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A Arquitetura é a arte que permite projetar os espaços que habitamos diariamente e dos quais nos apropriamos de diversos modos. Ao projetar, o papel do arquiteto passa por conjugar a criatividade com a razão, sendo fundamental a compreensão desses espaços e das suas funcionalidades, bem como das ações que neles decorrem e por quem são protagonizadas.
É uma área infinita no que toca à sua abrangência, tornando cada projeto específico e motivo de investigação e reflexão. A área da saúde é uma dessas especificidades e, dentro da mesma, encontram-se os Cuidados Paliativos.
Os Cuidados Paliativos emergem do esforço real em proporcionar respostas para todos aqueles cujas doenças, infelizmente, não têm a cura como perspetiva. Com o aumento da esperança média de vida e, consequentemente, das doenças crónicas e progressivas, esta área da saúde tem-se revelado cada vez mais procurada e necessária. No entanto, verifica-se ainda uma grande carência ao nível do seu desenvolvimento em Portugal, tanto a nível de formação como de equipamentos específicos para esta área.
Em Arquitetura do Cuidar em Fim de Vida procura-se compreender qual o alcance e a influência da arquitetura na humanização dos espaços destinados à prestação de cuidados de saúde a doentes em situação de fim de vida, e quais os ambientes e atmosferas que melhor correspondem aos diversos modos de habitar vivenciados diariamente, não só pelos doentes, como pelos cuidadores informais, familiares e profissionais de saúde que os acompanham.
O estudo e a reflexão sobre temáticas consideradas essenciais para a compreensão das necessidades e exigências que os espaços a desenvolver apresentam, bem como a análise de casos de estudo na área da arquitetura para a saúde são elementos fundamentais para o desenvolvimento do presente Projeto Final de Mestrado, que, em resposta à problemática descrita anteriormente, se concretiza num Centro de Cuidados Paliativos, localizado na Foz do Lizandro, na Carvoeira.
Architecture is the art that allows us to design the spaces we dwell daily and which we inhabit in different ways. When designing, the architect’s role is to combine creativity with reason. It is essential to understand these spaces and their functions, as well as the actions that take place there and by whom they are carried out. Being a field of such overwhelming latitude, each project is unique and worthy of further research and reflection. Health is one of those unique fields and it encompasses Palliative Care. Palliative Care is the result of efforts aimed at answering to those striving with diseases which, unfortunately, have no prospective cure. The increase in life expectancy and the consequential rise in the development of chronic and progressive conditions, has resulted in an upsurge in demand and need for this particular field. Notwithstanding, this field is significantly underdeveloped in Portugal as it lacks the necessary equipment and further education. Architecture of End of Life Care provides an insightful understanding of the reach and influence of architecture in humanizing spaces intended for the provision of healthcare to terminal patients. It also regards the adequate environments and atmospheres that best accommodate the diverse number of uses made by the patients and the relatives, caregivers, and healthcare professionals that accompany them. The present Masters’s Final Project concerns an intervention on the Palliative Care Centre located in Foz do Lizandro, aimed at mitigating the above mentioned deficiencies observed in palliative care facilities. This is fundamentally demonstrated through the study and reflection of the essential aspects concerning the understanding of the needs and demands which spaces in a development stage require as well as the analysis of case studies regarding contemporary architectural approaches to healthcare.
Architecture is the art that allows us to design the spaces we dwell daily and which we inhabit in different ways. When designing, the architect’s role is to combine creativity with reason. It is essential to understand these spaces and their functions, as well as the actions that take place there and by whom they are carried out. Being a field of such overwhelming latitude, each project is unique and worthy of further research and reflection. Health is one of those unique fields and it encompasses Palliative Care. Palliative Care is the result of efforts aimed at answering to those striving with diseases which, unfortunately, have no prospective cure. The increase in life expectancy and the consequential rise in the development of chronic and progressive conditions, has resulted in an upsurge in demand and need for this particular field. Notwithstanding, this field is significantly underdeveloped in Portugal as it lacks the necessary equipment and further education. Architecture of End of Life Care provides an insightful understanding of the reach and influence of architecture in humanizing spaces intended for the provision of healthcare to terminal patients. It also regards the adequate environments and atmospheres that best accommodate the diverse number of uses made by the patients and the relatives, caregivers, and healthcare professionals that accompany them. The present Masters’s Final Project concerns an intervention on the Palliative Care Centre located in Foz do Lizandro, aimed at mitigating the above mentioned deficiencies observed in palliative care facilities. This is fundamentally demonstrated through the study and reflection of the essential aspects concerning the understanding of the needs and demands which spaces in a development stage require as well as the analysis of case studies regarding contemporary architectural approaches to healthcare.
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Cuidados paliativos Humanização Arquitetura para a saúde Habitar Ambientes, atmosferas e lugar
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Faculdade Arquitetura, Universidade Lisboa