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Abstract
Abstract
This thesis is dedicated to studying two main points concerning
the interior design of general hospitals. The first point is concerned with
studying the new interior design concepts and trends that have evolved
over the past few years and how design concepts have changed the
features of the interior design of hospitals. The second point is concerned
with studying the features or elements that compose the interior design
environment of the hospital.
At the beginning of the thesis the history of how hospital
architectural design has evolved since world war two was seen as being a
good introduction to show how the designers thinking and designing
methods have evolved through the decades, thus paving the way to
understanding how the designers methodology of design and way of
thinking has also evolved and introduced new trends to the hospital
interior design. It was found that there are a few main concepts or
theories that have evolved over the past few years; the salutogenentic
perspective theory, supportive healthcare design, evidence based design
or EBD. At the end all theories have one main aim, and it is how to
create for all hospital users a healing environment, an environment that is
stress free and helps patients not only to receive medical attention but
also to heal them and cause them no additional stress, to create for them
an environment that is friendly. The aim is also to create for visitors and
staff a stress free environment and to help staff perform their task to best
standards possible. The new trends are introduced and explained in
terms of theory and how they are expected to affect all hospital users.
Six main features were found to compose the hospital interior
design in order to create a heal ing environment. These features are
Color, light, Nature, Visual Art, Furniture, and Internal finishes.
These features or elements are then studied in detai I. Each feature
is explained and defined in a chapter. Each feature is analyzed in terms of
its importance to all users; it’s psychological and physiological effect on
the users. How each feature can be utilized in the hospital interior
environment, in what form, and where it is best suited to be utilized in
order to serve best. As a result of this analysis guidelines are drawn and
defined. These guidelines are then gathered at the end of each chapter.
Chapter seven of this thesis is dedicated to compiling these guidelines as
a document to follow while designing any interior design of any hospital.