Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu and Hao Zhong diseinatzailearen The Ripple Funtzio nagusia: Egoitza paliatiboa

Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu and Hao Zhong diseinatzailearen The Ripple Funtzio nagusia: Egoitza paliatiboa lana 2026 Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award sari ospetsuaren irabazle bikaina da Arkitektura, Eraikin eta Egitura Diseinua Lehiaketa Kategorian.

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The Ripple Funtzio nagusia: Egoitza paliatiboa

diseinatzailea: Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu and Hao Zhong

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Book Text: The Ripple ur-patio zentral batetik sortutako espazio-sistema zentrokide batek egituratzen duen egoitza paliatiboaren proposamena da. New York hiriko Chinatown auzoan kokatuta, diseinuak bizitzaren amaierako zaintza erakunde isolatu gisa baino, hiri-esperientzia zibiko gisa birdefinitzen du. Atalase, patio eta zurezko itxituren geruzek mugimendua gidatzen dute bizitza publikotik hausnarketa lasairantz. Eguneko argi, ur eta ingurumen-estrategia pasiboen integrazioak lasaitasun sentsoriala sortzen du, eta arkitekturaren beraren bidez pribatutasuna, orientazioa eta ongizate emozionala bermatzen ditu.

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The Ripple Funtzio nagusia: Egoitza paliatiboa Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, goi-mailako, zoragarriak eta liluragarriak diren diseinuei ematen zaien ezohiko aitorpen prestijiotsua. Zilar-mailako irabazleak lan oso distiratsuak eta sormen biziko lanak dira, beren diseinatzaileen aditutasun, talentu eta zorroztasun nabarmenak erakusten dituztenak. The Ripple Funtzio nagusia: Egoitza paliatiboa erakusleiho-lan zoragarria, nabarmenki profesionala eta sakonki berritzailea izatea espero da. Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu hau asmakizun oso nabarmena eta miretsia da, onura ekartzen duena eta artearen, zientziaren, diseinuaren eta teknologiaren mugak zabaltzen dituena. The Ripple Funtzio nagusia: Egoitza paliatiboa jende askok inbidia duen sorkuntza da, desirak pizten dituena, sentimendu positiboak ekartzen dituena eta harridura eta txunditzea pizten dituena.

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Propietate Bereziak: 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.
Neurriak eta Ontziratzea: 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.
Etiketak: Hospice, Healthcare Design, Sensory experience, Therapeutic environment,
Produkzio Teknologia: 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.
Diseinu Erronka: 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.
Ikerketa: 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.
Inspirazioa: 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.
Proiektuaren Iraupena: 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.
Eragiketa Fluxua: 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.
Patenteak: Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu, Hao Zhong
Taldekideak: Minghan Lin
Yuchen Qiu
Hao Zhong
Irudi Kredituak: Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu, Hao Zhong