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NEWS, DATA, ANALYSIS AND STRATEGIC INSIGHTS FOR ARCHITECTS IN THE GCC

JULY 2013 / VOLUME 07 / ISSUE 07An ITP Business Publication

5-STAR HOSPITALS

INTERVIEW

SOM architects

reveal theinspiration

behind SheikhKhalifa Medical

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SITE ANALYSIS

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JULY | CONTENTS

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2FRONT

Top stories in the world of

architecture, including plans

for Dubai’s new design district4

6

PROJECTS A round up of the latest

project news from MENA

and the rest of the world

10THE BIG PICTURE

A view of Abu Dhabi’s

Sowwah Square development

on Al Maryah Island12

24INTERVIEWSOM architects on the design

inspiration behind Sheikh

Khalifa Medical City 36SITE ANALYSIS

54CULTURE

A snapshot of funk y furni-

ture, books and other acces-

sories in the market

42CASE STUDIESNORR A rchitects’ residential

tower in Abu Dhabi’s Rawdhat

residential development

complex

50

Discovering Jeddah’s

International Medical Centre

THE WORK A detai led reference section

covering all the best projects

in the world

PEOPLEKey regional appointments,

famous architect news and

top quotes

JULY 2013 VOLUME 7 ISSUE 07

56LAST WORD

Randy Edwards, HDR, on

designing medical spaces

FEATUREFive healthcare projects in

the region that will transform

the medical industry



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2

London-based Kamvari Architects,

who were selected to produce outline

proposals for the neighbourhood of

the Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos in

Muscat’s city centre, unveiled their

plan which merges the city’s tradi-

tional history with modern design.

The 35,000 m2 site currently

features religious buildings, offi ces,

restaurants and shops.

The architects were inspired by

traditional souks, especially the

Muttrah Souk in Muscat, once the

centre of commerce in Oman, when

developing the design. Project direc-

tor Omid Kamvari said: “Our starting

point was an investigation into the

development of Oman as a country,

specifically relating to pre-oil and

post-oil urban changes.”

The plan intends to produce a

diverse profile of design on site and at

the same time integrating a mosque

into a vibrant atmosphere providing

a foreground for cultural, traditional,

social, and commercial enterprises.

The scheme features around 120

Masterplan de-

sign for Muscat

city centre.

residential un its above retail space

on the ground and first floors. The

northern half of the site features of-

fices, with a restaura nt pavilion on the

eastern side. Kamvari Architects has

also proposed a community centre

and a small library.

“We were very keen on developing

a scheme which considered a longer-

term approach, not simply providing

space to be occupied but space that

would give back to the community

and continue to do so for a number of

years,” Kamvari said.

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TOP STORY

Healthcareprojects in the

GCC(Page 12)

MUSCAT CITY CENTRETO REFLECT LOCAL DESIGNLondon-based Kamvari Architects selected to produce outline proposals

35,OOO m2

TOTAL AREA OF SITE



JULY | FRONT


Dubai has announced plans to create

a new district in the city to develop its

fashion, design and luxury sectors.

The Dubai Design District will be

located close to the Business Bay area

of Dubai.

The district is expected to become

a full service commercial hub for de-

sign industry-related organisations,

brands, and supporting enterprises

within the value chain, a statement

run by news agency WAM said.

It will feature a custom-built

creative community that will encom-

pass purpose-built commercial and

retail facilities for established and

emerging designers, design institutes,

Plans for new designdistrict announced

Design for Dubai Creek to inc-

lude lagoons and green blvds

Emaar Properties has announced

that it is in the final stages of negotia-

tions with Dubai Holding to develop

a new 6.5 million m2 urban district

near Dubai Creek at Ras Al Khor.

The buildings will be designed

around a series of lagoons and green

WEIRD PROJECT OF THE MONTH

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Dubai creek harbour.

waterfront promenade, convention

centre and event venues and related

academic institutions.

The district will be operated by

TECOM Investments, a member of

Dubai Holding.

boulevards, the company said in a

statement to the Dubai Financial

Market. The project, known as Dubai

Creek Harbour, will contain a new

central business district, residential

units and a mix of cultural, com-

mercial, technology, educational,

healthcare, spor ting, shopping and

entertainment attractions.

Dubai Creek Harbour will be

developed as a joint venture between

Emaar Properties and Dubai Holding

– an investment company in which

Dubai ruler HH Sheikh Moham-

med Bin Rashid al Maktoum owns a

majority stake.

Artist’s impression of design district

This month’s top stories from the online

home of Middle East Architect

• Finnish architects to design projects

for World Cup in Qatar

• Zaha Hadid plans 276ha park for

Turkey’s Expo 2020 bid

• Designs unveiled for BIG’s Lego

House project

• In Pictures: 15 strangest building

proposals in recent years

• Design proposals for New York’s new

Penn station

Portuguese architect Didier Faustino of Mesar-

chitecture proposes a polygonal residence in the

small mountain town of Cretas near Tarragona

of Spain, with cantilevered volumes.

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The Pritzker Prize jury has rejected a

petition for architect Denise Scott Brown

to retroactively receive recognition for the

award that her husband and partner, Robert

Venturi, won in 1991.

Chair of the Pritzker Architecture Prize,

Lord Palumbo, responded in a letter to the

Harvard students who started the online

petition, saying that the jury’s organization

structure prevents it from making retroac-

tive awards. “Pritzker juries, over time, are

made up of different individuals, each of

whom does his or her best to find the most

highly qualified candidate. A later jury can-

not re-open, or second guess the work of an

earlier jury,” he wrote.

The letter adds that Scott Brown is not

disqualified from receiving the prize in

future: “Ms. Scott Brown has a long and

distinguished career of a rchitectural ac-

complishment. It will be up to present and

future juries to determine who receives

future awards.”

PEOPLE

No Pritzker award

for Scott Brown

Gil Hanse to designDubai golf course

The UAE isgeographically moreimportant than eitherLondon or Moscow. Ifyou are here you canwork across NorthAfrica, Western Europe,Russia and out to theeast.”NICHOLAS THOMPSON,

CEO, Aukett Fitzroy

Robinson

You have got tolive here to experienceit, to sweat it, andreally understand thevalue of shade and thescarcity of water.”STEVEN NILLES,

partner in charge

of Goettsch

Partners’ Abu

Dhabi offi ce

Denise Scott Brown not given recognition.

You never knowwhat is going toland on your desktomorrow. That’s thefascination aboutworking here in theGulf.”SANDRA WOODALL,

design director

Tangram Architects

& Designers

Hanse to design Trump golf course.

Gil Hanse, designer of the 2016 Olympic

Games golf course in Brazil, will design

the Trump International golf course, to be

located in the ‘AKOYA by DAMAC’ master

development in Dubai.

