Sustainable Hospital Architecture - Potential of Underground Spaces
Ірина Булах, Іryna Merylovа
Abstract
The article is a part of the study devoted to the urban planning of healthcare system spatial development, hospitals in particular. The research is based on systemic and integrated analysis. A number of case studies are provided. The article addresses topical issues of possible ways to improve environmental friendliness, energy efficiency and harmonization with the natural and artificial environment of health care facilities, which will contribute together to a sustainable vector of architectural development. One of the newest and most promising ways of architectural development of medical institutions is associated with the active integration of the potential use of underground space into the design of hospitals. The article considers the best experience of designing hospital buildings in which the underground space performs various functions, as well as a number of practical techniques aimed at balancing the uncomfortable feeling of