Almana Centro Médico by Muhammed El Sepaey

Almana Centro Médico by Muhammed El Sepaey is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Hierro in Diseño de Arquitectura, Edificación y Estructuras Competition Category.

HierroArquitectura· 2022

Almana Centro Médico

by Muhammed El Sepaey

Client: Almana Group

A' Design Award de Hierro Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About Almana Centro Médico

El diseño tiene como objetivo reducir los pacientes # 039; ansiedad y el estrés, acelerar la recuperación, acortar las hospitalizaciones, reducir el uso de medicamentos, disminuir el dolor y promover una sensación de bienestar mediante la creación de un entorno de curación bien diseñado. Los espacios están diseñados para ser enriquecedores y terapéuticos. A nivel organizativo, el diseño ayuda a mejorar la satisfacción, la productividad y la retención del personal. La forma del edificio permite el flujo natural del espacio, el aire y la luz. El diseño combina prácticas avanzadas de iluminación, iluminación diurna, HVAC y sistemas de tratamiento de agua que usan significativamente menos energía.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Hierro

Almana Centro Médico ha ganado el A' Design Award de Hierro, un reconocimiento prestigioso concedido a buenos diseños que cumplen los requisitos profesionales e industriales que se esperan de creaciones bien diseñadas. Los ganadores de Hierro demuestran gran habilidad, alta especialización, comprensión experta y capacidad creativa de sus creadores. Se espera que Almana Centro Médico sea una creación muy apreciada, admirada y querida, práctica e innovadora. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Hierro integra las mejores prácticas del sector y tiene características técnicas competentes unidas a conocimiento práctico y talento. Almana Centro Médico es respetado por su minuciosidad y está concebido para aportar mejoras en la calidad de vida que ayudan a hacer del mundo un lugar mejor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Well-designed healthcare environments can reduce patients’ anxiety and stress, accelerate recovery, shorten hospitalizations, reduce medication use, lessen pain, and promote a sense of well-being. On the organizational level, therapeutic environments can help enhancing staff recruitment, satisfaction, productivity and retention.
In addition, The physical setting is the patient's first impression of a healthcare facility.
Dimensions & Packaging: PROJECT SIZE:
14 000 SQ.M.
2 basement floors + 5 floors
75 clinics
Radiology department
Laboratory department
Pharmacy
Tags: Healthcare Design, Healing environment, Medical Center, Clinics
Production Technology: The design was based on natural light and natural materials.
High performance glazing system was chosen for elevations and skylight to get the most healthy use of daylight. Terracotta tiles was chosen for exterior cladding.
Design Challenge: The real challenge was how to adapt the design to create a healing environment that in turn reduces patients' anxiety and stress, speeds recovery, shortens hospitalization, reduces medication use, reduces pain, and promotes well-being. At the organizational level, healing environments can help enhance employee recruitment, satisfaction, productivity, and retention.
Research: FLEXIBLE AND ADAPTABLE
› Clear functional zoning
› Segregate internal user and logistic flows
› Size rooms for flexible usage
› Staff and patient entrances
OPERATIONALLY EFFICIENT
Lean Design
› Modular arrangements
› Design repetition
› Smaller facilities
› Cost effective
Aiming For
› Streamlined service
› Faster response times
› Improved outcomes
› Improved patient turnover
SAFETY BY DESIGN
› Nothing touches the floor
› Integrated, touch technology
› Surface minimization
› Seamless wall finish systems
› Ease to clean surfaces
› Disinfection
PATIENT CENTRIC
Healing Environment
› Large open space concourses
› Natural Light and space lifts the mood
› Flexibility for peak capacity
Inspiration: The concept to create healing environment to engage patients in the conscious process of self-healing and spiritual growth. Spaces are designed to be nurturing and therapeutic and, most important, to reduce stress. The design creates a clear separation of zones of activities, with departments and functions located based on access point proximity, flow and way-finding. All clinics and staff spaces provide access to outside views and landscaped terraces.
Project Duration: Project Duration: 2017-2019
Location: South Rakah, Eastern Region, KSA
Operation Flow: The design creates a clear separation of zones of activities, with departments and functions located based on access point proximity, flow and way-finding. Design of building is modular so there is ease of understanding, movement and fining the required section.
Patents: "Copyrights belong to Muhammed El Sepaey, 2022."
Image Credits: Image #1 : Designer / Photographer Muhammed El Sepaey, AMC perspective, 2022.
Image #2 : Designer / Photographer Muhammed El Sepaey, AMC perspective, 2022.
Image #3 : Designer / Photographer Muhammed El Sepaey, AMC perspective, 2022.
Image #4 : Designer / Photographer Muhammed El Sepaey, AMC perspective, 2022.
Image #5 : Designer / Photographer Muhammed El Sepaey, AMC perspective, 2022.