Treatment and support center for cancer children with green architecture approach

Academic Thesis for Master's degree 

  Major: Architecture, Architecture Orientation

February 2013

Abstract

The influential role of therapeutic spaces and the environment in general, in the behavior and spirit of children is not an undeniable issue, environments like this require special measures for design. Because the creation of a suitable space can be effective in the efficiency and result of treatment and stress reduction in therapeutic environments, the current therapeutic spaces in the country have mainly not included the mental and physical needs of children in the design because they are in accordance with the previous standards and only a few relatively suitable reconstruction examples of them are available. Creating green spaces and satisfying children's mental, physical and social needs in this project is one of the basic principles of creating spaces that children like, including activities such as games, painting, music, etc. And paying attention to the creative and boundless mind and freedom and presence in different spaces are points of interest in the design of this project. Children are the assets of the society, and the cultivation of their inner talents and capacities should be taken into consideration for the formation of their personality. Besides, a sustainable category that is not just a material category and is related to the psychological and spiritual dimensions of man and society should be institutionalized in the institution of children from the beginning. Therefore, the use of green architecture in this project has been considered.

This project has investigated these issues in different seasons: First, the generalities and knowledge of the subject and research frameworks have been discussed. In the second chapter, the background of the subject, both from the point of view of treatment and the green approach, has been examined, in the third chapter, the characteristics of appropriate architecture for children have been discussed, in the fourth chapter, issues such as the introduction of cancer and types of cancer in children and its different treatment methods have been examined. In order to have the necessary and sufficient familiarity with this issue and the treatment process that will take place in this project. In the fifth chapter, green and sustainable architecture and its goals and its relationship with the therapeutic space and children and their mutual effects have been discussed. In the sixth chapter, examples and examples are discussed, and in the seventh chapter, the influencing factors on the design and planning process of the related architecture are examined from different aspects. And at the end, its plan and design process are presented.

Keywords: treatment center, child, cancer, green architecture

Chapter one:

Introduction of generalities

1-1. Introduction

In this section, the problem under research is explained first by providing explanations, and then the reasons for choosing and the importance and necessity of the topic are mentioned. After that, definitions of the words used in the research are presented to help make the topic clearer. In general, the purpose of this section is to introduce the topic of the thesis and the goals that the thesis seeks to achieve.

1-2. Problem Statement

Children are the assets of our current society, despite all the problems, they should be nurtured, ready to live and build our society. Among them, some of them, including special and cancer children, for education, treatment, counseling and so on. need  Space, method and attention are special. The above  It should include all sensitive mental and physical aspects of children.

“ The German word «  krankenhaus » means " Home sick » It was used for the first time in 1789 AD. The 18th century, when separate buildings with special facilities were built for the care of patients and their treatment, was the time when the final separation between the view of treatment and nursing as a charity work and the modern view of public welfare and health took place, and regardless of spiritual values, it was recognized as a social responsibility of governments and governments. (Talebian, Atashi, Nabizadeh, 2012, p. 9)

The influential role of specialized spaces to achieve the desired result in the treatment of certain diseases cannot be denied. Children with cancer, due to their special and delicate nature, as well as the need for growth and identity formation, need spaces that are important to this  It is worth helping.Therefore, removing them from stressful therapeutic spaces and paying attention to psychological issues should be the priority of designers of such spaces.

In 1970, humanity realized that fossil energy is running out, so at this time, it started to make plans to replace fossil energy, because before that, in the era of industrial revolution and technological advances, it was gradually placed as a consumer in front of nature, and the exploitation of nature was such a priority that its preservation and maintenance was almost forgotten. A huge amount of non-renewable energy was used, so that the natural solutions appropriate to the climate to reach comfortable conditions in the building became less and less. Iran has become a big consumer in this category due to its huge reserves of non-renewable energy, energy conservation patterns and environment. And the use of renewable energies has been neglected in it, and the supply of energy to reach comfortable conditions is significantly provided by non-renewable energies and fossil fuels.

Man as a body, in the cycle of nature, is an excellent process of combining water and soil, which cannot live without space and light (wind and fire), and because of that, he loves himself, he also loves nature and its elements. This inner human desire is undeniable and in connection with nature and being in a natural place, it becomes possible for him to grow and flourish.

“Green architecture arises from sustainable architecture and sustainable development, which is caused by human needs  Today, it is in front of the bad consequences of the industrial and consumer world of the present era." (Fahimian, 1387, page 1) It creates closeness and communication and strengthens his sense of dependence and responsibility in preserving and respecting the natural environment.

Cancer child by establishing a relationship with the environment and nature  With vitality, dynamism and a feeling full of hope and life, he goes through his treatment process and surely" This relationship with nature and its effects will be effective in his treatment process. Therefore, without feeling weak, he got to know the roots of his creation, which arose from the natural environment, and  Away from fear, stress and worry about medical and health environments  Cold and soulless, he goes through the treatment steps with energy. Also, being with the family, moving  And the activity between the same kind and the feeling of common pain and the motivation to fight against it are provided for him in this environment. A quality that a person should know in order to search for it. You do not know what comfort is, because you have never felt it and have no memory of it. "  (Don Juan Mateus)

  A calm and focused mind is not manifested except in the arms of a suitable bed. This platform is nothing but the environment around children, architecture is as much related to children's body as it is to their soul and spirit. is also influential and this influence cannot be denied. It can even be said that the most important task of architects is to ensure the mental health of the environment in such a way that in all the spaces that are created, the soul of children is fed. Hence treatment; Because the goal is to help treat children with cancer, along with creating a different environment for them and away from treatment stress, and hence support; Because in this project, by helping to treat cancer for free or at a small cost (due to the use of a charity organizational structure), both financial and spiritual support is provided to children and parents, and it is an attempt to change their thinking from staying or not staying to how to live in the future.

1-3. Necessity and importance of the issue

For the development of human societies, in addition to the need for shelter and creating a living space, we need special spaces to raise the quality of social life and pay attention to different classes, especially children.

A child is a small and very sensitive creature that reacts to any stimulus, it is made up of genetics and the environment, and it needs proper care at all times, especially during illness.