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Healing Interiors : Interior Architecture for Social Hospital Spaces

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dc.contributor.advisorFowler, Gabriele
dc.contributor.advisorStarck, Adrian von
dc.contributor.authorFlora Whitney Neuhold
dc.contributor.departmentFaculty of Architecture and Design
dc.contributor.otherBerlin International University of Applied Sciences
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-15
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-28T13:27:23Z
dc.date.available2025-11-28T13:27:23Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractAI-GENERATED ABSTRACT: Abstract: This thesis delves into the critical examination of interior architecture in augmenting the hospitalization experience of long-term patients. It sheds light on the pivotal relationship between the built social environment and human interaction, emphasizing the role of well-designed social spaces within hospital settings. The discourse articulates how current healthcare architectural practices often overlook the human-centric approach, favoring functionality over the intrinsic need for social interaction among patients. By evaluating existing hospital designs and innovative social spaces, the thesis underscores the importance of a more holistic, socially relevant architecture. Through a detailed analysis, it aims to foster a better understanding of environmental variables crucial for enhancing the patient experience during hospitalization. The thesis encapsulates the idea that the meticulous design of social spaces within hospitals not only serves the patients' mental and emotional well-being but also sets a precedent for broader architectural practices aimed at nurturing human interaction and promoting healing. Keywords: Interior Architecture, Hospitalization Experience, Long-term Patients, Social Spaces, Built Environment, Human-Centric Design, Healthcare Architecture, Social Interaction, Holistic Architectural Approach, Environmental Variablesen
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dc.description.tableofcontentsMACHINE-GENERATED CONTENTS NOTE: Table of Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................. 5 1.1 Methodology and Research Aim .......................................... 5 1.2 Background and Significance of the Topic .............................. 6 2 Social Spaces and the Human Experience ...................................... 9 2.1 the Origin of the Social Hospital ...................................... 9 2.2 Social Outcomes Related to the Built-environment ..................... 12 3 the New Role of Interior Architecture in Changing Healthcare ....... 14 3.1 First Design Step - Defining Patient Needs ............................. 15 3.2 Second Design Step - Evidence Based Design ............................. 18 3.3 Design Considerations ................................................... 22 4 Examples of Healing Social Spaces .......................................... 24 4.1 the Paimio Sanatorium in Finland ....................................... 24 4.2 the Rotterdam Study ..................................................... 26 4.3 the Maggie's Centres .................................................... 29 5 Conclusion ................................................................. 32 6 Design Project ............................................................. 33 6.1 the Vienna Dialysis Centre ............................................. 33 6.2 Social Spaces for an Out-patient Clinic ............................... 34 bibliography ................................................................. 38en
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.berlin-international.de/handle/123456789/796
dc.language.isoeng
dc.subjectBuilt Environment
dc.subjectEnvironmental Variables
dc.subjectHealthcare Architecture
dc.subjectHospitalization Experience
dc.subjectHuman-Centric Design
dc.subjectLong-Term Patients
dc.subjectSocial Interaction
dc.subjectSocial Spaces
dc.subjectInterior Architecture
dc.titleHealing Interiors : Interior Architecture for Social Hospital Spaces
dc.typeThesis

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