TS 12813

TS 12813 is a service standard that sets out general rules for space planning in public health buildings. It provides a framework for the common and non-common areas of a broad range of healthcare facilities, from health houses and primary care clinics to fully equipped state hospitals, specialty hospitals, and university research and teaching hospitals.

The standard does not turn each building into a detailed architectural project; instead, it describes the planning logic needed for healthcare premises to operate in a safe, orderly, and functional way. In general technical terms, healthcare buildings must coordinate distinct functions such as reception, consultation, treatment, laboratories, inpatient care, emergency response, and support services without creating avoidable conflicts between patient flows, staff work, and service delivery.

Facility types and the role of shared spaces

Its scope includes mother and child health and family planning centers, tuberculosis clinics, public health laboratories, physical therapy and rehabilitation centers, mental health hospitals, and specialized hospitals such as oncology, chest diseases, gynecology and pediatric, emergency and traumatology, and goiter hospitals. In general technical context, “common spaces” are the circulation, waiting, registration, and shared support areas used across functions, while “non-common spaces” are areas assigned to the specific operational needs of a unit or specialty.

For that reason, TS 12813 is useful as a planning reference for healthcare premises. It establishes a common spatial logic for organizing functions, separating incompatible uses where needed, and aligning general planning principles across different kinds of public health buildings.