Hanse, a world-renowned golf course ar-

chitect, will also be re-designing the famed

‘Blue Monster’ at Trump National Doral,

Miami, the current home of the World Golf

Championships – Cadillac Championship,

an offi cial PGA Tour event.

“We have always aspired to design cours-

es around the globe and Dubai is one of the

most sought after golfing destinations in the

world,” said Hanse. “It is an honour to team

up with Mr. Trump again and we are look-

ing forward to bringing forth our expertise

to develop a strategic, fun and interesting

course, which will fit into its surroundings,

while being accessible for all.”

The 7,205-yard, par 71, 18-hole Champi-

onship course is expected to be completed

by the end of 2013.

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IRAQ

AMBS Architects design

public library in Iraq

British- Iraqi company, AMBS

Architects, has revealed the designs

for the first public library to be built

in Iraq since the 1970s. Its double-

curvature roof structure will create

the world’s biggest single-span

reading room. Part of the design

includes the inscription of a message

on the library’s roof so that when it

is viewed from above it will display

the word “read” written in the Arabic

Kufic script.

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MENA PROJECT SNAPSHOT

2 3

3

DUBAI

Dubai’s Infinity Tower

renamed Cayan Tower

Cayan Investment and Develop-

ment announced that its award-

winning Dh1 billio n residential

tower project will have its name

changed from Infinity Tower to

Cayan Tower. “I like to describe

it as my baby,” said president and

chairman of the board of Cayan

Group, Ahmed Al Hatti. He added

that the decision to rename was

to avoid comparisons with similar

named towers around the world.

2

DUBAI

GAJ behind Emaar’s

latest The Hills project

UAE-based Godwin Austen

Johnson architects (GAJ) were the

concept and schematic architects

behind Emaar’s latest project The

Hills. The project, envisaged as part

of Emirates Living, the master-

planned communities by Emaar,

will boast views of Emirates Golf

Club and a focus on a greener life-

style. The development will feature

two residential buildings, a hotel

and serviced apartments.



JULY | FRONT


6

5

6

AL AIN

Broadway Malyan’s Al Ain

stadium nears completion

The enveloping structure of the

25,000-seat Hassa Bin Zayed Sta-

dium in Al Ain has been topped out,

and is expected to open in Decem-

ber. When complete, the stadium

will be the main attraction on the 1.5

million square feet mixed-use devel-

opment, which includes hospitality,

commercial and residential space.

The scheme has been master-

planned by Broadway Malyan and is

being built by BAM International.

5

DUBAI

Local developer to build

5-star hotel on St.Kitts

islandDubai-based real estate developer,

Range Developments, has started

construction of Park Hyatt St. Kitts,

a luxury hotel within the residential

resort community of Christophe

Harbour on the island of St. Kitts.

The luxury 5-star hotel will be built

in contemporary style architecture

with colonial inspirations and will

feature 165 rooms. The project is

slated for completion by 2015.

4

DUBAI

London-based firm to

design Dubai Sustainable

City phase 2Baharash Architecture has won the

bid to design phase 2 of Diamond

Developer’s Dubai Sustainable City

- a 46 hectare, 500 villa eco-devel-

opment slated for construction at the

junction of Al Qudra and Emirates

Roads in Dubai. The project involves

building a mixed-use zone for oc-

cupants of the100 energy effi cient,

solar-powered villas and townhouses

that should be complete by 2014.

4




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8

2

CANADA

Canada’s second tallest

tower offi cially opens

The Bow, a 237m tower designed

by Foster + Partners has recently

opened, making it the tallest

building in Calgary and the tallest

in Canada outside Toronto’s CN

Tower. Anchored by a public base

of retail units and restaurants, the

tower curves inwards, facing south

to exploit the strong daylight, while

maximising the perimeter for

cellular offi ces with views of the sur-

rounding Rocky Mountains.

1

GLOBAL PROJECT SNAPSHOT

2 3

1

USA

432 Park Avenue set to

become tallest building in

the West432 Park Avenue, a 96-storey devel-

opment designed by Rafael Vinoly, is

set to become the tallest residential

building in the western hemisphere,

and the second tallest building in New

York City, after One World Trade

Centre. The 1,396 feet development,

with an estimated cost of US$1 billion,

will be built in the heart of Manhat-

tan overlooking Central Park and the

dense fabric of New York City.

3

INDIA

French-inspired building

proposed for Indian

suburbGurgaon 71, a residential project

proposal by Maison Edouard

Francois to be located in the Delhi

suburb of Gurgaon, aims to repre-

sent French-style luxury living while

incorporating Indian traditions. Sit-

uated away from bustling New Delhi,

the towers will have rooms oriented

according to the principles of vastu,

an ancient doctrine on how the laws

of nature affect human dwellings.



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THE BIG PICTURE

ALL IN ONE

Photographed by Efraim Evidor,

this image captures the Sowwah

Square project on Al Maryah

Island in Abu Dhabi, which consists

of commercial towers, hotels, a

retail complex and the Abu Dhabi

Securities Exchange.



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FEATURE | HEALTHCARE

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Whi le ma ny cit ies in the M idd le East prepare to tr an sfor m t he region into a medica l hub, several large-

scale healthcare projects are ta king shape a round the region. However, unlike medical complexes of the

past, t hese new projects promise state-of-the-art facilities with design concepts from world-renowned

arch itect s. In this feature,MEA shows you five healthcare projects in the Middle East that have incorporated

the best of architecture, design and medical facilities to provide hospital services in a hotel-like setting.

5-STARHOSPITALS





HEALTHCARE | FEATURE


Project #1:

SHEIKH KHALIFA MEDICAL CITY

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)

in a joint venture with ICME and Tilke

Client: Abu Dhabi Health Services (SEHA)

Project Status: Tender

Size of Facility: 300,000m2

Number of beds: 850

DESIGN DETAILS: Envisioned as a “city withi n a city,”

the design endeavours to create a new paradigm for a

medical centre, one that is more li ke a bustling campus,

with v ibrant public spaces and a sense of c ommun ity.

Accordi ng to SOM, the design of the medical cit y is based

on the belief that patients are guests and everythi ng

about the facility supports that notion of hospitality. The

design allows for the flexible integration of next genera-

tion medical technologies, while the incorporation of

amenities, such as trees and hangi ng gardens coupled

with re staura nts and r etai l, provides tranquill ity, relief

and a sense of normalcy for patients and their families.

