Designing for Healing: How Indian Architects Are Transforming Healthcare Spaces
Hospitals have long been seen as functional spaces—clinical, sterile, and efficient. But in the last decade, Indian architects have begun to rethink what a hospital should feel like. The focus is shifting from curing illness to promoting holistic healing, where architecture plays an active role in reducing stress, improving recovery, and enhancing overall well-being. The new generation of healthcare design in India is driven by empathy, sustainability, and innovation. From Function to Feeling Earlier hospital designs were guided purely by logistics—how quickly patients could be moved, how efficiently equipment could be accessed, and how many beds could fit into a floor plan. While these factors remain vital, architects now recognize that healing isn’t just a medical process; it’s also psychological. Natural light, greenery, calm acoustics, and intuitive navigation all have measurable effects on patient recovery and staff morale. Research support...