Hemodialysis Area: Four Hours, Three Times a Week

Dialysis patients come three times a week, four hours each time, for several years—this is essentially their second living space. Seating therefore cannot just be medical recliners: they need their own window view, adjustable lighting, a surface for tablets and drinks, and the freedom to decide whom to face. Patients who return long-term become familiar with each other, so there should also be seating arrangements that allow for conversation. Staff circulation should be behind the seats, not directly in front. The colors and materials of the space should lean towards everyday life rather than medical. Photographed under daytime natural light, with the individuality of the seating and the view outside the window simultaneously visible. Avoid: recliners arranged in a row facing the nursing station, sharing a single overhead light, no windows, all glossy plastic materials.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

透析病人每週來三次、每次四小時,一來數年——這裡實質上是他們的第二個生活空間。座位因此不能只是醫療躺椅:需要自己的窗景、可調的燈、放平板與飲料的檯面、以及決定要面向誰的自由。長期回診的人彼此熟識,所以也要有能聊天的座位組合。工作人員的動線在座位背後而非正前方。空間的色彩與材質偏向日常而非醫療。日間自然光下拍攝,座位的個別性與窗外的景同時可見。避免:躺椅排成一列面對護理站、共用一盞頂燈、無窗、材質全為亮面塑膠。