850TOTAL NUMBER

OF BEDS





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Project #2:

AL MAFRAQ HOSPITAL

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Architect: Burt Hill/Stantec

Client: Abu Dhabi Health Services (SEHA)

Project Status: Expected completion mid 2014

Number of beds: 529, expandable to 739


DESIGN DETAILS: The new hospital complex is distin-

guished by four prominent patient towers and striki ng

contemporary architecture indicative of the state-of-the

art medical facilities housed inside. The outpatient en-

trance is graced with generous landscaping and sustain-

able natural environments. Visitors are greeted by an

inviting and refreshi ng water feature. The high ceiling in

the main lobby and spacious reception area welcome the

outpatient to the 145 clinics and supporting serv ices. The

buildi ng design wa s developed in accordance with inter -

national practices for sustaina ble design and includes

features such as natu ral day lighti ng, a VAV system to

reduce volume of ai r supply and fan energy, and use of

indigenous plants.

2014EXPECTED DATE OF

COMPLETION





Project #3:

KUWAIT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

Kuwait

Architect: AGI Architects

Client: Ministry of Health Kuwait +Private donors

Project status: On Hold

Number of beds: 600


DESIGN DETAILS: The proposed design for the Kuwait

Children’s Hospital (KCH) seeks to position the medical

facility as a landmark in Kuwait by integrating local tradi-

tions and cultures within a mid-rise building. According to

the architects, the building expresses a powerful sign in the

skyline and establishes a strong sense of place, history, and

future for the children of Kuwait. Designed like a fortress,

the hospital’s exterior seeks to offer protection from the

harsh climate, while the soft and colourful interior acts as

an oasis tailored to the children’s use. A retail podiu m that

accommodates bank s, restaurants, shops and a hotel

fulfils the basic urban needs a nd provides services not

only to the hospital users but to the whole neighbourhood

as well. This is part of the client’s plan to integrate KCH

into the existi ng commericial, residential and social

fabric so as to become an urban anchor in the area.

600NUMBER OF BEDS





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Project #4:

KING FAISAL MEDICAL CITY

Abha, Saudi Arabia

Architect: Henningson, Durham and Richardson

International (HDR)

Client: Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia

Project Status: Phase 1 completion - October

2015

Number of beds: 1, 350

Size of Facility: 262,836 m2

DESIGN DETAILS: The architecture and design of t he

entire campus is based on Islamic geometry, and specifi-

cally, on the eight-sided star derived from a square; a mo-

tif from the Abha region of the Ki ngdom of Saudi Arabia.

It is designed to de-instit utionalize healthcare through

patient and family-centric healthcare delivery and the i n-

tegration of the built and natural environment. The form

of the hospital derives from the natural environment, with

the building nestled in a “wadi” (valley) with solid-stone

sides protecting a “waha” (oasis) containi ng public areas,

and a “jebel” (mountain) above a patient tower with all

private rooms. The city is envisioned as a one-stop desti-

nation for coordinated comprehensive care for the entire

southern region of the Kingdom.

1,350TOTAL NUMBER

OF BEDS





Project #5:

SHEIKH KHALIFA SPECIALIST HOSPITAL

Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

Architect: Perkins Eastman and Bayaty Architects

Client: RAK Government

Project Status: Completed

Number of beds: 248 beds, expandable to 400

Size of facility: 65,032 m2

65,032m2

SIZE OF FACILITY

DESIGN DETAILS: The design team looked to the

surrounding natural environment for inspiration and

sought building forms and materials that would form

a meaningful connection to the site—rich with natural

amenities including dramatic red sand dunes and lush

desert foliage. The undulating desert sand a nd groves of

drought-resistant plants requi red careful consideration

from both an ecological and sustai nable standpoint. The

exterior features a combination of stone, glass, a nd metal

while t he inter iors mai ntai n the desert palette w ith the

addition of bright colours. A welcoming env ironment

that is funct ional and effi cient without comprom ising

aesthetics was the ultimate objective. Overall, the design

is modern, flexible, and sensitively integrated within the

natural environment.




COMMENT | EDITOR’S LETTER

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EDITOR’S LETTER

MEANS AND

ENDSWhat should healthcare projects look like?

GOT A

COMMENT?

If you have any

comments to

make on this

month’s issue,

please e-mail

zeinab.saiwalla

@itp.com

T his month’s healthca re

feature made me come

face to face with topics I

often discussed in jour-

nalism school - ethics and balance.

Despite the region’s tendency

towards grand buildings and one-

of-a-kind structures, the t hought of

a million dollar hospital, complete

with b eautif ul lands caped gardens,

captivating designs and creative

architecture seemed too excessive

and unnecessary.

Aren’t hospit als supposed to

modestly serve humanity, not pan-

der to our insatiable need for luxury

and opulence?

I found myself on numerous

occasions questioning if the mega

hospital projects featured in this

issue (Pg 12) ought to be regarded in

the same light as the other architec-

tural marvels the region has given

birth to, or if healthcare facilities

demanded a separate yardstick of

measurement. As the weeks passed,

I had the chance to speak with sev-

eral architects behind some of these

magnificent projects, I realised that

most architects were driven by the

sheer conviction of designing health-

care complexes that are holistic,

well-rounded and fully integrated.

They were considering the needs

of various groups of people that

are closely linked to the hospital.

More than just seeing to the need s

of patients, the architects (Pg 24)

aspired to create spaces that were

comfortable for visitors, doctors,

nurses, administrative staff and

cleaners, and they now had the

means to do so.

Also, a s the inter view w ith

architect Amr Metwally (Pg 30)

revealed, designing hospitals is in

itself a noble task. In Metwally’s

words, “designi ng hospitals is a lot

more rewarding because you see

the direct impact a hospital has on

people’s lives.”

I began to gather from the

interviews that although these new

hospital projec ts looked amazing,

they were not being done in vain or

in pursuit of set ting a world record.

There was a real sense of service

behind t hese desig ns; the five-sta r

look and hotel-like features were

more of means to an end, than a n

end in itself.

Upon realising that service and

luxury need not be opposite sides

of a coin, as long as there was a

clear purpose connecting the two,

I was in a much better position to

appreciate and admire t he grand

medical complexes sprouting up in

the region, and hope the interviews

and features in this issue, will do

the same for you too!

There was a real sense of service behind these designs;

the five-star look and hotel-like features were more of

means to an end, than an end in itself.”

Entrance to the royal suite at

Al Mafraq Hospital



HEALTHCARE | COMMENT

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Quality design embraces the patient experience from

the point of entry into the healthcare system to the

point of exit.”

OPINION

QUALITY

DESIGNWhy is ‘good design’ important in healthcare?

Brian Lacey

Regional

Technical

Director

Healthcare,

Hyder

Consulting

Middle East Ltd

Quality design leads to

improved outcomes:

this is a factual

assertion, and not

merely rhetorical bluff. ‘Evidence-

based design’ is now an essential

component of healthcare planning

and delivery.

There are many factors which

contribute to ‘excellent design’ in-

cluding medical planning, expertise

of the doctors and support staff,

colours, textures, inclusion of fami-

lies, natural daylight, temperature,

humidit y, air quality, models of care

- and so on. Each factor may only

have a small incremental impact on

the overall design outcome, but nev-

ertheless each remains important

as part of a greater whole.

