Architects Journal

Social distancing, a concept that has been around for ages, is one of the most vital measures prescribed for infection control, in the current Coronavirus pandemic situation. This article recommends and highlight changes that must be factored into the designing of healthcare facilities.

Patient-centred care focuses on individual patients’ healthcare needs and desired health related outcomes. Whereas, community healthcare primarily focuses on the protection, maintenance and improvement of a relatively larger group of individual patients. While their definitions make them seem different from each other, their relation is symbiotic and their ultimate goal is the same; patients’ well-being and quick recovery from illnesses. With this article, we would like to cover the important aspects of patient-centred care, keeping community healthcare in perspective.

Healthcare Radius in its 7th Anniversary Special issue in October 2019, featured a "power list of architects shattering archaic concepts of designs and re-shaping healthcare buildings".

“Decisions on the Infrastructure in the Healthcare Sector are based on costs rather than their appropriateness of use for the function they cater”, feels Ms. Kshititi Nagarkar, an Architect in the pursuit of creating healing spaces.  Kshititi works along with her team to create aesthetic, sustainable and affordable facilities that help her doctor clients improve their practice and the well-being of their patients.

The Hospital caters to the growing demands for quality healthcare in the southern part of Pune having a built up area of 25,000 sq.ft of New Wing and 20,000 sq.ft of Existing Hospital. It is a Brown Field project, which is an extension to an existing 50 bedded facility.

After completing a decade in designing healthcare projects, Kshititi Nagarkar, principal architect, Shree Designs, shares her experience about the shifting trends in hospital design.
Article Published in August 2019 issue of Healthcare Radius

Malls are going through a downturn as there is a decrease in the number of people spending hours in the mall, window shopping and purchasing.
Though a lot of these are being taken up for office spaces, almost 2096 of these are still vacant. While no one likes to see businesses dip, dead malls and the extra commercial spaces can provide great opportunities to redevelop them. We can expect to see these spaces re-inhabited, re-greened and retrofitted for new business.