TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT
Manila

I. PROJECT TITLE (General Description)

PROPOSED 300-BED TERTIARY HOSPITAL WITH MEDICAL SCIENCES SCHOOL COMPLEX on a site
having generally flat terrain.

II. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

To design a private (300-Bed) Tertiary Hospital with Medical Sciences School Complex that will provide
general and specialized medical services and facilities in various fields and medical disciplines in order to
meet specific patient's and medical science educational needs. Associated with it are the application of the
latest and ethical methods of medical practices and with the latest medical technology and the provision of
health promotive environment for patients maintaining social integrity and responsibility.

The center will have four academic units, the College of Medicine, Nursing, Physical Therapy and Dentistry.
As a teaching tertiary hospital, it aims also to create the best environment for students to master the principles
and theories of medicine and obtain sufficient knowledge and experience to launch into a successful practice.

The center design should be safe from disaster (flood-free), as every year, many hospitals and health facilities
in the country are damaged and destroyed by disasters to which the Philippines has a very high vulnerability.

III. DESIGN OBJECTIVES

✓ To design a Tertiary Hospital with Medical Sciences School Complex that will provide general
and specialized medical services and facilities in various fields and medical disciplines in
order to meet specific patient's needs.
✓ It aims also to create the best environment for students educational needs.
✓ The development shall have a med-rise clustered structures that promotes environmental
architecture or green architecture.
✓ The complex shall be designed with an aesthetic & landmark quality type of structure.
✓ The design of the complex should also give emphasis and attention to the needs of the
disabled and the elderly.
✓ The center design should be safe from disaster.
✓ The complex shall be equipped with a broad range of state-of-the-art safety and security
features, including an advanced Building Management System, for the protection of hospital
clients and staff. Biosafety features are also incorporated into specific patient areas within the
complex.
✓ The architectural and interior design of the hospital complex is contemporary yet welcoming
with its hotel-like interiors and warm ambiance.
IV. DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

✓ Function & efficiency

✓ Vertical & horizontal circulation patterns
✓ Architectural characteristics & form
✓ Aesthetic & landmark quality
✓ Natural lightings & ventilations
✓ Solar, wind, noise & view considerations
✓ Amenities, Facilities, Services and Utilities
✓ Security & Safety Features
✓ In compliance with Building Laws and Regulations PD 1096, RA 9514, & BP 344
✓ Advanced Technology (Intelligent Buildings).
✓ Ecological (environmental or green architecture)
✓ Site Potential and Limitations including user needs
✓ Site Analysis, Cost Analysis (ROI)
✓ May suggest a project name or title for your mixed-use development complex
✓ Be sure that all structures and spaces are given careful thought that will justify their provision
based on your analysis of site potentials and consideration and its potential users.

V. PROJECT SITE FEATURES

✓ Inside Lot
✓ Minimum of 2 hectares (i.e., 20,000 square meters)
✓ The site may be hypothetical or actual site, but must be anchored in a real City/Municipality/
Neighborhood

VI. DESIGN/SPACE REQUIREMENTS

A. TERTIARY HOSPITAL

➢ COMMERCIAL
Podium Levels:
• Selected commercial spaces, such as banks, a restaurant, a food court and a convenience
store and gift shop
• Multi level parking accommodates over 200-250 vehicles for clients and staff

➢ ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES:
• Lobby (Hotel Ambiance)
• Front Office/Information
• Admitting Office
• Affiliates Room/Library
• Office of the Hospital Chief
• Accounting Room
• Office of the Chief Nurse
• Office of the Administrative Officer
• Business and Finance Office
• Conference Room (20-24 persons)
• Printing and Storage Room
 • Radio/Communication Room
• Toilets (He/She)

Auditorium (120-150 persons) with Toilets

➢ CLINICAL SERVICE FACILITY:

Emergency
• Nurse Station
• Doctors on Duty Room
• Minor Operating Room
• Treatment Cubicles (3)
• Waiting Area
• Observation Room
• Nurses Locker Room
• Stretchers and Wheel Chairs Area
• Toilets (He/She)

Surgical
• Operating Rooms (3)
• Scrub-up
• Clean-up Room
• Sub-sterilizing Room
• Surgical Supervisor’s Office
• Anaesthesiologists Area
• Anaesthesia Storage
• Sterile Instruments and Supply Storage
• Staff Locker Room and Toilets
• Staff Lounge
• Nurses Locker Room
• Central Sterilizing Room
• Recovery Rooms (3)
• Specialized Inpatient Nursing Units:
• 6 ICU beds
• 6 Special ICU beds,
• 8 beds for Acute Stroke and Neurosurgical cases
• 6 Medical & Surgical beds
• 5 beds for Telemetry and
• 4 Pediatric beds
• Visitor’s Waiting Area
• Toilets (He/She)