In recent years there has been

much greater awareness of, and

therefore emphasis on, the ‘Healing’

or ‘Wellness’ environment. Clinical

trials have demonstrated that the

human body ’s capacity to heal is

affected by its the environment.

Climatically extreme environments,

like deserts, greatly inhibit the natu-

ral healing process - as do environ-

ments that are claustrophobic or

overly spacious.

Good design requires an effec-

tive ‘controlled environment’, not

simply with regard to temperature,

humidity and air qua lity but als o

on issues such as daylight access,

landscaping and water features.

Quality design embraces the patient

experience from the point of entry

into the healthcare system to the

point of exit, incorporating sensi-

tive subjects such as ease of pay and

recovery programmes.

Interestingly, one of the most

significant shifts in healthcare provi-

sion in recent times is the move to

less clinical and more welcoming

environments, more in keeping with

the hotel and leisure sector than

conventional healthcare. Some fa-

cilities today are more akin to 5-sta r

hotels than old-st yle hospitals.

This is particularly prevalent within

countries in the region.

The design objective is essentially

to reduce stress and place the body

in a comfortable state, meeting

its physical, physiological and

emotional needs. This is part icu-

larly important where patients are

already traumatized and/or anxious,

a common consequence in people

who are unwell.

Creating healing environments

therefore forms a key aspect of

healthcare desig n work, funda-

mental to the effective treatment

and wellbeing of both patient and

worker alike.

Kuwait Children’s Hospital,

designed to be an oasis for

children.




COMMENT | LIGHTING

22

The challenge in designing the healthcare spaces lies in

their versatility, as every area has its own functionality and

usage demands.”

OPINION

HEALTH

& LIGHTHow does lighting make a difference to healthcare?

Tommy Govén

Head of

Lighting

Technology

& Research,

Fagerhult

T he modern healthcare

environment must cater

for a multitude of needs.

Research has shown

that light plays a significant role in

the work and wellbeing of health-

care professionals, not to mention

patient recoveries. The circadian

rhythm, a biological process which

regulates the alteration between

sleep and wakefulness, is primar-

ily controlled by light. The human

circadian rhythm i s approximately

24 hours, and to keep this rhythm

undisturbed, it is important that the

balance between light a nd dark ness

is carefully maintained.

The challenge in designing the

healthcare spaces lies i n their

versatility, as ever y area ha s its own

functionality and usage demands.

In the modern hospital ward, for in-

stance, ambience can have a direct

effect on patient recovery times.

The aim is to create a comfort-

able, relaxing environment giving

control of the immediate surround-

ings to the patient. When it comes

to circulation areas, the task is to

provide a safe and comfortable

environment for all users. Light-

ing should be positioned off-centre

because it adds visual com fort and

reduces glare. In addition, it helps

to illuminate signage and direction-

al indicators, and provides shape

and definition to wider passageways

from a distance.

On the other hand, waiting areas

and entrance spaces are crucial in

forming a patient’s first impres-

sion and lighting design ought to

take this i nto consideration. These

places should promote a bright, wel-

coming ambience by incorporating

different coloured lighting.

Besides prov iding an effi cient

and user-friendly environment,

smart lighting design can a lso have

a dramatic impact on the overall

energy usage of the building. For

example, the right choice of a more

effi cient lumina ire will requi re fewer

installed points to achieve the same

levels of illumination.

Light is a powerful source of

energy in work, healing and life

in general. Thus, when designing

healthcare spaces arch itects should

consider all three criteria before

choosing lighting features - user

experience, infection control and

sustainability, to ensure a facility ’s

optimum performance.

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From the world’s tallest

tower, Burj Khali fa, to the

highly-ac claimed eng ineer-

ing marvel, Cayan Tower,

US-based architectural firm Skidmore

Owings a nd Merrill (SOM) has time

and again set precedents for innovative

design in the Middle East.

It came as no surprise then, that the

Abu Dhabi Health Serv ices Company

(SEHA) commissioned SOM to design

a landmark healthcare project in Abu

Dhabi. Complete with a town centre,

5.5 acres of centrally located public

green space and 850 patient beds, the

project seeks to tra nsform perceptions

about both the healthcare envi ronment

and patient experience. This new facil-

ity is planned to ri se on the site of the

existing Sheikh Khalifa Medical City

(SKMC), which will undergo a phased

demolition to make way for future

hospital-related facilit ies and mi xed-

use development on the expansive

300,000m2 plot.

But more than just another massive

medical complex, the vision for the

project is to build three hospitals under

one roof so that SKMC will come to be

a ‘city within the cit y’, explains Mustafa

Abadan, principal, SOM and design

partner for SKMC.

HOSPITAL

THERAPYZeinab Saiwalla speaks to SOM architects,

Mustafa Abadan and Scott Habjan, about the

inspiration behind Sheikh Khalifa Medical City’s

hospitality-driven facility

THE INTERVIEW

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“The client

has ver y ambi-

tious goals and has

looked to us to create

something special and unique,

which is what we set out to do with

this project,“ adds Scott Habjan,

associate director, SOM and senior

designer for SKMC.

Tasked with this challenge, SOM’s

architects chose to design the trio-

hospita l complex, wh ich consis ts of

a general hospital with a level-one

trauma centre, a women’s hospital

and a pediatric hospital, w ith a keen

focus on hospitality.

The reason for this, as

Abada n explains, i s due

to the fact that, “the whole

notion of healthcare around the

world is begi nni ng to change from

basically taking care of sick patients

when they have real ly gotten ill,

to being able to take care of them

before they get i nto the hospitalisa-

tion phase.”

“As such the idea behind these

plans is to make a hospital less insti-

tutional looking a nd more hospitable

because we know th at a hotel envi-

ronment is generally more soothing

for people,” says Abadan.

Practically, as Habjan explains,

there is a very concerted effort in

the design of the hospita l to create

a separation between the f ront-of-

house and back-of-house operation s.

The patient and v isitor experience

are carefully controlled, to minimise

exposure to the more institutional

service components of the facility.

For example, both staff and

materials enter from very di screet lo-

cations and are vertically dist ributed

so that they go directly to their point

of operation, allowing for a sense of

tranquility a nd serenity to pervade

the hospital’s public spaces.

Pediatrics lobby,

Sheikh Khalifa

Medical City.

The aesthetics of the hospital is all from a very modern-ish point of view,

but there are plenty of details and elements that connect it back to the

Middle East.”

