Tabitha Children's Hospice – The House of Life

The interior design of the Tabitha House, Hungary's only children's hospice institution, was one of the greatest and deepest professional challenges of my career. As an interior designer, I had to envision an environment that provides terminally ill children and their families with free, loving, and maximal support during the most difficult period of their lives. During the design process, the main goal was to completely eliminate the traditional, clinical hospital atmosphere from the spaces. The shapes, warm lights, and use of materials all serve the purpose of allowing families carrying heavy burdens to feel in a soothing, homey, and safe cocoon. The Tabitha House is indeed the house of life. A special space where the last moments spent together are the most important; where every child can say goodbye with dignity and in peace, while parents and siblings can find comfort in a loving, maximally caring environment. Translating this invisible yet all-pervading embrace into the physical space was the true mission of the project.