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Almana Medical Centre by Muhammed El Sepaey

Almana Medical Centre by Muhammed El Sepaey is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award in Akitekicha, Zvivako neZvivakwa Competition Category.


SimbiAkitekicha· 2022

Almana Medical Centre

by Muhammed El Sepaey

Client: Almana Group

Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award Winner in Akitekicha Category

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The Design

About Almana Medical Centre

Magadzirirwo acho ane chinangwa chekudzikisa varwere' kushushikana uye kushushikana, kukurumidzira kupora, kupfupisa kuchipatara, kuderedza kushandiswa kwemishonga, kuderedza marwadzo, uye kukurudzira pfungwa yekugara zvakanaka nekugadzira yakanyatsogadzirirwa kuporesa nharaunda. Nzvimbo dzakagadzirwa kuti dzive dzekurera uye kurapa. Padanho rehurongwa, dhizaini inobatsira kuwedzera kugutsikana kwevashandi, kugadzirwa uye kuchengetedza. Chimiro chechivakwa chinobvumira kuyerera kwechisikigo kwenzvimbo, mweya uye chiedza. Dhizaini inosanganisa maitiro epamberi ekuvhenekesa, kuvheneka kwezuva, HVAC uye masisitimu ekurapa emvura anoshandisa simba shoma.

The Recognition

About the Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award

Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award wakahwinwa ne Almana Medical Centre, rukudzo runokudzwa runopiwa kumadhizaini akanaka anozadzisa zvinodiwa zvehunyanzvi neyeindasitiri zvinotarisirwa kuzvigadzirwa zvakagadzirwa zvakanaka. Vakunda veSimbi vanoratidza unyanzvi hukuru, hunyanzvi hwakakwirira, kunzwisisa kwevakachenjera uye kugona kwekugadzira kwevagadziri vavo. Almana Medical Centre inotarisirwa kuva chigadzirwa chinokudzwa zvakanyanya, chinoremekedzwa uye chinodiwa, chinoshanda uye chine zvitsva. Dhizaini iyi yakahwina Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award inosanganisa maitiro akanakisa eindasitiri uye ine hunhu hwetekinoroji hwakakwana hwakabatana neruzivo nehunyanzvi. Nekushanda kwayo zvakanaka, Almana Medical Centre inoremekedzwa uye yakagadzirirwa kupa kuvandudzwa kwehupenyu kunobatsira kuita kuti nyika ive nzvimbo iri nani.

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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