Mustafa Abadan, principal, SOM and design partner for SKMC

300,000 m2

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Pediatrics Lobby

Women’s Lobby

General Lobby

Section drawings

to distinguish

SKMC’s lobby

entrances (top),

hanging gardens

(middle) and

green spaces

“To the degree that you have a

separation of the public face and the

operating face of the hospital, and

the more those things can be kept

independent of one another, the

more one can create a hospitalit y-

like environment for the patients,”

elaborates Abadan.

Although ther e was considerable

effort to incorporate a hospital-

ity environment i n SKMC’s design,

Abada n notes that becau se SKMC is

a public hospital, the architects were

especially cogniza nt not to overdo

the hotel-like atmosphere. “There

are certa inly places where we have

worked elsewhere that have a higher

degree of the hospitality notion, but

here together with our client, we

were balancing the issue of bot h aes-

thetics and operations, as well as the

proper perception of this hospital,”

Abada n says.

He continues: “There is no being

ostentatious with SKMC. The hospital

is here to make people well and to

take care of them , and it is to give

them comfort and to give them an

environment, including outdoor

spaces that are healing, but certainly

not in a ny way superfluous.”

Af ter consult ation with SEHA and

the other design consultants, SOM

developed unique identities for each

of three hospitals while incorporat-

ing unif ying elements to ensure that

the SKMC campus evoked a sense of

community. “The women’s wing, the

pediatric wing a nd the general hos-

pital all share a common DNA in an

architectura l way but also maintain a

level of independence and di stinc-

tion so that people who arrive at the

hospita l have a sense of where they

are going,” says Abadan.

For example, the exterior sun

screens, which characterise the bed

tower facades, vary from t he simple

rhythm of the general hospital to

the playful colours and patterns in

the pediatric section, to the int ricate

mashrabiya-inspired geometries of

the women’s hospital.

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“The aesthetics of the hospital is all

from a very modern-ish point of v iew,

but there are plenty of details and

elements that connect it back to the

Middle East. It is something we t ried

to work into the design in a very bal-

anced and delicate way,” Abadan says.

To unif y these three disti nct hospi-

tals, the a rchitects considered several

organisational options that ranged

from an elongated spine scheme to

an organically cellular scheme. Ulti-

mately, the centra lised scheme was

chosen since it allowed for an effec-

tive integration of public green spaces

throughout the site while establishing

a strong centre for the superblock.

The client has very ambitious goals and has looked to us to create

something special and unique, which is what we set out to do with

this project.”

Scott Habjan, associate director, SOM and senior designer for SKMC

Envisioned

green spaces

throughout the

medical complex.

In addition, since the central-

ised organisation commands the

site from its interior lot location, it

provides a clear focus for the existing

medical buildings a nd adequately

informs futu re campus development.

The scheme organises the build-

ing into th ree major components:

a perimeter garden; a two-storey

plinth which houses shared medical

functions and public amenities; and

three distinct bed towers. Further-

more, a series of internal courtyards

and boulevards organise program

modules within the plinth and bring

light and nature into the large floor

plates, assisting in wayfinding.

“It is also very much part of the

history of bu ildings here, wh ich are

generally very low and organised

around these courtyards. There is a

lot of parallel bet ween indigenous

architecture to the region a nd how

we integ rated those elements to the

hospita l plan,” explain s Abadan.

He continues: “The ideas of sus-

tainabilit y, in the sense of creating

an open envi ronment for wellness,

are ideas we were exploring in a

variety of other places, but were a ble

to bring to a much greater level of

completion and focus here, given

that we were able to design a project

of this sca le entirely from scratch.”

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PROFILE | AMR METWALLY


To me, designing hospitals is a lot more rewarding because you

see the direct impact a hospital has on people’s lives.”

World

renowned

architect,

Frank

Lloyd Wright once said: “A

great architect is not made by

way of a brai n nearly so much

as he is made by way of a cu lti-

vated, enriched hear t.”

Am r Metwally, head of ar-

chitecture div ision PM&C de-

partment at Hamad Medical

Corporation (HMC) in Doha,

Qatar, believes just that. After

havi ng worked on over 20

healthcare projec ts, Met wally

confesses that there is no

place for ego in an architect ’s

mind, only compassion and

respect for all those involved

and a ffected by the endeavor.

“Architects like to th ink of

themselves as masters of the

work but it should not be the

case. Everyone in t he project

is a master and we are all

working for the patient,” he

says. “In healthcare, you can

never say this is my building.

It is always our building.”

It came as no surprise

then, when Metwally hum bly

recounted all those i nvolved

in the design and construction

of Hamad Medical Corpo-

ration’s PET CT Centre in

Doha, a project for which he

received the Best Hospital

Design Award (Built) at the

Hospital Build & Infrastruc-

ture show in Dubai.

“For the concept we tried

to reflect the different func-

tions of the building on the

elevation directly such as

glazing the wi ndows where

required to cool and shade the

buildi ng,” outline s Metwally.

He adds that Islamic pat-

terning was an important as-

pect of the design, a trend that

is implemented more heavily

in Doha than in Dubai. “It is

kind of a basic th ing you do in

Doha but we tried to work it

in a way that was not too obvi-

ous. We added subtle Islamic

patterns throughout and

enforced Islamic and Arab

identity through calligraphic

art works,” explains Metwally

of his team’s winn ing design.

According to Metwa lly,

one of the most essential

principles, when it comes to

hospital design, lies in ensur-

ing that a sense of peace a nd

calm is successfully commu-

nicated throughout the facil-

ity. In relation to the PET CT

project, Metwally explains:

“We tried to keep everything

very lig ht by using wh ite wit h

maple wood veneer. Even the

patterning is white on white

with very subtle lig hting.”

He continues: “Many peo-

ple think that hospital design

is easy and not challenging at

all, but to design a good hos-

pital you need to incorporate

design elements from hotels,

residential projects and com-

mercial buildings.”

DESIGNING

FROM THE HEART

Aidan Imanova speaks to Amr Metwally, head of

architecture division PM&C department at Hamad Medical

Corporation, about working in the field of healthcare design

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Before specialising in hospital

architecture, Metwally was i nvolved

in a myr iad of projects including

several luxury residences in Dubai,

commercial projects in Saudi and

mosques in Egypt and UAE.

“Nobody really chooses to become

a hospital architect. It happens

unexpectedly, as it did for me,” he

modestly admits.

Metwally was working as a senior

design architect for Burt Hill in

Dubai, when he was introduced to

the field of healthcare design and

slowly carved a niche in that area.

Many people think that hospital design is easy and not challenging at all,but to design a good hospital you need to incorporate design elements

from hotels, residential projects and commercial projects.”





Al Mafraq

Hospital’s Royal

Suite Entrance.

“To me, designing hospi-

tals is a lot more rewarding

because you see the direct

impact a hospital has on

people’s lives,” adds Met-

wally. However, he adm its

that when he first started

he found the work bori ng in

comparison to the excitement of

designing tall commercial buildings

and high-rise residential towers.

