10 ELEMENTS FOR IDEAL HEALTH BUILDINGS FROM A PATIENTS PERSPECTIVE.
Design positively affects multiple populations involved with Healthcare Environments. Health Buildings are Complex & Sophisticated for Intervention & Healing.
Environments ranging from Sterile to Infectious, Impervious to Filtering, Antimicrobial Glass walls to breathing green walls & landscaped courtyards encouraging insects & birds.
Healthcare environments continue to grow in complexity. Containing many Functions for a variety of uses. Primarily Patient centred care, Families and Staff.
Despite the complexity, there are fundamental Design elements that positively affect multiple populations at once: