Abstract:
This paper aims on exploring the potential of architecture in providing healing to human
body which suffers stress at continuous intervals at the time of treatment due to
innumerable reasons. Cancer patients are usually facing stress, anxiety and depression
which results in worsening of their immunity system. In order to enhance patient’s immune
system, an environment needs to be designed which is much more comforting and
relaxing to them. In such case a patient centred environment with physical, emotional and
psychological comfort to the patients. This kind of environment will promote patient’s
healing and well-being. Therapeutic environment needs to be designed in a manner that
it creates healing to the patients
Traditionally major cancer hospitals have been intended to render the services of medical
treatment in the most efficient and effective manner. It was observed that people suffered
from stress, anxiety and depression whereas modern hospitals were noisy and had
institutionalized environment with emphasis on diagnosing, curing and treatment.
However, there are signs that things are changing in the field of healthcare design.
Gradually medical professionals and healthcare administrators are becoming conscious
for the necessity of ‘therapeutic environments’ which will be able to support the staff and
family.
“Cancer” is one of those diseases that people are terrorized with and with the diagnose
of cancer people usually leave the hope to live. Also design of the hospital environment
could not offer them the support they needed, neither regarding information needs, nor in
terms of the built environment. Hence an environment needs to be created which has
healing potential in terms of spatial experience, interiors relieving patients and visitors
stress thereby conveying the value of therapeutic environment.
A cancer hospital will be proposed in the campus of New Delhi Holy family society having
healing environs embedded within it.
About the site
This proposed project is construction of Multi-Specialty Hospital and Medical College in
existing hospital campus in New Delhi. The site is located on okhla road, New Delhi at at
28°33’45.14”N to 77°16’32.53”E. In its prescient’s lies Jamia Milia college, Friends colony.
The site could be approached through CV Raman Marg, Maulana MOHM. Aji Jauhar
Marg and MP road.
Land use of the project site is in conformity with the Delhi Master Plan 2021. Hospital
campus project is planned on a total plot area of 85210.40 sq m. The total built up area
will be 304760.97 sq m
The project is divided into different aspects i.e. designing of multi-specialty hospital, a
separate cancer hospital and a medical college