This article presents the research and design project undertaken to develop a shared space for families and healthcare professionals in a children's hospital. The project was developed from a model of healthcare space scaled and validated at the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital in Barcelona. Initial research detected the need to gather different care services in one area. The intended use of the space was determined through qualitative ethnographic research and a quantitative analysis. Taxonomization of the collected data allowed us to define a model of healthcare activity that reconsidered the space along with time of use. It also enabled us to redefine health professionals as navigators. The design team created this model according to spatial characteristics and requirements. The model consisted of four types of space which we named hierarchical monodirectional, non-hierarchical circular, intimate proximity, and public proximity. From this model, a series of activities were developed that, through participatory practices and co-design processes, allowed the team to prototype the four space types. The design methodology applied has become the modus operandi of the Design Group for Health and Wellbeing at EINA, Centre Universitari d'Art i Disseny de Barcelona, ​​attached to Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).

The internationalization of specialized healthcare emphasizes multiculturalism, requiring adaptable hospital spaces. Sant Joan de Déu (SJD), a leading pediatric hospital managed by a Christian order, has created a multifaith room for prayer and meditation in the main lobby of the Pediatric Cancer Center Barcelona (PCCB). This manuscript presents an unpublished case study, showing the research conducted for the design of the multireligious room and the process of its construction. The methodology includes a bibliographic review, architectural analysis of three meditation spaces, and in-depth interviews with stakeholders. This project highlights SJD’s commitment to blending care and design, emphasizing the humanization of hospital spaces. The triad of religion, public space, and society makes more sense here than ever before.

This case study presents a graphic design campaign aimed at increasing health assets in the peri-urban area of Tar-ragona, and approached through design fiction. Following a phase of fieldwork and preliminary research, interven-tion spaces were identified in the Francolí–Pont del Diable area, where salutogenic challenges were observed thatare currently unaddressable due to the constraints imposed by industrial infrastructures. A social media campaignwas developed using generative artificial intelligence to visualize alternative, health-centered scenarios. The projectconcludes with a questionnaire-based evaluation, which explores the degree of public acceptance of the proposedfutures, the willingness of citizens to engage in their realization, and the health-related assets associated with theprojected imagery.