Healthy Architecture: Integration of Design Strategies to Promote Positive Mental Health in Hospitals
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Abstract
Healthcare facilities are made for healing. Despite this they come with a negative
stigma since people attend them for conditions that can potentially
be fatal. These facilities should be viewed in a more positive light as to not have
an adverse effect on the mental health of patients who are there to be
treated and healed, whether they are there for a few hours or a few weeks.
This thesis will examine how a healthcare facility can utilize the implementation of design strategies and green spaces to create an environment that has a
positive effect on patients’ mental health and the healing process. It will
investigate the connection of spaces, the size of spaces, connecting the
building with nature, and design choices that promote positive mental health.