Developing the external spaces and gardens of the hospitals : Basra Specialist Hospital for Children-as a model

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The study included an analysis of the open external spaces and gardens for the hospital and what the needs and deficiencies it suffers from, as well as conducting a questionnaire process to determine the users 'desires for space, where the results of the questionnaire showed that the external spaces of the hospital lack attention to the design aspect and randomness in the distribution of its natural and structural components, the lack of gardens for diversity in the vegetation and most of the spaces are restricted to the Conocarpus plant.

It was found through the study that the building's interconnection with nature and organizing the role of pathways and walkways of movement should be adopted to help users to move easily, identifying pathways and walkways with plant fences and complementary elements necessary to provide shade.

The results of the questionnaire sample also showed the necessity of providing treatment in horticultural and agricultural as a type of psychotherapy in addition to regular treatment.

Most of the opinions of the patient questionnaire sample (children) stressed the necessity of covering the floors of corridors and walkways with grass floors, where it allows easy movement for wheelchair users with special requirements.

The results of the study showed that the majority of the respondents (children) prefer to see cartoons on the walls overlooking the garden, where this affects the perceptive awareness for the resident child, it also enriches the building sensually, and its impact is then reflected on the psychological aspect for the child.

The researcher reached the necessity of integrating hospital buildings and their external spaces functionally, environmentally and sensually, where it raises the utilitarian and aesthetic value of the building and creates a sense of positive psychological comfort by the ideal relationship between the natural, structural and climatic elements in the concepts of curative and healing environments through beautiful green spaces.

The researcher also confirms that the plans included in the appendices are designed according to the desires of the respondents to reach the best design decision.