User’s perspective of landscape existence in healthcare buildings

Abstract

ABSTRACT Landscaping and greenery are some of the major factors that play a vital role in human being’s phycology and how one feels. It also affects people’s wellbeing and could improve their health. This made landscaping a primary consideration in places that focus on recovery and healing, such as hospitals. By showing this relationship between health and landscaping, the research goal is to improve and control the hospital buildings, which will be built or renovated in the future, especially in Saudi Arabia. The focus will be on buildings’ landscaping design and greenery to achieve high functionality spaces. This paper will detail the relationship between landscape as well as greenspaces in healthcare buildings. A survey was published for patients in different hospitals in Saudi Arabia to analyze related thoughts and investigate the effectiveness of landscape existence on the patient’s recovery. Additionally, particular case studies were examined and analyzed. The results revealed that users believe that healing centers’ landscape unequivocally influence patient’s wellbeing and seeing scenes around the site. Furthermore, landscape in healthcare buildings is neglected; some recommendations were given for particular green areas with percentages to help improving the current healthcare buildings alongside the upcoming ones.