Habitable healthcare
Temporary living units allow family members to stay close to patients in critical condition
Home During Sickness are critical care living units that received honourable mention in the Adaptability category of the 2020 Arch Out Loud architecture awards. Designed by architects Yuexin Yu and Dessery Dai, the units were created in response to the millions of people left isolated in intensive care hospital spaces while receiving care for COVID-19. Instead, the Home During Sickness structures provide family living facilities next to the emergency room of each patient. By allowing family members to stay close by, the patients receive more comfort and experience reduced feelings of stress. Family members that were banned completely due to pandemic health restrictions or required to travel back and forth often multiple times a day save time, money and stress. They, too, can experience something closer to normal home life while coping with the health emergency of a loved one.