Behavioral architecture approach in the design of mental health hospital in Medan city

The negative stigma that surrounds people’s thinking about people with mental disorders is caused by supernatural things. This makes mistakes in overcoming mental disorders by looking for spiritual experts or doing traditional treatment, namely by using shackles that will worsen the condition of people with mental illnesses. The design of mental health hospital as a place to restore the patient’s psychological health so that they can generally live again. The proper treatment for people with mental disorders is prioritizing the psychological treatment of the sufferer rather than the physical treatment. An excellent psychological condition is obtained if the person with a mental illness is comfortable with the environment arises because of the supportive interior and exterior atmosphere. The application of behavioral architecture will be applied to the design in providing the required spaces. Therefore, a process of observing and analyzing the behavior of people with mental disorders is needed so that they are following what they need.