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DUBAI, U A E
SHANGHAI, C H I N A
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA ORISSA, I N D I A

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA

SINGAPORE
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AMERICAN HOSPITAL DUBAI
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PROJECT INFORMATION
Project Name American Hospital Dubai
Project Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Completion Date 1996
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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
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VIEW FROM NORTH

ZHONGSHAN HOSPITAL COMPETITION SHANGHAI, CHINA

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COURTYARD RENDERING

The primary focus of this 101-bed “western style” community hospital is on four inpatient
speciality areas which include women’s and children’s health, surgery, internal medicine out
outpatient clinics.

The secondary focus of the hospital will be on the specialties of orthopedics, urology, opthamology
and non-invasive cardiology and gastroenterology.

LOBBY WAITING
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN FIRST FLOOR PLAN

AMERICAN HOSPITAL DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

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LOBBY

RECEPTION DESK

NBACC FT. DETRICK, MARYLAND

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KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY
SPECIALTY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY
SPECIALTY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA
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PROJECT INFORMATION PROJECT SCOPE

Project Name King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University Located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and designed to be constructed in three years, this world
class University for Health Sciences for King Saud bin Abdulaziz encompasses a 11 million
Project Location Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
square feet of construction including a 200 bed Adult Specialty Hospital, a 350 bed
Completion Date Summer 2011 Children’s Hospital with outpatient clinics, a Medical University campus comprised of eight
colleges, and administrative complex, technical research and teaching laboratory centers,
Construction Budget / Cost Confidential
housing, recreational facilities, and three Mosques. The Riyadh campus Clinical Skills
Design Principal Jimmy Smith (Architecture) / Amy Sickeler (Interiors) / Bill Nation (Planning) Laboratory is the largest facility of its kind, a suite of systems models.
Managing Principal Jones Lindgren
Project Team Project Manager: John Elvin (Architecture), Brenda Smith (Interiors) / Senior Designer:
Bruce McEvoy (Architecture), David Sheehan (Interiors)
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CLIENT’S GOALS
The design intent is to recapture within the naturally harsh
environment of Saudi Arabia the sense of place imbedded
in the name, ‘Riyadh’ which derives from the word: garden
or paradise. Pedestrian connectors, by way of a light-rail
line link a central plaza garden to a series of defined
outdoor spaces and gardens set within each of the separate
campus districts. Located at intersection the two major
pedestrian connectors and defined by the surrounding
colleges, this central plaza forms the heart of Academic
District.

The Medical District comprises the largest district which

includes a 200 bed Adult Specialty Hospital, a 350 bed
Children’s Hospital and a series of outpatient clinics.
Pedestrian bridges and covered drop-offs link an elevated
landscape medical plaza atop public parking to the medical
complex entry lobbies.

Overall campus wide strategies for LEED directed the

landscape and urban master plan with the pursuit of Gold
certification for the Research Center within the Technology
District.

Sustainable features include:

• At minimum, one building is to be certified on each
CAMPUS MASTER PLAN campus, preferably to Gold level.
• Al Hasa academic campus is targeting certification in
totality, with mosque.
• Projects pursuing LEED Certification strategically
identified to represent the variety of typologies, campus
dispersion, and readily certifiable projects/designs.

RESEARCH CENTER CENTRAL PLAZA GARDEN MEDICAL DISTRICT

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AERIAL VIEW OF MEDICAL DISTRICT, FACING SOUTHEAST VIEW OF PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL, FACING SOUTHEAST

DESIGN
As with the campus design, circulation, both horizontally and
vertically, establishes the template for the design and building
configuration. The first four ground floors form the diagnostic and
treatment chassis that support the upper bed tower floors. At the
lower levels the floor plates pull apart and recede at the upper
floors, which allow for pockets of space and natural light to filter
down to the lower levels.

FIRST FLOOR THIRD FLOOR FIFTH – EIGHTH FLOORS

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VIEW FACING NORTHEAST

At the lower levels the building configuration serves to shield

much of the sunlight at the recessed lower levels. Along the
perimeter of lower floor chassis the exterior takes on a much more 15
solid expression. The upper floors of the bed tower hover above an
interstitial mechanical service floor take on a lighter expression
shielded by a combination of fritted glazing combined with
sunscreens.

PEDIATRIC LOBBY ENTRY, FACING NORTHEAST

FIRST FLOOR THIRD FLOOR EIGHTH FLOOR

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Patient Wing

Courtyard Courtyard Staff Corridor Courtyard Courtyard

N/ S SECTION

The patient floors are composed of demountable glass and

solid partitions that will serve as canvases for branding,
storytelling and wayfinding. This is currently being developed
by Branded Environments. The core walls of the unit control
equipment and distractions and provide simplified views from
the patient areas.

Patient room furniture and nurse stations are developed to be

a kit of parts made from fiberglass reinforced plaster and
VIEW AT NURSE STATION
concrete, all of which are local materials.

The patient room’s color and pattern on ceiling, floor and

walls are controlled by the patient, allowing for a positive
distraction during the healing process. The footwall features
a video screen that displays the patient’s artwork.

STAFF CORRIDOR

PEDIATRIC PATIENT ROOM

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VIEW FACING SOUTHEAST

AXON THROUGH LOBBY ENTRY PERSPECTIVE FACING SOUTHWEST PERCEPTIVE FACING NORTH

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