Awaken therapy : recreating lost space through therapeutic landscape at Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar Seremban, Negeri Sembilan

Today, in Malaysia, green spaces within the healthcare facilities in not that impressive in order the healing process
to be deliver to the users who using the space. Particularly, green spaces outside the hospital are not only to be
essential but also valuable. However, the evidence is clear that garden and nature elements could help in reduction
of stress, invoke senses of users and physical attractiveness of a healthcare landscape design contribute to positive
satisfaction and loyalty of patients, staff and visitors. In this study also discussed, the importance of cognitive
psychology and senses of human through therapeutic landscape elements is vital in order the healing process to
occur. Through collection of data and information during the inventory and analysis, there are several main issues
may be a barrier for the therapeutic landscape to be implement at Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar Seremban.
Questionnaire distributed through the hospital to gained more evidences to strengthen the support and act as
guidance to solving the issues by considering users’ needs and translate the studies into a design that will be apply
at the hospital area.