Guidelines for Greening Healthcare Spaces

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https://doi.org/10.38027/jsalutogenic_vol2no1_8

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Biophilic Design, Green , health care , mental health , physical health , healing

Abstract

Biophilic Design is a concept used in the interior design sector to increase the connection of users to the natural environment. Used at both the building and city level, this technique is claimed to have health, environmental, and economic benefits for space occupants and urban environments. The biophilic design focuses on human well-being to improve physical and mental health, performance, and wellness. All this opens the way to an understanding of the solutions that the use of biophilic design in healthcare spaces could bring. Indeed, through this research and based on the analysis of health spaces whose use of biophilic design has been ubiquitous, we will develop the notion of biophilic health care design and how this new way of space design will affect positively mental health, and subsequently, physical health of the person concerned by the health care in these health centers, hence its impact on the acceleration of healing. Upon concluding our comprehensive investigation into the prevalent application of biophilic design within healthcare settings, this study endeavors to provide a comprehensive set of directives tailored for designers. These guidelines are formulated to serve as a lucid roadmap, facilitating the seamless integration of biophilic principles into the architectural blueprint of hospitals. This undertaking is driven by the overarching objective of augmenting the favorable impacts on both mental and physical well-being, ultimately speeding up recuperation and instigating a revolutionary transformation in the domain of healthcare environments.

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Published

2023-12-26

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Turki, W., Bouaziz, A., Hadj Taieb, A., & Gargouri, C. (2023). Guidelines for Greening Healthcare Spaces. Journal of Salutogenic Architecture, 2(1), 113–124. https://doi.org/10.38027/jsalutogenic_vol2no1_8

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