“Ten years ago, we had low quality

healthcare i n the reg ion, not on ly

architectura lly but also in terms of

the medical service. T hat has slowly

changed and we now have great

healthcare de signs because you can-

not provide good medical services

with badly desig ned and c onstr ucted

facilities,” Metwally shares.

Although the field of hospital de-

sign has become more rewarding, the

rapid changes in technology makes

healthcare design al l that more chal-

lenging, Metwally explains during

the hour-long interview.

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HOSPITAL





“Technology is moving too fast in

healthcare a nd every day you find a

different kind of healthcare facility

with new technologies, new stan-

dards and new requi rements so you

really cannot ever design the same

buildi ng twice.”

Wh ile he adm its that technolog y

plays a crucial part in guiding his

design principles, Metwally strongly

believes that holist ic design requires

the incorporation of feedback from

all the hospital users so that the facil-

ity can be t ruly user-friendly.

To achieve thi s, Metwally spends

time with recently hospitalised

individuals to hear their suggestions

about facilities and spaces that could

enhance their medical experience.

“I present projects to the patients

so that they can give me feedback,”

Metwally shares.

He is quick to add, however, that

hospita l design is not only about

patients, although they tend to be t he

biggest stakeholder s. “A lot of hos-

pitals aim to only respond to patient

needs, forgetting the families who

come to visit and the nurses and sta ff

who provide suppor t services.”

Al Mafraq

hospital’s

exterior

rendering

(above).





Citing the

example of the PET

CT centre, Metwally

says: “We designed a

courtyard for the doctors because

we did not wa nt to only take ca re of

the patients but the doctors as well.

The courtyard has a shading device

and we put a hundred-year-old olive

tree from Lebanon in it to give the

hospita l a sense of t ranqu ilit y.”

Olive tree (left),

to add a sense

of tranquility.

Waiting area

in the PET CT

centre (right).

He continues: “There is

a new approach happening

right now which people are

calling ‘healing by design’ instead

of healing by medicine. I see that

governments in the Middle East are

starting to understand it.”

A testi mony to th is, Metwally

shares, is the fruition of the Al Mar-

fraq hospital in Abu Dhabi. The fa-

cility, designed while Metwally was

at Burt Hill, is set to open next year

and includes gardens and valleys,

features usually unheard of in the

healthcare i ndustr y until re cently.

“You would never find a healthcare

project worth AED 2.4 billion 10

years ago, as is the case w ith Al Ma-

fraq, but now this is slowly becoming

the norm,” he explains. “ It is very

common to walk around a hospital

and feel like you are in a hotel.”

Many people think that hospital design is easy and not challenging at all,

but to design a good hospital you need to incorporate design elements

from hotels, residential projects and commercial buildings.”

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SPIRITUALLY

ENHANCED

Removed from the over-

beari ng spendi ng drive

in Saudi Arabia, which

has led to ostent atious

hospital projec ts and fa ntastical

bed numb ers, one medic al institu-

tion pursues a different objective.

The healthcare facility in ques-

tion is the I nternational Medical

Center (IMC), a modest in scale

multi-disciplinary hospital in Jed-

dah, but one committed to deliver-

ing a service li ke no other.

Its conceptual approach to medi-

cine exceeds treatment and seeks to

incorporate the full range of holis-

tic influences on health, i ncluding

the spiritual but also the physical

environment and design.

In a testament to the ongoing

practical realisation of IMC’s en-

deavour, July w ill see construction

begin on a fresh $6.08m project,

situated within the Knowledge

Economic City (KEC) in neigh-

bouring Madina h.

“Why in Madinah? Because

Madinah is the second holiest

place here in Saudi Arabia af ter

Makkah,” explains Dr. Emad Ali

Al-Jahda ly, executive director of

project management at IMC.

“We are going to have it in two

phases; the first is going to be a

polyclinic plus day surgery and the

second phase is going to be a 100-

bed hospita l that is going to ser ve

the economic city, where we are ex-

pecting a round 150,000 residents

to take up residence.”

The project will also be located

just five kilometres from the Proph-

et’s Mosque in Madinah, which is

undergoing a massive expan sion

project to increase its capacity from

200,000 worshippers currently to

1.8 million.

The Haramain rail station will

also be only 20 minutes away by

car, and even closer to the expanded

airport as of 2014. “Right now the

population in Medina is around 1.7

million, but it will be around 2.8,

so nearly double by 2025,” notes Al-

Jahdaly, fu rther adding that v isi-

tors to Madinah cur rently exceed

six million a year – also expec ted to

rise rapidly.

The role of construction in the

process comes through the revival

of tradition linking Islam and ar-

chitecture. Dr. Sami Mohsin An-

gawi, chief architect at I MC, notes:

“Islamic architecture was never

based on att ractive st ructures, but

on balanced structures. The IMC

is truly the fi rst hospital to revive

the role of hospitals in the Islamic

culture by merging the ‘healing by

design’ concept into the architec-

tural style of the 20t h century.”

This ethos translates into

recovery of the extensive use of

natural light, trickling water, and

lush greenery made by the earliest

hospitals of the Muslim world, “a

propitious milieu of heali ng” aimed

at promoting vitality and recovery.

The message that you need to take home about healthcare is that it is

not about constructing a facility, it is not about having 100 beds or 15

beds – it is about a deep understanding of the consumer.”

Dr Emad Ali Al-Jahady, executive director of project management at IMC

John Bambridge discovers the International Medical Centre in Jeddah

where tradition and architecture meet to reveal a hospital enhanced

with influences from Islam

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INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CENTRE | SITE ANALYSIS


Modern research has done little

to dispel such precepts, with stud-

ies by John Hopkins University

and the British Medical Associa-

tion confirming that exposure to

a pleasant, natural envi ronment

improves patients’ mood, speeds

recovery, in addition to decreasing

the need for pain medications, and

reducing staff fatigue and stress.

At the IMC in Jeddah contempo-

rary fiberglass gives over to wood,

stone and marble and cold façades

surrender to the

muqarnasat , an

architectural

feature involv-

ing a cascade of

concave arches,

with miniature

columns hang-

ing suspended,

evoking imagery of

the pen and learning.

King Abdullah bin Abdul-

Aziz, the Cu stodia n of the Two

Holy Mosques, himself praised the

design’s “spiritual feeling” – one

that has drawn awards for excel-

lence both for design and build.

IMC Jeddah's

welcoming

entrance.

Contemporary

fibreglass gives

over to wood.

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One of the key features of t he

hospita l is its emphasis on nature

with a total of four gar dens spread

across the facility.

