A Basic Study on the Planning of Lower Floors According to the Enlargement of Geriatric Hospitals
AUTHORS
Jeongyoon Kim,Major of Interior Design, College of Design, Sangmyung University, Korea
Yujin Choi,Major of Interior Design, College of Design, Sangmyung University, Korea
Heangwoo Lee*,Major of Space Design, College of Design, Sangmyung University, Korea
ABSTRACT
Recently, the number of geriatric hospitals integrated with urban, social, and living aspects is increasing to solve issues related to the elderly. However, there are no clear standards to differentiate large geriatric hospitals from general hospitals. Moreover, the lack of lower-level space planning for outpatient care, central medical treatment, and public space frequently used by the elderly acts as an unsuitable factor for the elderly using large geriatric hospitals. Therefore, this study chose and verified a large geriatric hospital in Korea to build basic data. Therefore, this study used space syntax, a method for analyzing spatial hierarchies, and derived space syntax indicators related to recognition and access for spatial hierarchy analysis. The main findings are as follows. Large geriatric hospitals can enhance benefits and effectiveness by designing spatial hierarchies and cognition in consideration of the circulation hierarchy for senior citizens. However, the large geriatric hospital in this study showed low connectivity, control value, and intelligibility, which are indicators of Space Syntax. This will result in difficulties for the elderly to use the lower floors and the spaces near these areas in geriatric hospitals. Therefore, as we enter super-aging societies, geriatric hospitals should be designed by considering the spatial planning of lower floors for the elderly to improve connectivity, control value, and intelligibility. This will increase the effectiveness of large geriatric hospitals by increasing the use of space for the elderly.
KEYWORDS
Geriatric hospital, Low level, Intelligibility, Space syntax
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