Designing healthcare facilities that benefit community life

Facilities can be interwoven into the fabric of urban life


Healthcare facilities should be designed to be interwoven into the fabric of urban life, according to an article on the Medical Construction & Design.

Facility design can be instrumental in helping people feel comfortable going to a central, urban location to receive care, the article said. 

For instance, the roadways that approach the site and the most helpful placement of signage and billboards should be considered. 

Urban sites tend to have vertical designs. This can make wayfinding and circulation especially challenging.

Read the article.

 

 



January 17, 2017


Topic Area: Architecture


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