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Respite care center

The first rest and care facility dedicated to long-term patients and their caregivers, located in the heart of a wooded park.

As both designer and builder of this unique facility, Patriarche must do everything possible to support the rest and recovery of both patients and their caregivers, while ensuring optimal care by trained staff.

Located far from the noise of downtown Lyon, the building offers spaces for relaxation and social interaction, inspired by hospitality design codes, with technical areas discreetly integrated.

The architectural approach emphasizes calm, a homelike atmosphere, and unobtrusive care. This facility is made available by BioMérieux and supported by the Fondation France Répit.

Client : France Répit Foundation

Location : Tassin la Demi-Lune, France

Size : 1 722 m²

Status : Delivered

Date : 2018

Key points

  • Well-being and calm are key requirements.
  • Spaces designed to facilitate interaction.
  • Inconspicuous care facilities.

Environmental perfomances

  • Project designed to respect the site, the park.
  • Prefabricated wooden façade panels.
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Extérieur de la maison de répit
Chambre maison de répit

Healing Architecture

The Lyon Respite House features modern, bright, and welcoming spaces where life unfolds at each individual’s pace: family rooms and studios, relaxation and wellness areas, a restaurant, and shared living spaces.

Medical facilities are discreetly integrated: a timber structure and technical rooms—such as those for air treatment—are hidden beneath the roof. The site includes a permanent medical unit with trained, unobtrusive staff and hospital-grade beds.

The project offers a homelike atmosphere, far removed from the typical hospital environment. Priority is given to well-being, tranquility, and social connection, with medical care scheduled in harmony with this calming ambiance.

Spaces designed to encourage interaction: a living area, an activity room, a dining room that opens onto a large outdoor terrace and the surrounding woodland.

Compilation intérieur et extérieur de la maison de repis

Team

Patriarche (Architecture, All-Trades Engineering, Cost Management, Landscape Design, Signage)
Partners:
Nathalie Rives

Credits :

Photos : ©Sabine Serrad

Program

Health
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