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Almana Mediku Zentroa by Muhammed El Sepaey

Almana Mediku Zentroa by Muhammed El Sepaey is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award in Arkitektura, Eraikin eta Egitura Diseinua Competition Category.


BurdinaArkitektura· 2022

Almana Mediku Zentroa

by Muhammed El Sepaey

Client: Almana Group

Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award Winner in Arkitektura Category

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The Design

About Almana Mediku Zentroa

Diseinuak pazienteak murriztea du helburu' antsietatea eta estresa, susperraldia bizkortu, ospitaleratzeak laburtu, botiken erabilera murrizten du, mina murrizten du eta ongizate-sentsazioa sustatzen du ondo diseinatutako sendatzeko ingurune bat sortuz. Espazioak elikatzeko eta terapeutiko izateko diseinatuta daude. Antolakuntza mailan, diseinuak langileen gogobetetasuna, produktibitatea eta atxikipena hobetzen laguntzen du. Eraikinaren formak espazioaren, airearen eta argiaren fluxu naturala ahalbidetzen du. Diseinuak energia askoz gutxiago erabiltzen duten argiztapen, eguneko argiztapen, HVAC eta ura tratatzeko sistemen praktika aurreratuak uztartzen ditu.

The Recognition

About the Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award

Almana Mediku Zentroa Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, ondo diseinatutako sorkuntzetatik espero diren eskakizun profesional eta industrialak betetzen dituzten diseinu onei ematen zaien aitorpen prestijiotsua. Burdin-mailako irabazleek beren sortzaileen trebetasun handia, espezializazio handia, adituen ulermena eta sormen-gaitasuna erakusten dituzte. Almana Mediku Zentroa oso estimatua, miretsia eta maitea den sorkuntza izatea espero da, praktikoa eta berritzailea dena. Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu honek sektoreko praktika onenak integratzen ditu eta know-how-ari eta talentuari lotutako ezaugarri tekniko gaituak ditu. Almana Mediku Zentroa zehaztasunagatik errespetatua den lana da, eta mundua leku hobea egiten laguntzen duten bizi-kalitatearen hobekuntzak eskaintzeko diseinatua dagoena.

Behind the Design

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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.

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