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CREATING

HEALING

ENVIRONMENTS

Dr. Tanja Vollmer & Ir Gemma Koppen

kopvol architecture & psychology

Psychology behind Architecture

TU Delft 18.03.2013

© 2013

Definition

Creating Healing Environments

(1)Develop architectural / design interventions, which

a) support the process of recovery

b) prevent illness and co-morbidity

c) are able to heal (!?)

(2) Base the intervention on scientific evidence

(3) Evaluate the impact of the intervention

(= provide scientific evidence)

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Kopvol Work Concept


(1) Deep understanding of the psychological

constitution of the client (group)

(2) Conducting hypothesis directed research

(3) Developing a design (criteria) based on the

research results / evidence

(Vollmer, Koppen, Hedy D’Ancona Prijs 2012)


Project Example


Architecture as Second Body

Research by Design Project on Cancer

Patients Environmental Needs

Funded by the Netherlands

Architecture Fund_2008-2010

(Vollmer, Koppen, Layout 11_SFA 2010)

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(1) psychological constitution


“When our most important protection space,

our body, becomes ill, our mind follows!

The more severe an illness is and the more threatening

the changes are experienced,

the stronger our whole system is stressed!”

(Vollmer & Koppen, Sickness of Space (Die Erkrankung des Raumes_Utz Verlag_2010)


(1) psychological constitution


“As compared with cancer-free persons, the relative

risk of suicide among patients receiving a cancer

diagnosis was 12 times higher during the first week and

3 times higher during the first year […]”

F Fang, K Fall, M Mittleman et al.: Suicide and Cardiovascular Death

after a Cancer Diagnosis. New Engl J Med 366;14 April 5, 2012


Subjective

Two Types of Coping with Cancer

70% Positive Coping

30% Negative Coping


I will die!

(2) Hypothesis directed research


Are there environmental factors that stimulate

cancer patients’ positive coping?


orientation odor sound protection

daylight perspective

(far view)

psychosocial

support



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7 environmental factors stimulate

cancer patients’ positive coping



Are these

environmental

factors implemented

in the Netherlands

oncology care and

cure system?


ODOR


PERSPECTIVE


© 2012

disorientation and long paths


SMELL


PERSPECTIVE


A mental map of cancer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn9spu_at5I

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn9spu_at5I

(3) The design: Architecture as Second Body

The OPPO Prototype

(1) Fusion of oncology policlinic and

psychooncology service center



The OPPO Prototype


(1) Fusion of oncology policlinic and

psychooncology service center


The OPPO Prototype

(2) Redefining of the program and

changing the DNA of cancer centers based

on the coping with cancer strategies


(3) The design: The OPPO Prototype

No discrimination of medical and psychosocial program


Section B-B

(3) The design: The OPPO Prototype

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architecture becomes an active

integral part of the care

concept and prevents co-

morbidity


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