Efficient Design of Nursing Unit Floors

Z. Tu��e KAZANASMAZ¹, Arda D�ZG�NE�²
¹Department of Architecture, Izmir Institute of Technology, Izmir, Turkey
²Department of Architecture, METU, Ankara, Turkey

Hospital designs aim to obtain the lowest possible construction, maintenance and operational costs together with patient satisfaction, comfort and privacy. To satisfy these needs, the efficient design of nursing unit areas becomes considerably important. This study was thus conducted to analyze planimetric design efficiency of nursing unit floors by defining certain floor areas and floor area ratios. To test existing nursing unit floors, quantitative assessments were noted in regard to their planimetric efficiency: the utility value of the built floor area, both in terms of its allocation to patient space (served), support (serving) and circulation space and the relative proportions of these. Results were presented in a comparative table. Of the 15 hospital floor plans analyzed, five satisfied minimum space requirements for patient areas, while another five were in the optimum range for circulation areas. Two were defined as the least efficient, having the lowest patient-to-circulation area ratio.

Keywords: Nursing unit floors; hospital; design; efficiency.

Hasta Bak�m ve Tedavi �nitelerinin Verimli Tasarlanmas�

Z. Tu��e KAZANASMAZ¹, Arda D�ZG�NE�²
¹�zmir ileri teknoloji Enstit�s� Mimarl�k B�l�m�, �zmir
²Orta Do�u Teknik �niversitesi, Mimarl�k B�l�m�, Ankara

Hastane tasar�mlar�, yap�sal, bak�m-onar�m ve i�letimsel maliyeti m�mk�n olan en az seviyede tutmay� hedeflemektedir. Bunu sa�lamak i�in hasta bak�m ve tedavi �nitelerinin verimli tasarlanmas� olduk�a �nemlidir. Bu �al��ma, belirli kat alanlar� ve alan oranlar� tan�mlanarak hasta bak�m ve tedavi �nitelerinin planimetrik tasar�m verimlili�ini incelemek i�in y�r�t�lm��t�r. Mevcut hasta bak�m katlar� incelenirken, tasar�m verimlili�ine ba�l� olarak servis alan hasta alanlar�, servis veren destek alanlar�, dola��m alanlar� ve bunlar�n birbirleriyle ba�lant�l� oranlar�n� i�eren say�sal de�erlendirmeler yap�lm��, sonu�lar kar��la�t�rmal� tablo halinde sunulmu�tur. Kat planlar� incelenen 15 hastaneden be�i hasta kullan�m alanlar� i�in gerekli minimum alan ihtiyac�n� kar��lamakta, di�er be� hastane de m�mk�n olan en uygun b�y�kl�kte dola��m alanlar�na sahiptir. Ancak, iki hastane en d��k hasta-dola��m alan� oran�na sahip oldu�u i�in en az verimli olarak tan�mlanm��t�r.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Bak�m �niteleri; hastane; tasar�m; verimlilik.

Z. Tu��e KAZANASMAZ, Arda D�ZG�NE�. Efficient Design of Nursing Unit Floors. Megaron. 2009; 4(1): 52-60

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