CHILDREN’S WARDS – REQUIREMENTS VS. REALITY: A COMPARATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESING SPATIAL QUALITY
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Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.31490/9788024848372-9" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.31490/9788024848372-9</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.31490/9788024848372-9" target="_blank" >10.31490/9788024848372-9</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
CHILDREN’S WARDS – REQUIREMENTS VS. REALITY: A COMPARATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESING SPATIAL QUALITY
Original language description
This paper introduces a comparative framework for evaluating spatial qualities in pediatric hospitals, with a focus on the best practice currently available. Modern healthcare design emphasizes adaptability and patient-centered care, pediatric wards can often be planned using a generalized ward design, especially in smaller local hospitals, which are often ill-suited to be transformed into a ward for children with specific needs. This study defines a set of expected criteria for flexible pediatric hospital design, such as room adaptability, support for family presence – and compares them with situations currently found in Czech hospitals. Using spatial analysis tools and each wards layout, the method assesses key parameters and compares themto the best practice currently known. The findings reveal significant gaps and various shortcomings of the wards, particularly due to the high occupancy in smaller hospital’s pediatric units, where little flexibility and accommodations for family can be made. The study shows usefulness of a structured comparison methodfor identifying design and special shortcomings and can be used for informing future planning. It offers a tool that can be used as a basis for discussion about the actuality of the current guidelines for children wards reconstructions and new builds.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60402 - Architectural design
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Article name in the collection
Multilingual Proceedings of the 17th International Conference Architecture in Perspective 2025
ISBN
978-80-248-4836-5
ISSN
3029-5793
e-ISSN
3029-5807
Number of pages
5
Pages from-to
95-99
Publisher name
Fakulta stavební
Place of publication
Ostrava
Event location
Ostrava
Event date
Oct 29, 2025
Type of event by nationality
WRD - Celosvětová akce
UT code for WoS article
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