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*Brenner * Duke * Jeff Gordon * Levine * N.C. * New Hanover * Presbyterian Hemby * Vidant
Biophilia- What is it?
The human need to relate with life
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Operationalizing- The process Questions Conclusions IRB Analysis Site Visits
Case Studies
Matrix & Surveys
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Photography exploration of the sites
North Carolina Children’s Hospital play atrium
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Hospitals- North Carolina Children’s Hospital
Play Atrium
Recreational Therapy
Teen Game Room
Teen Activity Room
Music Therapy Room
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Hospitals- New Hanover Regional Hospital
Play Room
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Hospitals- Presbyterian Hemby
Play Room
Teen Room
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Hospitals- Brenner Children’s
floor
8th floor
Teen room
9th floor
6th
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Hospitals- Vidant Medical Center
Teen Room
Play Room
NICU Room
Rehabilitation Room
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Hospitals- Levine Children’s Hospital
8th floor Play Room
9th floor Play Room
Teen Room
10th floor Play Room
11th floor Play Room
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Hospitals- Jeff Gordon Children’s Hospital
Teen Internet Cafe
Play Room
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Instrument #1- Matrix Element categories • Environmental Features • Natural Shapes and Forms • Natural Patterns and Processes. • Light and Space • Place-Based Relationships • Human-Nature Relationships Example: One part of the individual matrix for Presbyterian Hemby
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Instrument #2- Surveys
Questions were: How effective is the space in its support of child life? Please briefly explain your reply. What aspect of the space best supports child life? Please briefly explain your reply. Are there aspects of the space that impede child life? Please briefly explain your reply. If you could change anything about the space, what would it be and why?
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Last instrument = Case Studies
Matrix
Part of the analysis of New Hanover Medical Center that aided the case study.
Survey response Q#1
It is a beautiful space with an aquarium, open space and a sand castle for younger children, my office with musical instruments(to be used when supervised), and a teen space. The environment, lighting and design are wonderful, the teen side needs more resources and different furniture to make it more appealing to the older children. We also could use a sink. We do have hand sanitizer dispensers but a sink would be more effective for art work.
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Interpretation of findings- matrix
The beginning and end of the analysis chart for all spaces and attributes
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Interpretation of findings- matrix
N.C. Child Life Play Room Matrix Scores N.C. Child Life Play Rooms
39
37
30
18
20
24
22
21 16
Biophilia Matrix Score
19 16
19 15
20 17
21
25
27
25 19
19 14
18
15
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Interpretation of findings- case studies Biophilic presence
• Spaciousness and daylight most common desires • Natural Patterns and Processes- highest presence • Place-Based Relationship and HumanNature Relationships- tied for lowest presence • Multiple attributes in an item New Hanover Medical Center signage
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Interpretation of findings- case studies Survey Child Life Play Room Effectiveness Not Effective Score
Neutral Score
Effective Score
Very Effective Score 37
14
15 1516
18 17 16
18 19 19 19 19 19
22 20 20 21 21 21
24 24 24 25 25
27 27
39
30
#17 #11 #22 #9 #5 #13 #24 #2 #12 #10 #16 #16 #23 #14 #3 #15 #8 #14 #4 #18 #18 #18 #19 #21 #20 #20 #7 #1 #6 Play Room #: ordered from low to high scores
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Addition to the body of knowledge Additions: Case studies with photographic inventory Matrix instrument • Biophilic features added desired features • Link between nature and the effectiveness of the spaces • Case studies represent unique database of information • Additional research needed
New Hanover Medical Center signage
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Credits Sources: Kellert, S. (2005). Building for life : designing and understanding the human-nature connection. Washington DC: Island Press. Images: Biophilia image: http://jellyfishinthesea.wordpress.com/,
http://archive.blisstree.com/live/clothing-for-tiny-tree-huggers/, http://training.schneiderchildrenshospital.org/peds_html_fixed/p eds/pregnant/anatomy.htm Process image: http://www.wondergroup.com/about-us “We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us.” –– Sir Winston Churchill, May 10, 1941.