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Art Gallery, KeralaPediatric Hospital, Kharghar,

India- B.Arch Projects

GAURI MILIND NADKARNI (SHEA ,AIAS)

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aving been brought up in a developing country like India where hospitals are designed like warehouses of

the sick, I always felt the need to change this paradigm associated with hospitals and convert them into Hrejuvenating spaces. My pediatrician parents and my association with healthcare models since childhood

encouraged me to take 'Pediatric Hospital' as a topic for my final-year thesis at undergraduate level. It

merged all the taught theories of space planning, green architecture and my experiences of a hospital

into a built form which would help in healing the juvenile patients. While analyzing different hospitals across

India and comparing them to those abroad, for the project, I realized that healthcare architecture and

the research associated with it is still in its rudimentary stage in India. Terms such as 'Evidence based design'

were theoretical and many hospitals failed to even consider the basics of healthcare planning. I

thoroughly enjoyed working for the project and felt the urge to learn and research further in the field of

healthcare design. While working for two years as a registered architect in 'Vistaar Architects and Planners'

and then 'P.S. Landscape Design and Ecology', I developed a cross disciplinary approach for designing

the building in conjunction with the site and realized the role the outdoor environment played in

comforting the users.

I decided to pursue my Masters Degree at Texas A&M University, owing to the extensive research

conducted within the Center of Health Systems and Design, by the faculty members who are well known

in the healthcare industry internationally. The design studio under Prof. Mardelle Shepley gave me an

opportunity to design a 'Behavioral Healthcare facility for Children'. Working for the studio widened my

knowledge by introducing me to evidence based design theories and gave me an opportunity to apply

the same in my design to the best of my capabilities. Design studio with Prof. George Mann gave me an

opportunity to design- ' Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children North Campus Ambulatory Care Center'

which was a real project with HKS architects .The challenge was to embrace nature and use it in the

rehabilitation process as much as possible. Our team constituting four landscape architects and two

architects solved this challenge together and learnt a lot from each other during the process. Other

interesting project that helped apply the principles learnt in context of a developing country was the

'Rapidly Rapidly Deployable Module for Separate Isolation Unit for Ebola Virus in Africa'. This project

attracted attention worldwide and made its way into several international media channels such as

Nesweek and Voice of America. The Center of Health Systems and Design also gave me a chance to

participate at the Design Charette at Chicago which focused on 'Rethinking Outpatient and wellness

environments'. The Charette helped me share knowledge and learn a lot from famous healthcare

practitioners across America.

Summer Internship at Bates and Associates Architects, that specializes in Healthcare design, further

helped me delve deeper into the pre-design phase in Healthcare projects. It helped me grasp the basics

of Site & Building analysis, Design Programming and Project Phasing in healthcare projects. I also had the

chance to work with the design team on the Master Planning of ' Mercy Jefferson Hospital, St. Louis' and

Design Charette for 'St. Anthony's Medical Center, St. Louis'. My supervisor encouraged me to do a lot of

research regarding ways of cutting operational costs in hospitals and the latest design trends in hospitals.

The basics learnt and applied at the studio projects and the work projects have improved my skills in

planning healthcare projects and deepened my interest to learn more. Analysis within the Pre-design

phase in Hospital design and research regarding latest trends within the field has definitely enriched my

thought process while conceptualizing in healthcare design. My experience as a Landscape Architect in

India has helped me grasp the cross-disciplinary approach towards Master planning. My rational thinking

and ability for designing buildings in reference to the context around them has always helped me derive

plausible design solutions both at micro and macro level. I believe that my zeal to research , apply the

concepts learnt and deep interest in master planning; will help me contribute positively to the team WHR

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?Double shell keeps off the exposure from direct sunlight thus reducing solar heat gain

?The pitched roof helps cater to the heavy rainfall

? Elevating unit helps protect the structure in marshy lands of Africa

?Module is very flexible in its placement on site.

?The morgue placed on the backside creates a circulation route for the cremation vehicle to take away dead bodies immediately.

FLEXIBILITY AND RAPID CREMATION

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Michael Paulus

Prof. C.O. ArchitectureTexas A&M University

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M.D.- Systems Of Committee Chai, Brazos County Health Dept, Health Authority

Emergency Preparedness & Response Coordinator, Brazos County Health Dept

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The goal was to make the built space porous to the forest trails designed beyond to create visual connection as well as accessibility. The three sided courtyard avoids heat trapping.

The shape chosen was a rectangle that caters to functionality & the rounded corners are homogenous with the mounds.

The berms were planned along the site for three purposes - a. To mask sound from the

tollway. b. To create a secure & visually

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c. Act as secure play elements

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Detail of Radiology, Administration and Building Support

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Use of green roof to readuce solar heat gain and courtyards to avoid heat trapping

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the society. One of the best ways to bring the individual back to is through social interaction.

? The social interaction occurs at two levels; among the users of the space and between the user and surroundings.

?The form comprises of elements that face inwards fostering the concept of with each other.

?In order to avoid the feeling of closure from the surrounding; the corners were kept open to with the surrounding.

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?The site is located away from the noisy activity zone ensuring privacy to the young patients.

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The old Kettuvallams had a short head room. This shape has influenced the design

for the permanent exhibition center in the form of a jetty

around a water body showing evolution of ships.

The concept for the shape chosen was the evolution of the traditional Houseboat or Kettuvalam that are used in the

Vembnad Lake. It represents an important part in Kerala’s Maritime History

Reinforced concrete jettywith waste boat material flooring

Partitions

Boat models in the museum placed in water

Ventilation strategy that sheds rainfall

The lobby /the middle portion uses the masts on its roof

reminding of the Portugal invasion.

The temporary gallery portion is influenced from the new

Kettuvallams. They have more headroom and less curvature

Indoor exhibition space

Outdoor exhibition space

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Patients refered for surgery

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Patients refered for physiotherapy treatments

Critically ill or casualty patients

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Play areas shaded with canopy trees

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PATIENT FLOW IN EMERGENCY & SURGERY

THIRD FLOOR PLAN DETAIL

FOURTH FLOOR PLAN DETAIL

1. Waiting area

2. Reception area

3. Play area

Solar pipes

Light corridor

Atrium

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4. Treatment room

5. On duty doctor

6. Semi Private room

7. General ward ( 4 bed)

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