Proposed interior design of a nurse station of the hospital contains a contemporary-hotel like interior that offers a stress-free environment with the combination of nature-like ambiance, as the theory of biophilic design promotes a healing environment. The area is designed with an environmental design impact on nature and nature's benefits in a person's health. Since Tagaytay city is famous for pineapple plantation, designing the area with a biophilic design principle which is "Sense of Place", giving the patients, visitors and staff a healing of being in the outdoors of Tagaytay. The pineapple fruit is recognized as a tradition expression of "welcome" that signifies a feeling of warmth, hospitality and welcoming ambiance. The symbolic representation of pineapple design and its color yellow in the interior provides a comfortable set-up between patients, visitors, doctors and nurses.
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THESIS PAPER: Designing the Interior of Unihealth Tagaytay Hospital and Medical Center

In this design project, green healing approach of biophilic design will serve as the core solution in achieving the main objective of this study which is creating an ideal healing environment. Biophilic design and its healing components will open the possible solution in utilizing and integrating them as a healthcare solution. Generally, the residential-like multifunctional interior component unites with the aesthetic elements on creating the physical aspect of the healing environment. The hospital will center its care for the patients, their family and staffs as well, so a healing atmosphere will be attainable and also to increase the patients capability to recover faster from their ailment; Creating a comfortable setting by integrating home-like design elements, that will result in creating a stress-free environment and somehow giving patients an experience that may offer the feeling of comfort in their series of treatment as they would just feel at home.