Architecture for Care: Hospice| Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
Instructor: Dr. Tapas Mitra
The project delves into shelter for terminally ill people, one of the most vulnerable yet neglected ‘user group’ in healthcare design. While medical science has made immense progress in longevity, there has been a shift from acute to chronic illnesses, increasing the time one spends in treatments. This relentless pursuit of ‘cure’ in the recent years has overshadowed the equally critical need of ‘caring’, particularly for those declared ‘incurable’ or palliative. Hospitals, immensely important for the well being of people, are not places for us to live and die.
This project is my undergraduate thesis. I explore my long standing question:
Can we imagine for ourselves a place that supports us? Can we welcome death while honouring our lives?
