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Designed to express compassion, wellness, and beauty, it enables physical and psychological well-being. Balconies, terraces, and corridors bring in natural light and air, while common areas offer opportunities for rejuvenation and interaction. A bio-diverse micro-climate promotes healing and calmness. Clear planning and circulation ensure ease of movement for all.
Fostering Belonging and Facilitating Connection for Emotional Well-Being has been the key mantra in designing a facility that is an antithesis to the typical fear-inducing, white, sterile spaces that hospitals are infamous for. Warm, earthy colors in the form of ochre flooring, earth-coloured walls, and the dark-brown roof, commonly found in the local context, create a sense of comfort and belonging for the local people.
Studying the lives of people inhabiting the Dolvi village with its architectural language of sloping roofs, deep overhangs, verandahs and balconies in this sea-side context became our cues to ensure a hospital that is relatable and non-intimidating for its occupants.
Its strategic placement along the Mumbai-Goa highway makes it highly accessible & also helps address the region’s frequent accidents.
Connection with nature has also been a particular focus of the design, with many studies linking it with reduced anger, fear, and stress and increased feelings of pleasantness.
Originally a barren, slag-filled land with no vegetation, the site has now been transformed into a green oasis. The plants chosen are hardy, indigenous, and can take the quantum of rains this region experiences.
The hospital benefits the local community's health and fosters its growth & development. Sustainable design are ensured through various measures: Slag as a by-product generated through the process of steel production, is used in plinth filling, thus conserving soil.
Additionally, stormwater has been channeled into percolation pits to recharge groundwater & designed with permeable surfaces to enable surface recharge. A centralized, 6000L solar-powered hot water system supplies to all inpatient departments and the kitchen.
We have strictly limited air conditioning to critical clinical spaces only, thus saving 50W of energy per sqm, while also reducing the rate of transfer of infections. The thermal efficiency of AAC block masonry used in the walls further reduces heating and cooling loads.
Being first multispeciality hospital in village, it addresses a significant healthcare gap in rural India, where 70% of the population lives with 25% of the healthcare facilities. This hospital with 75 bed hospital provides highquality care, facilitating access & addressing frequent accidents in area.
Zoning & Spatial Programme: Ensuring Efficient Circulation
The design promotes physical & emotional wellbeing by integrating nature, art, and efficient circulation. Zoning ensures easy navigation, with emergency services on ground floor & inpatient departments on upper floors. Natural light & ventilation are maximized through design, enhancing thermal comfort & reducing infection spread. Passive design strategies limit air conditioning to critical areas, saving energy.
Fostering Belonging and Facilitating Connection for Emotional WellBeing & Offering the Local Community Opportunities to Thrive
Architecturally, the hospital fosters a sense of belonging with warm, earthy tones and spaces encouraging patient-staff interaction. Connection with nature is emphasized through green terraces and indigenous plantings. Local employment is a priority, with 99% of staff from nearby villages. Future expansions include increasing bed capacity to 125 and establishing a nursing college.
Saving Energy, Resources and Inculcating Circularity
This sustainable hospital exemplifies a model for rural healthcare facilities, promoting both community health and local development.
We studied context including peoples' way of life and examined how architecture responds to the seaside climatic conditions. The client has inhouse medical officer who is familiar with region's medical ailments, assisted in developing programmatic mix. Also, healthcare consultant conducted a comprehensive market survey within 25km radius. This survey aimed to understand regions’ needs through outreach programs, determining types of consultations hospital required.
SJK Architects is an architecture, interior design, and master planning practice founded in 1990, led by Partners Shimul Javeri Kadri, Vaishali Mangalvedhekar, Sarika Shetty & RoshniKshirsagar. A Mumbai-based collective of 30+ built environment professionals, design spaces for a rapidly urbanizing India, meticulously crafted from a study of climate, culture, history, and technology–each unique to the place and its people. Their portfolio cuts across scales and typologies, including residential, retail, hotels and resorts, museums and galleries, and industrial and healthcare, amongst others. Their work has accrued considerable Indian and international acclaim, receiving many distinctions such as the World Architecture Festival Prize(Singapore) in 2012, the Futurarc Green Leadership Award(Singapore) in 2012, Prix Versailles Award(France) for both Architecture & Interiors in 2016, Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture & Design(USA) in 2016, and many national awards.
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