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Restorative Environment and Well Being in a Hospital through Landscape Design

Version 1 : Received: 15 September 2023 / Approved: 18 September 2023 / Online: 19 September 2023 (07:23:51 CEST)

How to cite: verma, V.; Singh, I. P. Restorative Environment and Well Being in a Hospital through Landscape Design. Preprints 2023, 2023091257. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.1257.v1 verma, V.; Singh, I. P. Restorative Environment and Well Being in a Hospital through Landscape Design. Preprints 2023, 2023091257. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.1257.v1

Abstract

This paper focuses on the relationship between Mental Health and the Landscape. It aims to find out how people respond to Biophilic inspired landscape design in a healthcare setting. The focal point is not to cure diseases but to help them deal with the physiological, psychological, and psycho-social imbalance and provide a healing environment for the overall well-being of an individual. For this study, a Multispecialty Hospital was selected where an Indoor Healing Garden is used as a retrofitting tool to reduce stress and thus reconnect humans with nature. A multi-method approach is being used for this study. Initially, a questionnaire was conducted for the targeted users categorized into three types – patients, staff, and visitors to know their longing for the landscape. Based on this data and available literature, an evidence-based design was proposed. This conceptual design model is then shown to the targeted user and the response is recorded. The data has then collaborated with similar studies done earlier and design elements are highlighted which helps in creating a restorative environment by reducing stress and increasing recovery rate and thus approaching sustainable development.

Keywords

Architectural Design; Built environment; Sustainability; Psychology of design; Behavioural Design

Subject

Engineering, Architecture, Building and Construction

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