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M. Almana College of Health Sciences Auditòri by Muhammed El Sepaey

M. Almana College of Health Sciences Auditòri by Muhammed El Sepaey is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award d'Argent in Interior Competition Category.


ArgentInterior· 2021

M. Almana College of Health Sciences Auditòri

by Muhammed El Sepaey

Client: Mohammad Almana College of Health Sciences (Machs)

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About M. Almana College of Health Sciences Auditòri

Lo dessenh vòl atraire los estudiants en ofrir a l'encòp una attitude tradicionala e modèrna, per renforçar lo sentiment d'apartenenç dels estudiants al campus e lor aspiracion constanta pel succès. Tota la paleta de materials es estada causida per s'acordar amb l'environament istoric, inspirada pel patrimòni istoric del Reiaume, lo Desèrt Arabic e las dunas de sable qu'expriman la beutat e lo movement dinamic del vent. Los visitaires son acuelhuts per un grand vestibul amb una copola iconica e una paret d'art medicala plena de simbòls quimics e medicals en mantas lengas de la sciéncia, per crear espacis interactius que fascan part dels recordatges dels estudiants.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

M. Almana College of Health Sciences Auditòri a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award d'Argent, una reconeissença extraordinàriament prestigiosa acordada a de designs d'ort de gamma, esplendids e impressionants. Los ganhaires de l'Argent son d'òbras terriblament brilhantas e extrèmament creativas que illustran l'experiéncia, lo talent e la finessa excepcionals de lors designers. S'espèra que M. Almana College of Health Sciences Auditòri siá una òbra meravilhosa e de referéncia, notablament professionala e prigondament innovanta. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award d'Argent es una invencion fòrça notabla e admirada, que fa un ben e fa avançar las frontièras de l'art, de la sciéncia, del design e de la tecnologia. M. Almana College of Health Sciences Auditòri es una creacion immensament envejada que desrevelha de desirs, aduch de sentiments positius e fa néisser l'estonament e l'esmaiment.

Behind the Design

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

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.
Dimensions & Packaging
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.
Tags
Medical College, Inscriptions, Auditorium, Dome, Interior Design, Stone
Production 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.
Design 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.
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.
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.
Project Duration
Project Duration: 2017-2020
Location: North Rakah, Eastern Region, KSA
Operation Flow
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
Patents
"Copyrights belong to Muhammed El Sepaey, 2020."
Team Members
Muhammed El Sepaey
Hanan Hussein
Image Credits
Image #1 : Designer / Photographer Muhammed El Sepaey, Auditorium, 2020.
Image #2 : Designer / Photographer Muhammed El Sepaey, Auditorium, 2020.
Image #3 : Designer / Photographer Muhammed El Sepaey, Auditorium, 2020.
Image #4 : Designer / Photographer Muhammed El Sepaey, Medical inscriptions on stone wall, 2020.
Image #5 : Designer / Photographer Muhammed El Sepaey, Auditorium main entry, 2020.

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