1 Section of Landscape Architecture and Planning, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
2 Egholt Family Care for Adults, Denmark.
HERD. 2019 Jul;12(3):153-167. doi: 10.1177/1937586718812444. Epub 2018 Nov 22.
This study concerned optimization of an evidence-based crisis shelter garden as a setting for everyday activities and nature-based therapy. The study hereby tested the design guidelines that the garden is based on.
Design guidelines for gardens intended to support health are becoming increasingly specialized, targeting different user groups. This study contributes to the knowledge concerning health-supporting garden design at crisis shelters for women and children who are exposed to domestic violence.
The study included a post-occupancy evaluation (POE) consisting of landscape analyses, observation of physical traces, and interviews as well as a subsequent participatory design process.
The landscape analyses and the observation of physical traces indicated a minimal level of maintenance and recurrent use being limited to a few areas of the garden. The interviews added nuance and new issues to these results, resulting in the following themes: maintenance, accessibility, safety, therapeutic setting and free space, many ways to play, and social and private spheres. The participatory design process led to an optimization of the garden, including changes to its physical design related to making the garden safer, positively distractive, and more versatile in terms of activities. Improvements were also made regarding policy for use, maintenance, and informing users.
The design guidelines were tested, and the evidence was strengthened, adding nuance and new issues to consider during further development of the guidelines. Both the POE and the participatory design process were confirmed as crucial aspects of evidence-based health design.
本研究关注将基于循证的危机避难所花园优化为日常活动和自然疗法的场所。本研究检验了花园所依据的设计准则。
旨在支持健康的花园设计准则越来越专业化，针对不同的用户群体。本研究为针对遭受家庭暴力的妇女和儿童的危机避难所的支持健康的花园设计提供了相关知识。
本研究包括一项后占用评估（POE），包括景观分析、物理痕迹观察以及访谈，以及随后的参与式设计过程。
景观分析和物理痕迹观察表明，维护水平最低，且仅局限于花园的几个区域内的重复使用。访谈为这些结果增添了细微差别和新问题，形成了以下主题：维护、可达性、安全性、治疗环境和自由空间、多种玩法、社交和私人领域。参与式设计过程导致花园得到了优化，包括与提高花园安全性、积极分散注意力以及增加活动多样性相关的物理设计变更。在使用、维护和告知用户方面的政策也得到了改进。
对设计准则进行了测试，证据得到了加强，在进一步发展准则时增加了细微差别和新的考虑因素。后占用评估和参与式设计过程均被证实是循证健康设计的重要方面。
