| Abstrak/Abstract |
Appropriateness is the key. How to recognize difference between one phenomenon and the other, one context with another. Differentiate one place to another, differentiate one solution with other solution,differentiate one culture (or even sub-culture) with another. How to incorporate variety in architecture design, finding the most appropriate strategy, being given a specific design problem, specific site, and specific context. First, there are many types of healthcare facilities. Large hospital, medium-sized hospital, small hospital, or even primary healthcare facility and small clinics. Large site, medium site, small site, or even very cramped lot for a healthcare facility. General hospital, specialistic hospital, or general hospital with center(s) of excellence(s). Healthcare facility for urban area in Jakarta, satellite town in Bogor, suburban area in Bandung, rural area in Klaten, and even remote area in Merauke. Each type would require different strategy. Second,there are many facets within healthcare facilities. The emergency area, the diagnostics area, the outpatient department, the inpatient department, the central medical units (surgery, intensive cares, CSSD, maternal, and perinatology), and services. The public and the private, the areas for patients, visitors, doctors and paramedics, for clean and soiled equipments and linens. Each facet would require different strategy, getting more and more complex while confronted with different culture as the context for the design. Third, there will not be a single idea of sustainability, as it has several facets: ecological balance (preserving the resilience of natural environments and balances), economic performance (balance of production and consumption patterns), institutional capacity (meeting the organizational needs of private entities, firms, and public agencies), and viable governance (ensuring effective policy, regulation, and accountability). While also faced with therichness culture of Asia, each client and design would require different strategy. To illustrate the variety and the importance of appropriateness of strategy, there will be several examples of many facets of hospitals, ofsmall and large hospitals, on large and small sites, in urban and rural area, and with different socio-economic context. There is and there will be no single solution in a plural and colorful world of Asia and Indonesia. |
