Concept:
Traditional Islamic principles of faith and solidarity in the modern healthcare environment
Traditional Islamic principles of faith and solidarity in the modern healthcare environment
Values:
Cultural sensitivity
Patient satisfaction and comfort
Staff wellness and performance
Cultural sensitivity
Patient satisfaction and comfort
Staff wellness and performance
Outcomes:
Distinct volumes and materials demonstrate clear spatial hierarchy between public, semi-public, semi-private, and private spaces
Double-comb scheme with segregated male and female patient wings
Single-loaded corridor with same-handed rooms such that patient-right always faces qibla - the proper direction for prayer
Views to and from patient care units are screened both with traditional mashrabiya and vegetation
Vernacular design strategies such as shared shade, canopied courts,wind catchers, and evaporative cooling are used
Distinct volumes and materials demonstrate clear spatial hierarchy between public, semi-public, semi-private, and private spaces
Double-comb scheme with segregated male and female patient wings
Single-loaded corridor with same-handed rooms such that patient-right always faces qibla - the proper direction for prayer
Views to and from patient care units are screened both with traditional mashrabiya and vegetation
Vernacular design strategies such as shared shade, canopied courts,wind catchers, and evaporative cooling are used
Design partner: Jienan Zhang
