The Northern Ireland Hospice is a leading edge design incorporating best practice in holistic palliative care in a caring, patient focussed environment.
The scale and choice of palette of finishes creates a soft ‘home away from home’ environment which avoids the clinical feel often attributed to healthcare buildings whilst meeting all necessary healthcare regulations and standards.
The integration of art within the scheme and use of gardens and ‘out door’ rooms contribute to the holistic treatment approach through visual stimulation and by creating areas for quiet reflection.
Conservation of important existing built heritage on the site and retention of existing mature treescape allowed the scheme to be developed within a sensitive urban conservation context.
The scheme is considered to be a high quality example of architecture which meets physical, social, psychological and spiritual needs of the hospice patients, their family and friends.
