Almana Medisinsk Senter by Muhammed El Sepaey

Almana Medisinsk Senter by Muhammed El Sepaey is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award i Jern in Arkitektur-, Bygnings- og Konstruksjonsdesign Competition Category.

JernArkitektur· 2022

Almana Medisinsk Senter

by Muhammed El Sepaey

Client: Almana Group

A' Design Award i Jern Winner in Arkitektur Category

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The Design

About Almana Medisinsk Senter

Designet har som mål å redusere pasientene' angst og stress, fremskynde restitusjonen, forkorte sykehusinnleggelser, redusere medisinbruk, redusere smerte og fremme en følelse av velvære ved å skape et godt designet helbredende miljø. Rom er designet for å være pleiende og terapeutiske. På organisasjonsnivå bidrar designet til å øke medarbeidertilfredshet, produktivitet og oppbevaring. Bygningens form gir mulighet for naturlig flyt av rom, luft og lys. Designet kombinerer avansert praksis for belysning, dagslys, HVAC og vannbehandlingssystemer som bruker betydelig mindre energi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Jern

Almana Medisinsk Senter er vinner av A' Design Award i Jern, en prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles gode design som oppfyller de profesjonelle og industrielle kravene man forventer av veldesignede skaperverk. Jernvinnere viser stor dyktighet, høy spesialisering, ekspertforståelse og kreativ kapasitet hos skaperne. Almana Medisinsk Senter forventes å være et høyt ansett, beundret og verdsatt skaperverk som er praktisk og nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Jern, integrerer bransjens beste praksis og har kompetente tekniske egenskaper knyttet til kunnskap og talent. Almana Medisinsk Senter respekteres for sin grundighet og er utformet for å gi forbedringer i livskvalitet som bidrar til å gjøre verden til et bedre sted.

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.