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

• Delivery Rooms (2)
• Labor Rooms (2)
• Recovery Room (2)
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (2)
 Nursery
• Nurse Station
• Septic Nursery and Work Room
• Suspect/Pathologic Nursery and Work Room
• Breastfeeding Room
• Toilets (He/She)

Stretchers Nook and Transfer Storage

➢ ANCILLARY SERVICES:
Radiology/Imaging Department
• Radiographic X-Ray Room
• Radio-Flouroscopy X-Ray Room
• Control Booth
• Dark Room
• CT Scan Room
• MRI Room
• Mammography Room
• Utrasonography Room
• Nuclear Medicine Room
• Waiting Area
• Radiologist’s Office (6)
• Staff Room
• Clerical Area
• Film File Storage
• Locker Rooms and Toilets

Laboratory
• Bacteriology and Serology Section
• Histopathology Section
• Urinalysis and Biochemistry Section
• Hematology Section
• Blood Doning
• Waiting Area
• Pathologist’s Offices
• Staff Area
• Glass Washing and Sterilizing
• Storage
• Locker Rooms and Toilets

Pharmacy
• Chief Pharmacist’s Office
• Staff Work Area
• Patient Dispensing Area and Drug Information
• Receiving/Inspection Area
• Dry Storage & Refrigerated Storage
• Bulk Storage
• Distribution Area
• Locker Room and Toilets

Outpatient (Medical Arts Tower)

• 120 Doctors’ Clinics (Medical; Surgical; Ob-Gyne; Urology; Cardiology; Pulmonology;
Gastroenterology; Nephrology; Infectious Diseases; Hematology; Oncology; Diabetology;
Endocrinology; Rheumatology; Psychiatry; EENT; Dental; Neurology and Dermatolog
• Minor Operating Rooms (1 for every floor)
• Utility Rooms
• Toilets (He/She)

Medical Records Room

Mortuary
• Lobby/Waiting Area
• Autopsy Room
• Morgue
• Locker Room and Toilet

Nursing Service Facility (Nursing Tower)

• 150-beds Charity Wards (Teaching) max of 10-beds per ward
• 150-beds Private (Pay) hotel suite/standard suite/economy including Specialized Inpatient
Nursing Units
• 16 ICU beds
• 6 Special ICU beds
• 8 beds for Acute Stroke and Neurosurgical cases
• 6 Medical & Surgical beds
• 5 beds for Telemetry and
• 4 Pediatric beds
• Ward Nurse and Service Group
• Nurses Stations
• Utility Area
• Linen Rooms
• Treatment Rooms
• Equipment Storage
• Toilets & Bath (He/She)

Dietary
• Dietician’s Office
• Receiving Area
• Dry Storage
• Cold Storage
• Equipment Storage
• Food Preparation Area
 • Special Diet Room
• Staff Dining Area
• Dishwashing Area
• Tray Truck Park and Wash Area
• Locker Room and Toilets
• Garbage Disposal Cubicle

Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• Wellness Center (for Adolescents, Adults and Geriatrics); and the
• Center for Patient Education.

➢ ENGINEERING MAINTENANCE AND HOUSEKEEPING SERVICE FACILITY

Linen and Laundry
• Linen Office and Workroom
• Central Linen Station
• Receiving and Sorting Area
• Washing Area
• Pressing and Ironing Area
• Toilets

Electrical / Generator Room / Transformer

Maintenance and Motor Pool

• Office
• Bio-medical Equipment Room
• Mechanical and Electrical Room
• Carpentry Workshop
• Locker Room and Toilets

Other Utilities
• Domestic water cistern
• Fire Reserve tank
• Overhead water tank
• Pump room
• Sump pit and sump pump
• Solid Waste Storage and
• Sewage treatment plant (STP)

B. SCHOOL CAMPUS (Research from DepEd & CHED)

• Admin Office
• Registrar’s Office
• Dean’s Office
• Chairman’s Office (4)
• Medicine (60-Students)
• Nursing (120-Students)
• Dentistry (60-Students)
• Physical Therapy (60-Students)
• Canteen (120-Seating Capacity)
• Gymnasium (Basketball)
• Lockers/Changing Room
• Showers/Toilets
• Auditorium (200-Seating Capacity)
• Laboratory Rooms
• Dental (12 Units)
• Anatomy Laboratory
• Classrooms (12)
• Guidance Office
• Library (80-Seating Capacity)
• Janitorial/Maintenance/Utility
• Toilets (he/she)
• Elevators (2)
Note: You may consider adding some facilities if you think it is necessary but not included
in the requirements.