Research on Rehabilitation Landscape Design of General Hospital Based on Post-occupancy evaluation: Case of general hospital in Syria

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Research on Rehabilitation Landscape Design of General Hospital Based on Post-occupancy evaluation: Case of general hospital in Syria. Lili Dong, Ola Younes Abstract Despite the growing interest in healing gardens in hospitals which began in the 1990‟s, the understanding of healing gardens is still weak while designing hospital landscape. It has been noticed that the building of some hospitals occupies the entire area without using any natural elements which means an incomplete realization to the importance of integration between patients and natural elements and its effect on the speed of patients‟ recovery time. This study conducted a comparative study of three Syrian General Hospital in order to provide a reference for the standard design strategy of the outdoor hospital landscape in Syria, highlighting the necessity of natural space around the hospital and its reflection on patient health and recovery time. In each case study, the study collects texts, descriptions of landscape success or failure, interviews, direct observations, and questionnaire surveys of data samples collected from hospital visitors, patients, and employees. The research evaluated the landscape design of the hospital and determined the needs of all users. Based on the SWOT analysis, the research suggested some improvements to the current situation of the garden and pointed out the threats the garden might face. In addition, the research shows how to involve hospital users in the design process, and general design recommendation that correspond to the various needs that users may have. Full Text: PDF DOI: 10.15640/jea.v9n1a1