The first in a central courtyard

on the ground floor, occupied by

two fountains a nd shaded by a

south tower two floors higher than

the north tower to block hot air

currents, ensuring a cool environ-

ment at all times. There is also a

hang ing gar den drapi ng from the

sixth to second floor of the struc-

ture to allow the greenery to be

enjoyed from patient rooms while

the fourth-floor garden contains a

labyrinth engraved into the ma rble,

which c an be traced anti-clock wise,

as the tawaf around the Ka’aba in

Makkah, to stimulate a peaceful

state of mind.

The hospital

features a

mixture of room

interiors to match

patient needs.

Islamic architecture

was never based on

attractive structures,

but on balanced

structures.”

Dr Sami Mohsin Angawi,

chief architect at IMC

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Bathroom with Polygloss.SR fronts

Other features i nclude

the collation of out-patient

clinics into modules with

their own reception desks,

waiting ar eas and consulta-

tion rooms so asto eliminate

the usual series of trips and

promote quietude.

Every single in-patient

room also contains a large

window to benefit from the

merits of sunlight in cardiac

health, deter ring depression

and the destruction of infec-

tious bacteria.

All medica l equipment ,

tubes and oxygen masks

are also h idden by sliding

wooden pa nels to remove

the fear often generated by

such equipment.

“The message that you

need to take home about

healthcare is that it is not

about constructing a facilit y,

it is not about having 100

beds or 15 bed s – it is about

a deep understanding of the

consumer, so when you’re

talking about hospitals

you’re talk ing about the

delivery of service - you are

talki ng about caring,” says

Al-Jahdaly.

He continues: “It is not

that we will bri ng a big

hospita l planner a nd af ter

that get a designer. We have

different processes that the

physicians and nurses inter-

act with and the consumer

sees – that is our model.

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PLOT C59 RAWDHAT

RESIDENTIALDEVELOPMENTArchitect: NORR

Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

CASE STUDY

THE PROJECT

Sitting at the entrance of Abu

Dhabi, the Rawdhat community

development aims to bring a new

concept of living by combining pow-

erful architecture with tranqui l views

of the Sheik h Zayed Grand Mosque.

Developed by Reem Developers,

the masterplan for this 28 hectare

project has been divided into 71

plots offering a mix of residential and

commercia l spaces. Whencom-

pleted, the development is expected

to have over 18,000 tenants. Plot C59,

the site for NORR’s project for which

Aaba r Proper ties LLC is the client, has

a total area of 1,882m2.




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11,428 m2

GROSS FLOOR AREA

THE SITE

NORR’s 11-storey residential tower

on plot C59 will be located above

the ground floor base which is

predominantly used for entry

lobby and services rooms.

The residential tower will

have a total gross floor area of

11,428m2. Part of the site area

has been designated for loadi ng for

garbage storage. There will be 2.5

levels of basement carparki ng below

the ground floor, accommodating a

total of 106 spaces. The structure has

been desig ned to prov ide a direct

transfer of loads from roof level to

the building foundations.




THE CONCEPT

NORR’s residential tower has been inspired by the organ ic forms which are prevalent in pa rts of the Mediterranean

such as the coastal and h illside regions of Greece. This modern interpretation of the ‘stepped blocks’ or building forms

which i nterconnect, prov ides generous terraces for the residential un its. The overall i ntent of the design is to create a

buildi ng of contra sts in level s, facades , volumes and materials, a l ively inters ection of solids and voids. T he contra sting

colours and textures of the stone will emphasise t he organic assembly of the tower.

11STOREYS

THE DETAILS

The floor plates for the residential rower will vary from floor to

floor to allow for the interplay of forms. Sections of floor plates will

be cantilevered to create the terrace area s, and deep shadow effect

on the facades. Varying floor plates will also allow for the variety of

apartment types, varying locations of apartments and relationship

to the v iews beyond the Rawdhat development.



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DNB BANK

HEADQUARTERSArchitects: MVRDV

Location: Oslo, Norway

CASE STUDY

THE PROJECT

The headquarters for the DNB

bank in Oslo ha s a surfac e area of

36,500 m2 and attempts to convey

a futuri stic take on space and void

architecture. At 17 storeys high, the

buildi ng provides over 2000 flexible

work spaces for employees. Each

floor accommodates a series of glass

cubes where staff can hold informal

meetings, have lunches or take phone

calls. The pi xellated volume based

on small-scale working units adapts

to the various influences of the urban

context, combining the flexible

internal organisation with a variety

of communal spaces.




CA SE ST UDY

|DNB

B

ANK

HEAD Q UARTER S

2000FLEXIBLE WORK

SPACES

THE DETAILS

The structure, which

appears as a rock, is

conceived as a steel

rack wrapped in a brick

envelope. The skin

covers all exterior ter-

races, walls and ceilings

so as to meet Norwegian

environmental standards and

aids in giving a human scale to the

buildi ng. The col lective spac es are

connected by a staggered continu-

ous internal route of terraces, all

executed as glass pixels, encouraging

informal meetings and communica-

tion between employees.




36,500 m

2

TOTAL SURFACE

AREA

THE CONCEPT

The design is based on an ideal work group o the

bank, a pixel o 6x6 metres, whose versatil ity per mits

adaptation to the nature o the organisation. The pixel-

lated appearance o the building was created by irregu-

larly arranging brick a nd glass cubes which were then

cut and pushed out in places to provide variety a nd an

internal passageway. “We started with a massive slab

and by removing pixels one by one we were able to create

an arcade, terraces a nd a public passage,” said project

architect, Jeroen Zuidgeest.

THE SITE

The DNB Bank Headquarters is located within

the waterront development o Bjørvi ka Barcode that

MVR DV master planned in collaboration with Norwe-

gian architects A-Lab a nd Dark Arkitek ter. The generic

offi ce floors recline and are recessed in various places to

create communal indoor and outdoor areas and provide

outstanding daylight conditions. At street level the build-

ing volume is opened to give space to sheltered entrance

zones, and intersected by a public passage creating a

public route between Oslo Central Station and the ford.



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THE

WORKPROJECT UPDATE

The $77.7-million renovation, cre-

ated new entrance and social spaces,

including a restaurant, terrace,

education facilities and a dramatic

full-height atrium. The main design

principle implemented throughout

the project was to maintain the same

amount of exhibition area, while

creating new circulation and visitor

spaces. The refurbishment also

significantly improved the museum’s

environmental performance.

LENBACH-

HAUS

MUSEUM

Architect:

Foster +

Partners

Location:

Munich,

Germany

The ESS research facility will be-

come the world’s first most advanced

center for neutron-based research

and will contain state-of-the-art

technologies in carefully designed

spaces to complement the scientific

research facility. The technology

can be used for research in topics

ranging from medicine to archaeol-

ogy. Research at ESS is expected to

commence in 2019, while the entire

facility will be completed by 2025.

