The role of design in creating a comfortable environment of the hospice
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18372/2415-8151.12.12611Keywords:
Hospice, design, comfort, environment, objective-spatial therapeutic environment, psychological indoor climate.Abstract
The article reveals the essence and the role of design in creating the environment of the hospice. The main components of the concept of "comfort" are analyzed from the point of view of organization of subject-spatial environment of hospices.They include physiological parameters of the environment, psychological climate and social activity of patients. It was found that comfort is achieved with the simultaneous interaction of all these components, and the variations in the levels of comfort are conveyed according to the type and quality of space. The synthesis of these components while studying the literature data and global experience in the design of hospices has allowed to identify several characteristic features of design in the space formation. Based on this data the author considers the ways of organization of a comfortable environment through proper use of means of design. The basic values of design in planning hospices have been stated in accordance with the advanced regulations.References
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