CHEAP AND EXPENSIVE DRUG REHAB CENTRES: THE IMPACT OF ARCHITECTURE ON PATIENTS' MINDSETS

The research paper aims to compare the architectural style of cheap and expensive drug rehabilitation centres and therefore finding out their effect on the patients’ way of thinking and treatment. This paper explores how such spatial characteristics as space, light, and access to nature contribute to the overall well-being of patients concluding that newer, and therefore, more costly centres provide patients with a positive environment for recovery. As part of a comparative case study and surveys with patients, this paper examines differences in design and presents measures to enhance lower-cost centres.