No. 27 (2024): Project and regulation
Research and Experimentation

Inpatient room for Neurorehabilitation: researching the dimensional spaces

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  • Francesca Giofrè
Francesca Giofrè
Dipartimento di Architettura e Progetto, Facoltà di Architettura, Sapienza Università di Roma
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-15104

Published 2024-06-10

Keywords

  • Neurorehabilitation,
  • Users,
  • Activities,
  • Inpatient room,
  • Dimensional standard

How to Cite

Giofrè, F. (2024). Inpatient room for Neurorehabilitation: researching the dimensional spaces. TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, (27), 229–236. https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-15104

Copyright (c) 2024 Francesca Giofrè

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Abstract

This paper presents the results of the research commissioned by Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS (Institute for Scientific Hospitalisation and Treatment) in Rome and conducted at the Department of Architecture and Design, Sapienza University of Rome. The study aimed to define the minimum dimensional standard for hospital inpatient rooms with two beds and one bed, excluding toilet facilities, located in Complex Operational Units for Highly Specialised Neurorehabilitation. The methodology used in the research was based on the collection of qualitative and quantitative data. Given the analysis of the complexity of the activities performed and the overall space required, the final result identifies the minimum surface area standard of 20 sq.m. per bed for neurorehabilitation inpatient rooms.

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