Designing the patient room : a new approach to healthcare interiors / Sylvia Leydecker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leydecker, Sylvia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health facilities--Design and construction.

Health facilities.

Health facilities--Planning.

Hospital buildings--Design and construction.

Hospital buildings.

Architecture--Human factors.

Architecture.

Facility Design and Construction.

Medical Subjects:

Facility Design and Construction.

Physical Description:

170 pages ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Basel : Birkhäuser, [2017]

Summary:

"Interior architecture is the main factor in creating pleasant environments for in-patient healthcare. Whether in paediatric or geriatric wards, economic efficiency, patient well-being and staff satisfaction are increasingly the focus of treatment, healing and healthcare concepts around the world. Well-designed interior architecture concepts for patient rooms can benefit the patient's process of recovery and, through its atmosphere and functionality, improve the quality of the hospital experience. This book explores the design of the patient room as a core part of healthcare environments. It describes the different design components, such as material, colour, light and surface finish, and addresses the needs of hygiene and the specific challenges presented by demographic change and digitisation, as well as workflow issues and economic efficiency. Fourteen international case studies illustrate these design principles"-- Provided by publisher.

"The book documents the design of patient rooms as the core element of a hospital. It explains the different design components such as material, color, light, surface texture, etc., while addressing the necessities of hygiene, as well as those of workflow, and economic viability. The book is rounded off by ten international project examples"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9783038214939

3038214930

OCLC:

988253339

Publisher Number:

9783038214939