"The purpose of this book is to provide a single resource aimed at upper level undergraduate or beginning graduate students in Interior Design or Architecture programs wishing to understand Healthcare Design in a conventional studio setting. It is the hope that it can also provide a resource as the student moves into their professional career. The book primarily examines ambulatory facilities and the spaces that are typically included within those facilities. It covers a variety of typical medical specialties, clinics and ambulatory care facilities typically within the 5,000 square foot range. Hospital settings or large long term care facilities are not covered here, although, because they are familiar to so many, typical hospital rooms are examined in some detail in Chapter 10. The book is set up to lead the student step-by-step through the design of a range of typical healthcare facilities. The chapters are organized to logically establish a design process starting with the underlying rationale or goals of specialized practices and then move on to holistically analyze the needs of the patients, medical and general staff, as well as visitors. This approach enables the designer to develop spaces that efficiently accommodate the functional aspects required to provide optimum medical treatment as well as meet the emotional, psychological and physiological needs of all stakeholders. (look at defining, it is covered in following chapters) The users of this book are expected to possess basic knowledge and skills of design, drafting and space planning. Design exercises can be completed either as hand drawn or with the use of computer drafting. Projects are designed to be developed and used in a studio classroom setting or independently"--
HEALTHCARE DESIGN BASICS An approachable and robust treatment of designing and planning spaces for use in healthcare settings
In Healthcare Design Basics, a team of distinguished interior architecture practitioners and educators delivers an up-to-date text covering the critical aspects of healthcare design, preparing students for a specialty rapidly growing in importance and size. The book adopts an approach designed to crystalize the most important elements of broad range of ambulatory facilities for healthcare design students and new professionals in a clear, concise, and approachable way.
The authors combine a broad overview of numerous ambulatory healthcare typologies with exercises that allow students to prepare detailed plans for many of the most commonly used rooms and typologies in the healthcare industry, thus preparing them for the demands of professional positions.
The book also includes:
- Step by step studio guidance outlining the basic design elements required for a wide range of ambulatory healthcare facilities and rooms
- Comprehensive explorations of the demands of new and improved healthcare facilities that meet the needs of an aging population
- Practical discussions of the space planning challenges involved in designing rooms and facilities for use during public health crises, including pandemics
- Dozens of full-color images that illustrate and highlight important concepts, examples, and design solutions
Written for students of interior design, architecture, and emerging professionals, Healthcare Design Basics also benefits professionals tasked with the initial planning and design of ambulatory facilities, and other healthcare settings.
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