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falls or rivulets. Colour may also be used as a visual in local hospitals and their homes. It may assume the
stimulator or volume enhancer. Landscaping should be form of a boundary less institution. A majority of the
appropriately planned to create a healing environment. tertiary care hospitals of the future are likely to become
Design for flexibility and expandability organ based centers. It is also visualized that in the future
Functions in healthcare facilities change so rapidly the more common hospital functions will move closer to
that designers should no longer aim for an optimum between patients and only a few specific specialized function will
building and function. The real requirement is to design a be concentrated at other places. The concentration of
building that will facilitate the golden architectural principle specialized facilities and dispersal of other hospital
of indeterminacy to be followed i.e. “enabling buildings to functions will influence the building design and planning.
grow with order and change with calm”. Universal space A number of smaller facilities will be required at several
modules/grids, modular design should be utilized to keep locations to accommodate the dispersed functions and
pace with changing needs of function and design. larger facilities at an early assessable location to
Anticipate Change accommodate the concentrated functions (2,3).
In today’s dynamic environment healthcare Conclusion
facilities are one of the fastest changing organizations. A number of existing hospitals do not have the
A hospital has to constantly adjust to variable work loads, architecture to effectively deliver patient care. They have
uncertainty and critical situations. Demand will also change been mainly designed when patients were considered
in hospitals due to increase in life expectancy, health more an object on the scene rather than focus of design
becoming a norm and healthcare focusing on prevention and thus were delineated from the hospital architectural
and intervention rather than treatment (2). planning. In a major paradigm shift, sensitivity to peoples
Go for a green hospital feelings and their need for sensory input have impacted
The healthcare facility should be eco friendly and the hospital facility planning and design. Hospital
designed to make use of renewable resources of energy architecture must focus on improving the quality of
such as solar and wind energy. environment for the care providers and recipients of health
Emphasis on ambulatory/day care care. All aspects including technological interior designing,
exteriors, patientcare areas, diagnostic and therapeutic
Hospital stay is gradually being programmed only
areas, administrative and supportive service areas must
for high dependency inpatient care. The healthcare
be given due consideration. Hospital must evoke positive
facilities must plan for day care/home care/ambulatory
responses and design to support the processes. A hospital
care facilities/wellness and fitness.
administrator can provide the harmonious convergence
Focus on continuum of care
of the clinical administrative and hospitality dimensions.
Acute, ambulatory and rehabilitative care must He can juxtapose technology and human sentiments/
be planned and facilities coordinately designed accordingly requirements to create an unrivalled architecture. The
in same/different healthcare facilities. essence of architecture as regards to functions, structure
Optimize energy conservation integrity, patient and care givers focus, easy
Use of natural light, high efficiency light sources, maintainability, integration with environment, in tune with
effective natural/artificial ventilation, water recycling, use the present and the future are some of the essential
of renewable sources of energy such as solar, wind and perspectives which need due consideration and translation
biogas are some of the measures which should be in an appropriate form into a hospital building.
appropriating utilized in functioning of the hospital. References
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