Press Release
M. Almana College of Health Sciences Auditorium by Muhammed El Sepaey Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Muhammed El Sepaey honored for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ M. Almana College of Health Sciences Auditorium by Muhammed El Sepaey, designed for Mohammad Almana College of Health Sciences (Machs), has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
Regarding M. Almana College of Health Sciences Auditorium
Design aims to attract students through offering both traditional and modern attitude, to strengthen student's belonging to the campus and constant aspiration for success. The entire palette of materials was chosen to suit the historic surroundings, inspired by the Kingdom historical heritage, the Arabian Desert and sand dunes that express the beauty and dynamic movement of the wind. Machs visitors are welcomed by big lobby with an iconic dome and medical art wall full of chemicals and medicine symbols by many languages of science, to create interactive spaces to be part of students' memories.
About Muhammed El Sepaey
Muhammed El-Sepaey is an Award Winning architect with extensive experience in the industry، his approach prioritizes human-centric design principles. His Designs are examples of attitudes rather than designs. His passion for healthcare architecture is fueled by the desire to create healing environment to engage patients in the conscious process of self-healing and spiritual growth. His adept technical, organizational and interpersonal skills are an asset to any team and are evidenced by the successes of his diverse experiences with a range of clinical spaces and building typologies.
Award Record
This recognition makes Muhammed El Sepaey a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award
The A' Interior Design Award is an international interior design competition recognizing good interior designs by interior designers and architects worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Typical entries include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. The awarded interior designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/interior
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/118314
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/118314
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!118314
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/229865
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.muhammedelsepaey.com/
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- M. Almana College of Health Sciences Auditorium
- Function
- Auditorium
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Saddle Brown, Sienna, Sandy Brown, Burly Wood and Rosy Brown
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Mohammad Almana College of Health Sciences (Machs)
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Muhammed El Sepaey
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #118314
Credits
- Team
- Hanan Hussein
- Image Credits
- Designer / Photographer Muhammed El Sepaey, Auditorium, 2020.; Designer / Photographer Muhammed El Sepaey, Medical inscriptions on stone wall, 2020.; Designer / Photographer Muhammed El Sepaey, Auditorium main entry, 2020.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The project aims to attract students through offering both traditional and modern attitude, to strengthen student's belonging to the campus and constant aspiration for success.
- Inspiration
- The entire palette of materials was chosen to suit the historic surroundings, inspired by the Kingdom historical heritage, the Arabian Desert and sand dunes that express the beauty and dynamic movement of the wind. MACHS visitors are welcomed by big lobby with an iconic dome and medical art wall full of chemicals and medicine symbols by many languages of science.
- Research
- Design research for the Kingdom historical heritage. Medical research to design the stone wall with medical inscriptions related to college educational content. Exterior glazing study to select the highest performance system. Acoustic study for auditorium and seminar hall.
- Challenge
- The creative challenge during the design phase was how to strengthen student's belonging to the campus and constant aspiration for success by creating both traditional and modern attitude, harmoniously and comfortably. Also to find the materials to be suitable with the Kingdom historical heritage, the Arabian Desert and sand dunes. Because I am an architect and my medical information is not very large, I had to study more to create the inscriptional stone wall which is full of chemicals and medicine symbols by many languages of science.
- Realization and Technology
- The design was based on natural light and natural materials. High performance glazing system was chosen to get the most healthy use of daylight. Local Saudi natural stone was chosen for both exterior and enterior walls as wel. Unify one sandy color for most of materials (floor marble - exterior paint - interior paint - wood cladding - furniture) Natural brass was chosen for all acssecories and handles.
- Operation and Interaction
- The building connected directly with all medical schools (school of Pharmacy – school of nursing – school of Physical therapy – school of clinical laboratory), plus 5 entries, one of them is the main entry and 4 entries easy access with auditorium entries
- Project Duration and Location
- Project Duration: 2017-2020 Location: North Rakah, Eastern Region, KSA
- Specifications
- Submitted design is for the main building of MACHS and the building consists of 4 floors, includes main lobby, auditorium 1000 seats, seminar hall 100 seats, administration offices and mosque.
- Keywords
- Medical College, Inscriptions, Auditorium, Dome, Interior Design, Stone
