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Blog for Open Glasgow in preparation for their Health Hack.
2011 •
There is increasing recognition of the need to treat not only patients but also families and carers with dignity, particularly at times of stress. New hospital design includes rooms variously labelled 'Quiet', 'Family' or 'Interview' for these purposes. This paper reports on the design process used during the development of the New South Glasgow Hospitals to meet user and service owner needs. The artist leading the project utilised a biophilic design approach and a participatory process of working to both understand users' issues and also to involve users in the design of elements of the scheme.
Evidence-based design (EBD) takes information from credible research and case evaluations into account for design-related decision-making. Despite a wealth of studies in healthcare buildings, EBD has so far considered hospital layouts and their effects only marginally. Therefore, this study contributes to the EBD of hospitals by studying configurational issues. It focuses on how a building layout can affect communication between people that is crucial for good healthcare provision. Two types of interface created between users in outpatient clinics are analysed: caregivers- patients and caregivers-caregivers by comparing spatial layouts across two very differently organised hospitals. The two settings are compared using ‘Space Syntax’ as a methodology; this is brought together with findings from a staff survey identifying communication networks and direct observations on everyday activities of caregivers. Results suggest that by providing shared facilities and bringing caregivers together, communication is more frequent. Creating a clear spatial separation of staff and patient areas facilitates good communication, both among caregivers and between caregivers and patients. However, space is not the only factor affecting communication, since other aspects such as workflow or culture also have an effect on interaction patterns between users. In summary, configurational issues matter and should be studied further by researchers in the field. The paper adds to the existing body of evidence in the field of healthcare and thus enhances the current understanding and knowledge of practitioners on the influence of the built environment on people. Implications for architects and designers in healthcare are discussed briefly.
Proceedings of the First European Conference on Design 4 Health 2011
Distraction and attention: health, nature and art in the GROVE project at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde's New Stobhill Hospital2012 •
The paper will draw on a key case study, GROVE, the art and architecture strategy recently completed in NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde’s multi-award winning New Stobhill Hospital. GROVE was developed by poet and artist Thomas A Clark and Andy Law, architect, Reiach & Hall, Edinburgh. In GROVE Clark and Law focused on the experience of 'waiting' in hospital. Their aim was to make waiting a reflective experience and to counteract the anxiety associated with hospitals. Clark and Law argue that the New Stobhill Hospital is a single work of art, and this is demonstrated by the 'composing' of spaces within the unifying theme of 'A grove of birch in a forest of larch'. The artworks within the architecture that make up GROVE all represent or relate to nature, including short poems installed on walls and windows by Clark, as well as visual artworks (paintings, installations, video) by collaborating artists. For example, across the outpatient clinic waiting areas a poem, a series of videos and installations contribute elements within the architecture to create a sequence of distinctive spaces.
Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on Design 4 Health 2013 Sheffield, 3 - 5 July 2013
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