Hall 40 sq.m 1 10 - 20 3. Possibility for bed bound patients
Conversation Room 10 -15 sq.m Min 1 1-5
1. For conversations between
relatives and staff as well as staff
and inhabitant.
Medicine storage 15 sq.m 1 1 1. For collective storage and dosage
of medicine

2. Lockable and undisturbed.

Storage 15 sq.m 2 1 1. Storage of lifts, wheelchairs,

mattresses, etc.
Toilet Facilities 10 sq.m Min 1 1-2 1. Toilet and sink
2. Handicap friendly in terms of
accessibility and flexibility

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Rehabilitation and 15 sq.m 1 1 1. Flexible massage facilities


therapy room 2. Regulation of acoustic
environment

3. Depot for storage of massage
chair, couch 4. controllable light and
ventilation

5. Mirrors ought to be small and
potentially place to enable
redirection

6. Access to sink

7. High level of privacy
Guest rooms:
15 sq.m 2 1-5
1. For relatives
 A remote place as a retreat from
2. Access to common bathroom and sickness potentially also a place
toilet. 3. Basic furnishing: Beds, for the patient whenever it is
storage, table and chair.
possible.

Employe Area:

Palliative team, Work stations / 17 sq.m 5 1-4 1. Team based work environment
The palliative team can
Adm. and Service
office space
2. Grouping of working areas
potentially be place together

3. Visual contact to the private with the common domains of
the hospice in order to create a
Print and copy room 10 sq.m 1 1-2 wards and the day care centre
as safe and informal caring
4. Estimated journal achieve environment as possible.

Formal Meeting 20 - 25 sq.m 1-2 10 - 12 requirement: Wards: 5 running Practical functions such as
Room

metres (rm), hospice leader: 12,5 journal archives, storage etc.

Informal Meeting rm, palliative team: 10 rm can be build-in- elements in
10 - 15 sq.m 2 1-5
Room
order

to reduce the experience of an
institutional environment.

Break room
10 sq.m 1 1

Storage
 5 - 10 sq.m 1 1

Toilet Facilities
5 sq.m 2 1 1. Handicap friendly

Changing Rooms 20 - 30 sq.m 2 1-5 1. Gender segregation


2. Lockable closets, bench, hangers,
shower cubicals etc.

Consultation Area
Examination room
10 - 15 sq.m 1 2 1. Equipment: couch, desk, two
chairs and a zinc

2. Possible to operate the couch
Waiting Area 10 sq.m 1 1 from both sides

3. close proximity to journal archive


Toilet Facilities 10 sq.m 2 1-2
4. close proximity to the rest of the
Storage 5 sq.m 1 1 employes domain

5. Waiting area: Room for sofa/chairs

Other: Sluice, washing and 35-40 sq.m

1
1-2 1. Well ventilated room to avoid
linen room obnoxious smells

Room for caretaker 10 sq.m 1 1 2.
1. Sluice:
office andPreferably
workshopdivided into
for minor
reparations and storage of tools

2. Achieve requirement: App. 8
running metre
3. The room ought to be close to the
remote warehouse
Remote warehouse 70 sq.m 1 1-2 1. Garbage room

2. Can potentially be placed in the
basement if there is access to
elevator with room for transportation
of larger machinery and beds.
3. Room for wash down of beds

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Supplies delivery 15 sq.m 1 1-2 1. if possible own access to remote

storage, however is not necessary

Technical/plant 20 - 25 sq.m 1 1 1. Central location

room

RECREATIVE:

Sacral Space
Ceremonial Space 20 sq.m 1 10 - 15 1. Spiritual, multi-religious room
 A sacral space where nature is
2. Handicap friendly in terms of ‘the divine church’.

accessibility and organisation
 The peer and observatory is
Conversation room 10 sq.m 1 2-4 3. Lockable storage: religious introduced according to site
artifacts, candles etc.
 considerations, see p. 38-51,
Observatory 10 sq.m 1 1-5
4. The chapel is for both private and is intended to serve as a
Storage 5 - 10 sq.m 1 1 ceremony and public use
out door reflection room in
meditation with the landscape.

Other: Peer 30 - 40 sq.m 1 1 - 10 1. The Playground in close proximity

to private domains of the hospice
Playground 40 sq.m 1 1 - 20 and in relation to potential
neighbouring buildings.

DAY CARE: Library 20 sq.m 1 1 - 10 1. The personnel of the day care Functionality and Landscape

centre sits in common personnel A place where one function

area
 substitute the other. A flexible
Dinning Room 70 sq.m 1 10 - 20 2. Small kitchen facility
 place.

3. A maximum capacity of 12
Courtyard/Terrasse 20 sq.m 1 40 - 50 patients in the centre and 2-3
Auditorium 20 sq.m 1 40 - 50 employees

4. Handicap friendly, but not

necessarily access for beds

5. Access to outdoor spaces

6. Library: Archive requirement - 12
running metre
Gym Facility 50 sq.m 1 10 - 15

Changing Room 20 - 30 sq.m 2 1-5

Break Room 10 - 12 sq.m 1 1-2 1. intended for patients or users of

the centre that need to lie down

2. Room for bed and small chair
Toilet Facilities 10 sq.m 2 1-2 1. Handicap friendly
Storage 5 - 10 sq.m 2 1

GENERAL: Entrance hall with 150 sq.m 1

enquiry counter , cash
counter and record
area

officer - in - charge 20 sq.m 1

nurse - in - charge 20 sq.m 1
saqnitory inspector 15 sq.m 1
room

canteen 30 sq.m 1

SERVICES reception and 30 sq.m 1

receiving counter

administration office 15 sq.m 1

inspection area 30 sq.m 1

storage area 35 sq.m 1

issue counter 10 sq.m 1

staff incharge room 20 sq.m 1

central kitchen

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Kitchen 120 sq.m 1 1. cold and warm kitchen for the if the kitchen is introduced as a
private ward, the day care centre part of the day care centre,
veg cooking counter 40 sq,m 1 and the employees. 2. Room for cooking become a part of the
scullery, baking section, frost, cold activities in the hospice.
non veg cooking 40 sq,m 1
store, storage, garbage, dish
counter
washing section, depot, kitchen
diet kitchen 40 sq.m 1 personnel and such. 3. The kitchen
should be organised in such a way
that personal preferences of the
patients, potentially relatives and
employees.

Stores:

dry store 25 sq.m 1

blast chillers 15 sq.m 1

cold store - veg 15 sq.m 1

cold store - non veg 15 sq.m 1

milk / milk products 15 sq.m 1

day to day store 15 sq.m 1

euipment store 20 sq.m 1

office - manager 10 sq.m 3
record keeper room 10 sq.m 1
workers rest room 25 sq.m 1
change room 10 sq.m 1
pot washing 30 sq.m 1
dishwashing 20 sq.m 1

pantry 20 sq.m 1

loading deck 30 sq.m 1

disposal room 10 sq.m 1

toilet 20 sq.m 1