Adaptive Re-use in Hospital Building for Development Efficiency, Case Study: Regular ward use for a new function of the psychiatric ward at RSUP Dr. Kariadi

Abstract

This paper aims to develop design guidelines in the architectural design process, especially for developing new facilities in the hospital complex, which is optimized by using existing buildings transformed into a new function. A specific approach for the adaptive re-use technique will help find a comprehensive method and efficiency of construction budgeting. This paper will discuss changes and developments for providing space for specific healthcare treatment facilities that are always developing every time as long as the hospital still stands, besides developing services or specific treatment for a specific disease for improving healthcare services. To answer hospital design and development, which can be adapted for every development, we can also develop adaptive re-use technique as one of the alternatives for accommodating fulfilling the need for new functions or adding new treatment facilities in the existing hospital. Existing buildings can be transformed into new functions with minimum editing or retrofitting procedures, so the existing building can extend the duty for accommodating building functions. This technique is also to save the budget for construction of the new building, for at least use the existing structure as a basic start and find out for optimum re-adjustment in other parts of buildings components to fit new function. The case study took at RSUP Dr. Kariadi Hospital, which transformed from an existing regular ward into a psychiatric ward with specific requirements in inpatient facilities. The result of the research can be used as a guide in the design process for developing the new function in hospital buildings that fulfills the efficiency of the construction budget. A specific approach to the design model will help find a comprehensive design method.