Hospital
Almana

Hospital for Almana Group

The gentle curves of the building allowing for the natural flow of space, air and light. The design combines advanced practices for lighting, day-lighting, HVAC and water treatment systems that use significantly less energy while performing at or above current health standards, with a target of at least 50 percent energy reduction compared to similar facilities. The undulating landscape form and building envelope provide a great healing connection to nature, inside and out, not only from patient, staff and visitor aspects, but from a sustainability aspect.

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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.

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Healthcare Design, Healing environment, Hospital

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. ACP Panels 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.

Project Duration

Dammam, Saudi Arabia 2018 -2023

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.

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 gentle curves of the building allowing for the natural flow of space, air and light. The design combines advanced practices for lighting, day-lighting, and water treatment systems that use significantly less energy while performing at or above current health standards, with a target of at least 50 percent energy reduction compared to similar facilities. The undulating landscape form and building envelope provide a great healing connection to nature, inside and out, not only from patient, staff and visitor aspects, but from a sustainability aspect. 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 patient rooms and staff spaces provide access to outside views and landscaped terraces. The design melded spaces and forms into continuous, dynamic constructions. Moreover, it furthered the approach by weaving curved walkways and vertical elevators together so that the architecture itself guides visitors through the related departments

Image Credits

Image #1: Photographer Alwaleed Fazee, Perspective, 2023 Image #2: Photographer Alwaleed Fazee, Perspective, 2023 Image #3: Photographer Alwaleed Fazee, Perspective, 2023 Image #4: Photographer Alwaleed Fazee, Perspective, 2023 Image #5: Photographer Alwaleed Fazee, Perspective, 2023 Video Credits: Alwaleed Fazee, 2023

Project Overview

Almana Hospital has been a Golden winner in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design award category in the year 2023 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.

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Golden Recognition

Muhammed El Sepaey was recognized with the coveted Golden A' Design Award in 2024, a testament to excellence of their work Almana Hospital.

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Introducing Almana: A Groundbreaking Healthcare Design by Muhammed El Sepaey

Revolutionary Hospital Design in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, Redefining Healing Environments


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