Design concept for the new hospital extension s to create a central atrium “ Void” with continued sub-void spaces at ground floor double height entrance hall as well as the extending terraces to the 1st floor OPD lounges/ cafeterias indoor and outdoor vegetated areas, bringing sunlight and continuous vertical views to the roof gardens and horizontally to outdoor vegetated terraces, & creating as the main gathering space for both existing & new hospital activities.
The new expansion includes additional 120 beds at 4 floors with 30 single rooms /floor wards design, 21 ICU rooms with total inpatient beds capacity = 141 beds , 20 beds emergency treatment/observation cubicles, 2 emergency triage cubicles, 2 emergency resuscitation cubicles, 2 emergency trauma/plaster cubicles, 8 O.R recovery cubicles ( to replace instead in the existing building 1 additional surgical suite ), 23 OPD clinics and OPD platforms that hosts leasable /rented cafeterias with atrium cafe lounge . A new main entrance hall for visitors, OPD, staff as well as scheduled patients, providing an entry welcoming approach with a visual and physical connection to the 1st floor central atrium lounges/seating connected through 2 additional escalators & open stairs to facilitate outpatients & visitors heavy traffic to clinics and 1st floor amenities.The new design considers 6 new additional elevators to facilitate occupancy & designate different flow scenarios & uses with consideration to an outdoor vehicular drop off as well as ambulances parks to resolve traffic at the entry & exit access areas.The basement parking capacity host up to 122 cars by the use of 2 basement floors mechanical parking spaces.The Emergency department at ground floor designed to consider 2 separate entrances ; 1st entrance for the walk-in patients while the 2nd back entrance is considered for the fast track entrance.
