INTRODUCTION
DESIGN BRIEF
THE 100-BEDDED SUB-DIV S ONAL HOSPITAL N HOWRAH WEST BENGAL AIMS TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE AND EFFIC ENT HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE REGIONAL POPULAT ON THE DESIGN
INTEGRATES MODERN MED CAL FACIL TIES WITH SUSTAINABLE PRACT CES ENSUR NG NATURAL
VENTILAT ON AND DAYL GHT KEY ZONES INCLUDE OPD EMERGENCY, DIAGNOSTICS, MATERN TY GENERAL WARDS, ICU OPERATION THEATRES AND ADM NISTRATIVE AREAS PAT ENT
CIRCULAT ON IS OPT MIZED FOR PRIVACY AND EASE OF ACCESS THE LAYOUT ENSURES
SCALABILITY, DISASTER RES LIENCE AND BARRIER-FREE ACCESS AESTHET C CONSIDERATIONS
REFLECT LOCAL ARCHITECTURAL CONTEXT WH LE PROMOTING HEALING ENV RONMENTS THE HOSPITAL IS DESIGNED TO MEET NABH STANDARDS FOCUSING ON HYG ENE FUNCTIONAL TY AND USER-CENTR C CARE FOR BOTH PATIENTS AND MEDICAL STAFF
, MODULAR OPERAT ON THEATERS NTENSIVE CARE UNITS, AND LABORATORY SPACES
INFERENCES
SUN
1 REGIONS OF THE S TE RECEIVING SUN AND SHADE
2 PLANTING DEC DOUS TREE IN SOUTHERN SIDE AND EVERGREEN IN THE OTHER S DE
3 PUBLIC AREAS TO BE PLACED N A WAY TO MAX MIZE SHADE DURING SUMMER AND MORE SUN TO BE RECEIVED IN W NTER ALSO BUILD NGS SHOULD BE PLACED ACCORDINGLY TO REDUCE SOLAR HEAT GAIN
WIND
AMOUNT OF WIND THAT CAN BE WELCOMED
A LOT OF WIND CAN BE RECEIVED FROM THE NORTHEN END AND SOUTH- ERN END SPACES AND MASSES SHOULD BEPLACED ACCORDINGLY TO ALLOW MORE WINDFLOW DFEEP NTO THE S TE CLIMATE
EFFECT OF TEM- PERATURE AND RAINFALL PUBLIC PLACES MUST HAVE SHADED RETREATS AGA NST SUN AND RA N LARGER OPEN NG N BU LD NGS TACKLE HUM D TY SEVERALPASSIVE COOL NG MECHAN SMS CAN BE APPLIED TO SOLVE COOLING VIS BILITY
VISIB LITY OF THE STRUCTURE AND APPEARANCE FROM THE ROAD MOSTLY THE STRUCTURE WOULD BE VERY LESS VISIBLE EXCEPT FOR THE VERTICAL ASPECT FOR THAT
CLIMATE
CIRCULATION
PEDESTRIAN M N MUM 1 EMERGENCY
LENGTH
MUST NOT BE MORE THAN 6M AWAY FROM THE DEAD END OF A CORRIDOR
CIRCULATION
VEHICULAR
W DTH OF DRIVEWAY 6M TYPES OF VEHICLES 1 CARS OF PUBLIC/GUEST 2 CARS OF OFFIC ALS 3
RESTORATIVE ASPECTS OF A THERAPEUTIC GARDEN WITH THE SOC AL, NTERACTIVE FEATURES OF A PUBLIC PLAZA T'S ESPEC ALLY SU TABLE N HEALTHCARE OR INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGSTO PROMOTE BOTH MENTAL WELLBEING AND
BUILDING FORM
BLOOD BANK IS A CR T CAL FACIL TY WITHIN A HOSP TAL, DES GNED FOR THE COLLECT ON TEST NG, STORAGE, AND DISTRIBUT ON OF BLOOD AND TS COMPONENTS IT MUST BE EQU PPED WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART SAFETY TEMPERATURE CONTROL AND SECURITY SYSTEMS TO ENSURE BLOOD IS SAFE FOR TRANSFUSION AND EASY ACCESS DURING EMERGENCIES
THE OUTPAT ENT DEPARTMENT IS ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL ZONES IN HOSPITAL DES GN IT’S WHERE NON-EMERGENCY CONSULTAT ONS, M NOR PROCEDURES, FOLLOW-UPS AND DIAGNOSTICS ARE CARRIED OUT MAKING IT THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT FOR MOST PATIENTS
