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PROJECTED ABSTRACT OF THE STUDY

EMBRACING PALLIATIVE CARE TREATMENT THROUGH
SUSTAINABLE AND STIMULATIVE ARCHITECTURE

THE PHILIPPINES IS A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY WITH DISTINCT CULTURE AND TRADITIONS, EACH PRACTICING
AND ADHERING TO ITS OWN DISTINCTIVE FAITH AND SET OF END OF LIFE BELIEFS. THE ORIGINS OF HOSPICE
PALLIATIVE CARE CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO VARIOUS FORMS OF SUPPORTIVE AND PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAMS FOR
PATIENTS WITH DEBILITATING, LIFE LIMITING, AND SEVERE ILLNESSES. THE GOVERNMENT OWNS FEWER THAN
OF THE HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE MAJORITY
OF PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS ATTAIN A LEVEL OF INVESTMENT THAT THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT MATCH. AS A RESULT,
IT LIMITS THE ACCESS OF POOR PEOPLE TO SUCH SERVICES WHICH CREATES LOW CREDIBILITY/INTEREST IN
PALLIATIVE CARE. MOST OFTEN, INSTEAD OF FACING IMMINENT DEATH IN A COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT, THE
PATIENT EXPERIENCES CONSTANT SUFFERING AND SPENDS HIS/HER FINAL DAYS IN A HOSPITAL BED.
THE PRIMARY USERS OF THE FACILITY ARE TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS WHO NEED SPECIAL
MEDICAL ATTENTION. THESE PATIENTS USUALLY HAVE MONTHS OR LESS TO LIVE WHICH MAKES
THEM VULNERABLE TO CERTAIN TRIGGERS THAT AGGRAVATE THE SYMPTOMS OF THEIR ILLNESS.
MOST OF THEM ARE CANCER PATIENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING PHYSICAL AND
EMOTIONAL STRESS DUE TO THEIR UNBEARABLE SITUATION. THE SECONDARY USERS OF THE FACILITY
ARE THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND PALLIATIVE CARE TEAM THAT SUPERVISES AND HELP
ALLEVIATE THE SYMPTOMS OF THE PATIENTS. THEY ARE SPECIALLY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS IN THE
MEDICAL FIELD THAT PROVIDES SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR TERMINALLY ILLED PATIENTS. LASTLY,
BUBBLE DIAGRAM
THE TERTIARY USERS OF THE FACILITY ARE THE VOLUNTEERS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE
SPECIAL SERVICES THAT AID THE PALLIATIVE TEAM IN GIVING A QUAITY EXPERIENCE FOR THE
PATIENTS. THIS CAN BE IN THE FORM OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT TAKES PLACE TO THE FACILITY.
ANALYSIS
AS DESIGNERS, WE NEED TO EVALUATE AND ANALYZE THE OVERALL BEHAVIOR OF THE USERS. IT

GROUND FLOOR
IS THE CRUCIAL PART OF THE DESIGN PROCESS SINCE IT DEFINES THE SCOPE OF CONCEPTS AND
FUNCTION OF THE STRUCTURE. FIRST, THE DESIGNER CONDUCTS AN INTERVIEW FROM WHICH IT
INTRODUCES THE INITIAL CONCEPT BY KNOWING THE BEHAVIOR AND WAY OF LIFE OF THE USERS. UPON
KNOWING THE IMPORTANT DETAILS ABOUT THE CLIENT, THE DESIGNER CAN COME UP WITH THE
PARTIAL CONCEPT IN HIS MIND WHEREIN IT INITIATES THE DESIGN PROCESS. THE INFORMATION
GATHERED FROM THE CLIENT/S SERVES AS THE FOUNDATION FROM WHICH CONCEPTS AND IDEAS
REGARDING THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE WILL BRANCH OUT INTO AN ACTUAL AND PARTIAL PLANS

SECOND FLOOR
OF THE STRUCTURE. BY KNOWING THE ACTIVITIES AND BEHAVIOR OF THE USERS, IT PROVES THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE DESIGN IN ADDRESSING THE FUNCTIONS AND SUITABILITY OF THE STRUCTURE.
USER PROFILING PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN THE CONCEPTUALIZATION AND DESIGN PROCESS. THE
INFORMATION BEHIND IT SERVES AS THE BASIS FROM WHICH SPACES ARE ARRANGED ACCORDING TO
ITS FUNCTION AND EFFECTIVENESS IN ADDRESSING THE GAPS WITHIN THE DESIGN. A WELL
RESEARCHED USER PROFILE PROVIDES AN ACCURATE SOLUTION TO THE POSSIBLE PROBLEMS AND
PARAMETERS WITHIN THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE. IT HELPS THE DESIGNER TO UTILIZE THE
DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES IN THEORY BUILDING AND DESIGN APPLICATIONS, AS WELL AS DEVELOP
UNIQUE IDEAS IN SOLVING NOT JUST ABOUT THE USERS, BUT ALSO ITS RELEVANCE AND INFLUENCE ON
ARCHITECTURE AS AN AGENT OF POSITIVE CHANGE IN OUR ENVIRONMENT. INTERRELATIONSHIP MATRIX