The meaning of spaces in healthcare architecture for urban and rural hospitals in Malaysia: a study on the selected Malaysian hospitals

The meaning of spaces in healthcare architecture for urban and rural hospitals in Malaysia: a study on the selected Malaysian hospitals

Creating space is the architect's forte.The synthesis of healthcare spaces to form the superfluous whole hospital has always been the basic role of healthcare facilities architect. However, architects in their hurriedness to meet datelines in putting together project schemes,these meaningful li...

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Main Author: Mohd Nawawi, Norwina
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
English
Published: 2005
Subjects:
H Social Sciences (General)
NA Architecture
NA4100 Special classes of buildings
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/38003/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/38003/1/THE_MEANING_OF_SPACES_IN_HEALTHCARE_ARCHITECTURE_FOR.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/38003/4/25thUIA-PHG_programme_book.pdf
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spelling iium-380032014-09-11T02:36:34Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/38003/ The meaning of spaces in healthcare architecture for urban and rural hospitals in Malaysia: a study on the selected Malaysian hospitals Mohd Nawawi, Norwina H Social Sciences (General) NA Architecture NA4100 Special classes of buildings Creating space is the architect's forte.The synthesis of healthcare spaces to form the superfluous whole hospital has always been the basic role of healthcare facilities architect. However, architects in their hurriedness to meet datelines in putting together project schemes,these meaningful life rendering spaces were ignored to just spaces that relate, function,and need to be next to each other listed in the schedule of accommodation (SOA). These spaces are identified with equipment, activities and occupancies in room specification or room data.Budget is the bottom line.Aesthetic is left to the cosmetics concoction of the selected spaces of the facility and the gardens that boast healing environment. The 4th and 5th dimension of these spaces were generally left to the adaptation of user-staff and patients, as they see fit once they occupied at the end of the comissioning period. Where are the creators of these spaces? To Whom are the spaces for? What would be the ultimate aim? Are they being created for the very purpose? The paper thus intends to review and argue the concepts architects had generally tread in planning and design.The paper intend to synthesise the preliminary findings what these spaces meant to users in the urban and rural hospitals context in the selectted Malaysian hospitals as case studies. 2005 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38003/1/THE_MEANING_OF_SPACES_IN_HEALTHCARE_ARCHITECTURE_FOR.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38003/4/25thUIA-PHG_programme_book.pdf Mohd Nawawi, Norwina (2005) The meaning of spaces in healthcare architecture for urban and rural hospitals in Malaysia: a study on the selected Malaysian hospitals. In: 25th Public Health International Seminar, XXII UIA World Congress, 5 -7 July 2005, Istanbul, Turkey. (Unpublished)
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English
topic H Social Sciences (General)
NA Architecture
NA4100 Special classes of buildings
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NA Architecture
NA4100 Special classes of buildings
Mohd Nawawi, Norwina
The meaning of spaces in healthcare architecture for urban and rural hospitals in Malaysia: a study on the selected Malaysian hospitals
description Creating space is the architect's forte.The synthesis of healthcare spaces to form the superfluous whole hospital has always been the basic role of healthcare facilities architect. However, architects in their hurriedness to meet datelines in putting together project schemes,these meaningful life rendering spaces were ignored to just spaces that relate, function,and need to be next to each other listed in the schedule of accommodation (SOA). These spaces are identified with equipment, activities and occupancies in room specification or room data.Budget is the bottom line.Aesthetic is left to the cosmetics concoction of the selected spaces of the facility and the gardens that boast healing environment. The 4th and 5th dimension of these spaces were generally left to the adaptation of user-staff and patients, as they see fit once they occupied at the end of the comissioning period. Where are the creators of these spaces? To Whom are the spaces for? What would be the ultimate aim? Are they being created for the very purpose? The paper thus intends to review and argue the concepts architects had generally tread in planning and design.The paper intend to synthesise the preliminary findings what these spaces meant to users in the urban and rural hospitals context in the selectted Malaysian hospitals as case studies.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Mohd Nawawi, Norwina
author_facet Mohd Nawawi, Norwina
author_sort Mohd Nawawi, Norwina
title The meaning of spaces in healthcare architecture for urban and rural hospitals in Malaysia: a study on the selected Malaysian hospitals
title_short The meaning of spaces in healthcare architecture for urban and rural hospitals in Malaysia: a study on the selected Malaysian hospitals
title_full The meaning of spaces in healthcare architecture for urban and rural hospitals in Malaysia: a study on the selected Malaysian hospitals
title_fullStr The meaning of spaces in healthcare architecture for urban and rural hospitals in Malaysia: a study on the selected Malaysian hospitals
title_full_unstemmed The meaning of spaces in healthcare architecture for urban and rural hospitals in Malaysia: a study on the selected Malaysian hospitals
title_sort meaning of spaces in healthcare architecture for urban and rural hospitals in malaysia: a study on the selected malaysian hospitals
publishDate 2005
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/38003/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/38003/1/THE_MEANING_OF_SPACES_IN_HEALTHCARE_ARCHITECTURE_FOR.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/38003/4/25thUIA-PHG_programme_book.pdf
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