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Designing Public Spaces in Hospitals
Nicoletta Setola
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Description for Designing Public Spaces in Hospitals
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Designing Public Spaces in Hospitals illustrates that in addition to their aesthetic function, public spaces in hospitals play a fundamental role concerning people's satisfaction and experience of health care. The book highlights how spatial properties, such as accessibility, visibility, proximity, and intelligibility affect people's behavior and interactions in hospital public spaces. Based on the authors' research, the book includes detailed analysis of three hospitals and criteria that can support the design in circulation areas, arrival and entrance, first point of welcome, reception, and the interface between city and hospital. Illustrated with 150 black and white images.
Designing Public Spaces in Hospitals illustrates that in addition to their aesthetic function, public spaces in hospitals play a fundamental role concerning people's satisfaction and experience of health care. The book highlights how spatial properties, such as accessibility, visibility, proximity, and intelligibility affect people's behavior and interactions in hospital public spaces. Based on the authors' research, the book includes detailed analysis of three hospitals and criteria that can support the design in circulation areas, arrival and entrance, first point of welcome, reception, and the interface between city and hospital. Illustrated with 150 black and white images.
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
513g
Number of Pages
282
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138857209
SKU
V9781138857209
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Nicoletta Setola
Nicoletta Setola is a researcher at the University of Florence, Italy, and a registered architect. She has a PhD in Architectural Technology and Design (2009) and her work focuses on healthcare building, particularly on spatial configuration related to flow analysis in hospitals. Sabrina Borgianni is a researcher and a registered architect. She holds a ... Read more
Reviews for Designing Public Spaces in Hospitals
Attention is usually given to the private spaces of the hospital: the wards, consulting rooms and operating theatres. In this book the focus is on the public spaces of reception, circulation and waiting. Setola and Borgianni have pioneered research into the way that the complex whole of the hospital building works to give access to healthcare. This is essential reading ... Read more