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Content of the study
METHODOLOGY
In an attempt to comprehend what ‘therapeutic spaces’ in terms of a healing environment for cancer patients stand for, the study has been broken down into two sections. The former encompasses research based on universal therapeutic environments while the latter narrows the study to cancer patients and their immaterial requirements.
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The research in the first section, being a theoretical subject, is qualitative and derived from research papers published by distinguished authorities and studies conducted by established institutions.
The second section is quantitative as well as qualitative, comprising data based on interviews conducted personally and derived from news readings along with statistics. It also includes research on the intangible needs of cancer patients and the situation of cancer care facilities in Mumbai.
The third section deals with a proposal for the manifestation of the conclusions from previous chapters. Function-based case studies are used to derive a detailed design programme and justify a site for the proposed project.
SCOPE & LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
Research on healthcare and its environment provides an opportunity to identify the missing elements in the prevailing system. With the community preparing for a change in healthcare and demanding a patient-oriented and holistic environment, this study helps to understand these concepts theoretically.
It is to be kept in mind that it is not the building itself that fuels healing but the ethos of both the community and architecture along with technology that enhances the contribution of a built environment to the healing process. The built environment merely plays its role as one of the members, but only gives results when all the members perform together.
DESIGN INTENT & SITE
The executed study leads to a proposal for a cancer caring institute situated amidst the typical urban context to address the needs of medical migration. The proposed institute offers housing and a caring center for the medical migrants.
The proposed project aims to avoid disruption of regular routine, at the same time provide a healing abode.
On analyzing the statistical data of medical migration for cancer treatment and the shortcomings of the existing facilities, the proposed site is located in Mumbai.
