The creation of a biophilic environment in the rehabilitation area of AMC

Renovation of AMC into a biophilic hospital

Master thesis (2019)

Authors

K.C. Cheng Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

A. Snijders Architectural Engineering - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
E.J. van der Zaag Design of Constrution - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
T. Konstantinou Building Product Innovation - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
F.D. van Loon Landscape Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2019 Danny Cheng
More Info
expand_more

Published Date

29-01-2019

Language

English

Reuse Rights

Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download, forward or distribute the text or part of it, without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license such as Creative Commons.

Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

The project act as an example of how biophilic design can be applied into the rehabilitation area of a hospital.The aim of the project is to achieve a faster recovery rate of patients, a better performance of staff and to create a unique experience for the visitors in AMC . Many researches have showed the benefits of using biophilic design in hospital building. Therefore, biophilic design principles were taken as the key strategies for the project. In the research phase the linkage between biophilic design solutions and energy efficiency was being studied. In the design phase the site constraints and operational requirements of AMC were considered. The chosen biophilic design solutions was modified to create the optimum biophilic environment in the rehabilitation area of AMC.