Abstract
The design and construction of healthcare facilities are some of the significant foundations for the survival and healthy living of a happy society. In terms of the sustainable quality aspect in healthcare facilities, the structural safety and functional efficiency were primarily analyzed. In the further development, it turned into the healing healthcare centers together with the inclusion of aesthetic and cultural values as well as psychological and physical needs of individuals. With such developments, the concept of psychosocially supporting design has come into prominence through improving as a connection to nature, social support enhancement, stimulating design features, complexity, and coherence factors. Our article analyses the subject based on the indoor space planning elements for user’s psychological positive experience upon defining the factors with their spatial characteristics in consideration with the study regarding a conceptual model of the supportive healing environment. A hospital project, which is in the pre-design phase and still under development in the Near East University, was analyzed as the case study under this study.
Highlights
In this study, the subject matter is analyzed from the perspective of a psychologically supportive healing environment for sustainability
This study is concentrated on a hospital design, which is under development at the Faculty of Architecture, Near East University
In correlation with the conceptual model (Uwajeh and Ezennia, 2019) developed as regards to the supportive healing environment theories by Dilani (2009) and Ulrich et al (1991); the main subjects of our evaluation is on the analysis of supportive healing environment under the spatial adjustment criteria by An and Lee (2010) upon elaborating on the case study
Summary
The subject matter is analyzed from the perspective of a psychologically supportive healing environment for sustainability. Where the social life within the healthcare facilities is well analyzed and organized, and a sustainable healing environment is created, such facilities bring positive healing effects on patients and users This matter is still a problem domain with various ongoing studies. Temperature, and interior-exterior landscape all have significant and positive effects on patients and users where placed in a controlled environment (live music, natural lighting, indoor garden, scenery, etc.) The areas such as spots for waiting, meeting, and cafeteria furnished with aesthetic and comfortable ergonomic furniture promote various positive social behaviors among patients. The category “Sociocultural and functional quality” that DGNB considered in its assessment tool, and the similar one “Social, cultural and perceptual aspects” that the International SBTool considers, positively influence the concerns of spaces design quality in the architectural design phase This fact promotes the consideration of the patients' and users’ welfare in this type of buildings.
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