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

M. Almana College of Health Sciences Auditorio by Muhammed El Sepaey is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu in Ukupi Kamay Competition Category.


QullqiUkupi· 2021

M. Almana College of Health Sciences Auditorio

by Muhammed El Sepaey

Client: Mohammad Almana College of Health Sciences (Machs)

A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu Winner in Ukupi Category

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The Design

About M. Almana College of Health Sciences Auditorio

Ruway munakun yachakuqkunata aysayta ñawpaq pacha chaymanta kunan pacha kawsayta quspa, yachakuqkunap yachay wasipi kayninkuta sinchiyachinankupaq chaymanta wiñaypaq allin kaqta maskhasqankutapas. Tukuy rurana imakuna akllasqaqa ñawpaq pacha muyuriqman hinachu, Qhapaq Suyup ñawpaq pacha kawsayninkumanta, Arabia ch'in pampamanta chaymanta aqu urqukunamanta yuyaychasqa, sumaq kayninta chaymanta wayraq kuyuyninpa kallpanta rikuchiq. Machs watukuqkunataqa tanqaykunku hatun chayay wasipi huk rikuchiq qupa wasiyuq chaymanta hampiy ruranakunap pirqayuqwan hunt'asqa hampikunamanta chaymanta hampiy unanchakunamanta achka yachaykuna simikunapi, tinkuyniyuq wasikuna ruranapaq yachakuqkunap yuyariyninkunapi kanankupaq.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu

M. Almana College of Health Sciences Auditorio A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu mishak kan, ancha jatun yupaychay, kayta hanak, sumak shinallatak mancharina diseñukunaman kun. Qullqi mishak kashkakunaka ancha achikyaska shinallatak ancha mushuk ruraykunami, paykunata rurakkunapak yachayta, yuyayta shinallatak ushayta rikuchinku. M. Almana College of Health Sciences Auditorio ruray yachak, ñawpak shinallatak mushuk yuyayta charik sumak rurashka kanata munanku. Kay Qullqi Premiu japishka diseñuka ancha riksishka shinallatak yupaychashka yuyay kan, arti, siensia, diseñu shinallatak tekinolojía ñawpak ñankunata kichuk. M. Almana College of Health Sciences Auditorio achka runakunapak munashka rurashka kan, munayta kallarichin, alli yuyaykunata kun shinallatak mancharichin.

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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