2022 Volume 28 Issue 68 Pages 344-349
This study aimed to grasp the current status and issues of facility planning for psychiatric day care units in Japan. We investigated and analyzed the following two aspects.
1) We collected material data and drawings of the facility to understand the operation status and room planning of 27 psychiatric day care units.
2) We inspected 11 facilities and conducted interview surveys to figure out the building usage and ideas in using rooms by staff.
Ethical standards of the publisher (‘Ethical Standards Concerning the Peer Review for the Presentation of Architectural Transactions and Works’)