Healing Centre For Cancer Care Tathali, Bhaktapur

Abstract

"Due to unhealthy lifestyles and food habits, people are suffering from various diseases like diabetes, hypertension, heart stroke, and cancer. Cancer is one of the leading causes of death today. Our country's data shows that the number of cancer patients is increasing. Therefore, the project aims to support people suffering from cancer at any stage. The main aim of this project is to introduce new building types that serve cancer patients by creating facilities designed to meet their needs, providing a feeling of home away from home. This thesis aims to introduce a healing center for cancer care and define related terminologies to examine this type of building in Nepal. The aim of this project is to help anyone who has been affected by cancer. The center will include a daycare facility that provides counseling and various activities to help patients feel better. Additionally, the spaces will promote healing psychologically, mentally, physically, and emotionally. The focus area of this project is to explore and analyze the effect of spaces in the healing process so as to maximize the body's healing potential. Human body follows and allows the mechanism of self-healing when provided with positive therapeutic environment. Currently the majority of human population residing in cities live in densely populated, congested environments and to top it all follow busy life styles and work schedules. All these factors have led to increase the number of cancer patient. The center will feature a healing garden, a yoga center, and well-illuminated areas with nature and greenery both inside and outside the buildings. These elements are intended to create a soothing and supportive environment for cancer patients. This project also explores the different examples around the world which have created the healing environment especially for patients and explore Architectural technology in therapy and ultimately introduces the concept of a highly localized adaptive façade system that allows for individual patient control and to filter the interactive visual relationship between patient and public. The first chapter indicates the project overview, definition of related terminologies, project’s introduction, describing about the cancer care center and exploring the vision, goals, mission, and objectives of the project. It includes the philosophy followed by such centers around the world and how they are relevant in the context of our own country. Chapter two explores the research and study of the need and requirements of such establishments or literature reviews. This will add on to a better understanding of practical and acceptable characteristics of the elements of palliative care. This also includes various design strategies and ideas that are needed in a good healing center. Understanding the psychology of patients, family members, and staff and knowing about various functional spaces for running the facility effectively are some other aspects of this chapter. Chapter three is dedicated to various national and international case studies for an in-depth understanding of the project. This helps in giving a brief idea of the space sizes and requirements, helps to know what should and should not be done, and overall proposes a brief for design starting points. Chapter four includes the choice of site for the design with its detailed analysis required for design decisions. Chapter Five summarizes all the information collected from the previous chapter and gives a tabulated program to carry out the design. Chapter six is the main body that covers the design process from concept development to design development compiling all deliverables required for a complete project."