COP: Centro Oncológico Pediátrico Integrado ao Hospital Universitário Lauro Wanderley

Abstract

Non-communicable diseases represent the biggest cause of sickness and death in the population. Among these types of illnesses, cancer is the second responsible for occasional deaths, second only to cardiovascular disease. In children, the subject intensifies, once the causes are uncertain and the symptoms correspond to common diseases of that stage of life. Thus, the treatment of the pathology is marked by a change in the lifestyle of the patient and their companions, who need to make several visits to oncology centers. These hospitals generally attend different ages and illnesses, providing the meeting of the already weakened child to external situations that may aggravate her physical and psychological condition. That way, the humanized hospital architecture emerges with the mission to make this process easier, being responsible for generating welcoming, comfortable and healthy environments. Nowadays, this theme is used as a synonym for comfort and aesthetics, however, it goes beyond that, requiring an integrated vision between all the participatory spheres. In the face of that, the current work has the objective of elaborating an architectural proposal of a Pediatric Oncology Center, with humanized treatment, integrated to the Lauro Wanderley University Hospital, located in João Pessoa’s city, due to the lack existing in the region, which counts with only one Health Care Establishment responsible for that scope. The theoretical basis for the elaboration of the project counted with the precepts of a humanized architecture allied with the use of current regulations. As the field research, the related studies contributed to the elaboration of the project guidelines, aiming at functional, flexible and comfortable environments for patients and staff. The development of the architectural proposal counted with a previous analysis of the site and the HULW, reaching a level of preliminary draft. For the already consolidated hospital, it was conceived a reform suggestion that supports the new building. Thus, the work contributes to the apprehension of themes and materials not explored during the course, expanding knowledge in the hospital area.