A Study on the Architectural Planning of the Hospice Ward in a General Hospital - focused on spatial composition of the hospice ward -

종합병원 병동형 호스피스에 관한 건축계획적 연구 - 병동형 호스피스의 공간구성 계획을 중심으로 -

Terminal cancer patients in Korea have increased due to the development of medical technology and the structural change of diseases resulted from life quality improvement. Following this trend, many hospitals are making efforts, such as renovating hospice wards, but architectural criteria are not sufficiently suggested for specialized hospice wards. The purpose of this study is to present the research data to improve the quality of hospice ward in general hospital. Data collecting skills such as drawing documents analysis, interviews, observation were used to examine the condition of hospice ward. And, case study method was used to generate the design data which can be used for the appropriate spatial composition and the area calculation.