EUROPEAN

SPALLATION

SOURCE

RESEARCH

FACILITY

Architect:

Henning

Larsen, COBE,

SL A

Location:

Lund, Sweden

KING

ABDULLAH

FINANCIAL

DISTRICT

METRO

STATION

Architect: ZHA

Location:

Riyadh, Saudi

Arabia

The 20,434m2 metro station will

feature six platforms and two levels

of underground car parking .The

concept draws on the patterns of the

desert winds on nearby sand dunes

to create rippling motions across the

façade. These undulating swathes are

echoed inside the station concourse

with a three-dimensional lattice

defined by a sequence of opposing

sine-waves, inspired by statistics of

the station’s daily tra ffi c flows.

20,434

METRES2

SITE AREA OF

METRO STATION

$77.7MILLION

RENOVATION

COSTS




THE W ORK |PR O JE C

T UPDATE

The project involved the transforma-

tion of a jaded 1970s offi ce block into

a contemporary complex covering

18,580m2 . The window glazing was

replaced with new high performance

units to deliver a brighter facade and

to provide improved thermal and

acoustic insulation. The roof design

draws inspiration from the linear-

ity of the building and uses t imber

decks, linear planters and pebbled

terraces as part of a playful redesign.

123 VICTORIA

STREET

Architect:

Aukett Fitzroy

Robinson

Location:

London, UK

The building was designed to make a

substantial visual impact on the ur-

ban grain of its immediate surround-

ings and to become a landmark for

Oman. Completed within 18 months,

the main building contains 527

rooms, including offi ces, lecture halls,

laboratories and a research area. It

also features a sports hall, canteen,

cafeteria, shops, recreational areas

and parking spaces, as well as three

attached accomodation blocks.

GERMAN

UNIVERSITY

OF

TECHNOLOGY

Architect:

Hoehler +

Partner

Location:

Halban, Oman

QUEEN ALIA

INTER-

NATIONAL

AIRPORT

Architect:

Foster +

Partners

Location:

Amman,

Jordan

The airport ’s design is based on a

flexible modular solution, allow-

ing the capacity to increase by 6%

per annum, from 3.5 million to 12

million passengers by 2030. The

design is inspired by local references,

particularly the domed roof which

echoes the black flowing fabric of a

Bedouin tent, when viewed from the

air. The terminal is glazed on all sides

to allow views of the aircraft and to

aid orientation.

FLAME

TOWERS

Architect:

HOK

Location:

Baku,

Azerbaijan

The construction of Baku’s striking

complex of three mixed-use high

rises, the Flame Towers, is now com-

plete with interior fit out underway.

A residential tower sits to the south,

with 130 apartments over 39 floors,

and is the ta llest of the three towers.

The Fairmont Baku hotel, situated

on the northern corner of the site,

consists of 318 guest rooms, whilst

the western tower provides 33,114m2

of Class A offi ce space.

12

MILLIONPASSENGERS

BY 2030

18,580METRES2

AREA OF THE

PROJECT




Last year Dewan was awarded the

contract to design the new Cultural

Centre by the Basra Governorate in

Iraq, after the recent establishment

of Dewan’s Basra branch offi ce. The

Basra Cultural Centre will contain

fine arts exhibition areas, meeting

rooms, conference halls, a heritage

museum, cinema halls, theatre, a

radio and television broadcasting

department, public library, cafeteria,

outdoor landscaping and green areas.

BASRA

CULTURAL

CENTRE

Architect:

Dewan

Location:

Basra, Iraq

The unanimous winner of the 11th

Tile of Spain awards in Architecture

and Interior Design, this project

involves the conversion of a 19th

century Spanish slaughterhouse

into a professional cooking school.

Designed by Maria Gonzalez Garcia

and Juanjo Lopez de la Cruz, from

Sol 89, it was described by the jury as

“acutely aware of its surroundings...

resolved with very modest means, yet

very delicately and very successfully.”

CATERING

SCHOOL

Architect:

Sol 89

Location:

Medina

Sidonia,

Spain

Designed by Norr, this 150m high

tower in KSA responds to the

architects belief that modern offi ce

buildings should be designed for

flexibility. It features 20 floors of

column-free Class A offi ce space

suspended between split concrete

cores. In addition to the 15,500m2

of leasable space, amenities include

a health club and leisure deck and a

roof garden located within the f rame

at the top of the tower.

AL KHOBAR

OFFICE

TOWER

Architect:

Norr Group

Consultants

Location: Al

Khobar, Saudi

Arabia

Bahrain’s first national theatre con-

tains a 1,001-seat auditorium and a

150-seat flexible auditorium and ex-

hibition area. The expansive glazing

involved an innovative curtain wall

system fully supported by glass. With

overall control of the entire project,

Paris-based AS. Architecture Studio

appointed Atkins in 2009 to collabo-

rate on detailed architectural design,

including the total external envelope,

along with site-wide supervision.

BAHRAIN

NATIONAL

THEATRE

Architect: AS.

Architecture-

Studio

Detailed

design: Atkins

Location:

Manama,

Bahrain

11,900 POPULATION

OF MEDINA SIDONIA

800KG WEIGHT OF EACH

GLASS FIN



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Randy Edwards, vice president for global healthcare at

HDR, on designing medical spaces in the Middle East

THE LAST WORD

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LAST WORD | RANDY EDWARDS

The biggest factor that must be considered when designing healthcare projects

is the change in demographics.

The largest age demographic in the Middle East is people between 25 and 45 and this

demographic is educated and understands the global market, and as such, is demanding the

same level of healthcare that is seen in the West.

It is also important to consider how the design of healthcare spaces can minimize

hospital-acquired infections (HAIs).

This aspect of design has little to do with aesthetics—and may not be the sexiest part of

being a designer—but it can truly be the difference bet ween life and death. Designing

buildings to include private patient rooms when possible, hands-free caregiver hand

washing sink s in each patient room, textiles a nd fabrics with antimicrobial qual ities, and

properly ventilated spaces, can all play a role in decreasing HAIs.

In the Middle East, the emphasis we place on integrating family into the healing

process is a big differentiator from the West.

When we design a building in the Middle East, the one question we ask ourselves more

than anything is “how many people can we fit in this space?” We ask that question for nearly

every space—patient rooms, waiting areas, prayer rooms and even morgues.

Change is one of the biggest challenges in healthcare design. It’s a challenge

because what we design today can get outdated quickly as technology, building

science and healthcare delivery advances.

The key is to design buildings to be flexible—essentially enabling them to change and adapt

to new innovations without requiring a new building in ten years.

There is no universal standard for design excellence, and what one person thinks

is beautiful is an eyesore to someone else.

Designing build ings that appeal to a broad audience is diffi cult, but a lso something that

makes our jobs—as designers—all the more exciting.



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