EcoTherapy and its Effects on Design

Ecotherapy:Expanding the Benefits of

the Healing GardenL. Kent Doss AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt

Ecotherapy: Expanding the Benefits of the Healing Garden

MID 1700sHotel-Dieu

Paris

100+ Beds

1871St Thomas Hospital

London

24 Beds

1854Lariboisere War Hospital

Paris

60+ Beds

1889Johns Hopkins

Baltimore

24 Beds

1910Mt Sinai Hospital

New York

26 Beds

1935Beaujon Hospital

France

16 Beds

1946Hill-Burton Act

USA

Semi-Private

1950St. Thomas Hospital (rebuild)

London

4 Beds

1955Montefiore

New York

2-4 Beds

2006FGI Guidelines for

New Facilities

Private


Natural View Urban View


Length of Hospitalization

(Surgery to Discharge)8.70 7.96

Patient Mental State

(Negative Comments to Nurses)3.96 1.13

Pain Management

(Frequency and Type of

Medications)

High &

Strong

Low &

WeakNarcotics Aspirin

STUDY SUMMARY:

BRICK WALL COMPARED TO

NATURAL VIEW

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Picture of Tree View of Tree


REDUCES PSORIATIC SYMPTOMS

IMPROVES BONE DENSITY

REDUCES CANCER RISKS

IMPROVES NUTRITION

COMBATS OBESITY

LOWERS STRESS / BP

BOOSTS IMMUNE FUNCTIONS

REDUCES DEPRESSION


Calming and

Active

Therapeutic

and

Educational

Accessible and

Inclusive

Public and

Private

Productive and

Nourishing

Connective and

Economical


ECOTHERAPY

PROGRAM

RESOURCE INPUTS PROGRAM OUTPUTS

PATIENTS+COMMUNITY (Labor)

CLINICAL (Treatment Plans)

FACILITIES (Land)

REDUCED RECOVERY TIME

PROPERTY VALUES

NUTRITION + EDUCATION

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

PATIENT SATISFACTION

STAFF SATISFACTION











U10 SOCCER FIELD

(FOR REFERENCE)

`

UNINTERRUPTED VIEWS AND ACCESS TO

NATURAL/ LANDSCAPE AREAS FOR PLAY,

THERAPY, RESPITE AND EDUCATION

PLAYGROUND/

THERAPY ZONE

PUBLIC

PLAZA

COOPER’S HAWK

NESTING ZONE:

POTENTIAL FOR

OBSERVATION TRAILS

AND/OR BOARDWALKS

100’

200’300’

EAST LOT

WEST

LOT

SECONDARY/SERVICE

VEHICULAR ENTRANCE

MAIN VEHICULAR

ENTRANCE

PHASE I

UNINTERUPTED VIEWS OF

BUILDING FROM

WESTVILLE ALMONESSON ROAD

GENEROUS LINEAR LANDSCAPE

ISLANDS IN EAST & WEST LOTS FOR

PROTECTED PEDESTRIAN

CIRCULATION WITHIN PARKING

EXTENDED

WOODLAND

CANOPY

POTENTIAL FOR

WETLANDS / VERNAL

POOL EDUCATIONAL

ZONE

ALTERNATE PHASE II BUILDING

SITE (IF SEPARATE BUILDING)

PHASE II SECONDARY SERVICE

ROAD ( WILL ONLY BE PROVIDED

IN PHASE I IF REQUIRED BY

COUNTY)

UNINTERUPTED VIEWS OF

FOREST FROM BUILDING


WOOD METAL

METAL

GLASS

STONE






Ecotherapy:Expanding the Benefits of

the Healing GardenL. Kent Doss AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt

Health & Medicine

EcoTherapy and its Effects on Design