Healing Garden Design Principles

Catherine ward thompson linking landscape and health.

Healing garden design principles. John wiley sons 1999. The aim of this thesis is to look at the design principles of this kind of healing garden with the case study of torup healing. Therapeutic benefits and design recommendations new york.

Landscape architects design therapeutic or healing gardens at different scales 67 68. Use natural materials in combination. What ulrich 1999 proposes the term healing garden is referred to different garden features that have the ability to foster restoration from stress and also have other positive effects on patients staffs and visitors the features should contain salient amount of real nature components such as green vegetation water and flowers.

Principles such as simplicity variety balance emphasis sequence and scale creates a versatile yet intentional place of refuge and recovery. Has been applied to a case study. Healing gardens design criteria for hospitals well designed hospital garden provides pleasant view lessen stress and improve theraputic results through enhancing the social support providing the privacy and providing opportunities for getting rid of stressful theraputic conditions ulrich 1999.

Bring a few elements home with you. Clare cooper marcus ad marni barnes eds healing gardens. Robert myers talks us through some of the principles for designing healing or restorative spaces in our own gardens.

The recurring theme landscape and urban planning vol 99 3 2011 187 195. The principles of design in a healing garden development the principles of a healing garden designused to create a unified balance within a healing garden are crucial. Healing gardens for people who are suffering from stress related disease is a concept which tries to take advantage of being passive and active in natural space.

Cooper marcus et al 1995. Have a favorite hiking spot or viewpoint. There s no better guide to design than mother nature for a sanctuary garden.