National Research Center For Epidemiology First Independent Medical Research Center & Educational In Abu Dhabi
National Research Center For Epidemiology Abu Dhabi’s first independent medical research center and educational located in Al Maryah Island
Abu Dhabi Universiy Collage Of Engineering Graduation Project 1 - ARC510 Supervised by: Dr. Apostolos Kyriazis Abedalraheem Modaress 1058716 Fall 2020
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Thesis Description 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
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National Research Center For Epidemiology Problem Statement Proposal Goal & Objective Methdology
Chapter 2: Site Analysis
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2.1 Site Selection 2.2 Historical Development 2.3 Context 2.4 Topography 2.5 Macro – Micro 2.6 Heights 2.7 Land use 2.8 Roads and Accessibility 2.9 Materiality and Color Scheme 2.10 Environmental Analysis 2.11 Natural Features 2.12 Services and Infrastructures 2.13 Site Pictures
Chapter 3: Precedent Studies 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7
Vagelos Education Center Mahler 4 Office Tower Novartis Institutes For Biomedical Research Rockefeller University River Campus Biomedicum Laboratory Building Comparsion charts Precedents conclusion
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Chapter4: Generic Data 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8
Building type background Cafe / Restaurant Laboratory Offices Meeting room Library Exhibition / Galleries Auditorium
Chapter 5: Programming 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6
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Description of the program Programming Program Proximity matrix Bubble diagram Detailed program
Chapter 6: Estimated Budget
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6.1 Estimated budget
Chapter 7: Conceptual Design 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5
Concept description Development process Inspirations Concept volumes The concept
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Chapter 1: Thesis Description
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National Research Center For Epidemiology Problem Statement Proposal Goal & Objective Methdology
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1.1 National Research For Epidemiology Abu Dhabi’s first independent medical research center and educational located in Al Maryah Island. The relationship between medicine and architecture hasn't been, in general, very natural, as a consequence of the western culture avoiding matters that involve suffering. Architecture, sadly, doesn't have magical formulas to avoid this, and our challenge is to contribute, at least, to relieve it. Bright, kind, and dialoguing architecture, closer to the citizens, help the staff in performing their essential work, at the same time giving the users the technical support they need so their stay in these kinds of centers are more bearable. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said: “We need specialized centers to conduct research that caters to our environment and responds to the health challenges facing our region.” This research covers "National Research Center For Epidemiology" is Abu Dhabi's first independent medical research center and educational located on Al Maryah Island. It is a non-profit institution dedicated to study all types of treatments and vaccines for viral diseases and pandemics like (COVID-19), and discover the biology underlying human health. Its work will address seven fundamental questions such as, how a living organism acquires form and function, how the immune system knows when and how to react, and then share this knowledge and expertise with the scientific community across the world. According to the Educational part of the building will be opened and accessible to all, whatever your background. Attending the seminars, lectures, symposia, public events, and exhibitions can be either online or by coming by themselves. This Educational part of a research center aims to attract people to raise awareness, share knowledge and expertise with the scientific community, the recent developments and findings in viruses related topics that can help to understand the diseases better, prevent it from spreading. In this impressive Research Center brings together multidisciplinary groups of researchers including biologists, chemists, physicists, engineers, computer scientists, and mathematicians to develop ground-breaking research for the improvement of human health. The researchers can feel how strong the connection with the surrounding design throughout the building and helps to attract and retain world-class researchers, as well as a place for collaboration and exchange. The new center is an important addition to the global network of research institutions. It is part of the UAE’s contribution to biomedical research in the world and its research findings will be shared with local and international centers and everyone can reach the Institute’s research. This research center will use immersive and augmented reality technologies for genetic mapping, proactively monitor potential outbreaks using biomarker analysis techniques for individuals, and deploy artificial intelligence, algorithms, and machine learning to predict disease patterns. The specialized facility will work to improve communication among research sectors and invest in developing research and development talent. This chapter will discuss in detail the problem statement, the purpose and research highlights, the proposal, the goals and objects, and the methodology for the proposed National Research Center For Epidemiology.
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1.2 Problem Statement Why do we need National Research Center For Epidemiology in the UAE?
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said: “Medical research is an integral part of prevention and medical security in the UAE. Supporting research helps ensure sustainable economic, social, and human development. Scientific research has been the main approach of scientists and researchers for many centuries in our region and is key to building a stable and prosperous future.”
Health research has high value to society. It provides an important information about disease trends and risk factors, outcomes of treatment or public health interventions, functional abilities, patterns of care, and health care costs and use. The different approaches to research provide complementary insights. • Supporting new pharmaceutical and therapeutic innovations that can help advance the country’s healthcare sector. • Embodying Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid’s vision to build a positive future for the region and create a knowledge-based society. • Bridging the medical research gap that currently exists in the region. • Contributing to global efforts against the pandemic by providing advanced equipment and funding to support
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pioneering research led by scientists, specialists, and experts. • Contributing to develop the next generation of innovators in health sciences as well as advancing medical research and innovation for the benefit of the world. • Communicating and exchanging of knowledge and information with other organizations such as, the Ministry of Health, hospitals, other research centers in the UAE and the gulf region. • Improvement in health care and public health.
1.3 Proposal The proposed project is a National Research Center For Epidemiology in the United Arab Emirates. It is the first independent medical research center and educational in Abu Dhabi to studying all types of treatments and vaccines for viral diseases and pandemics like (COVID-19), also known as (Pandemic – Epidemic) and Immunology. The Educational part of the building which includes seminars, lectures, symposia, public events, and exhibitions aims to attract people to raise awareness, share knowledge and expertise with the scientific community, the recent developments and findings in viruses related topics that can help to understand the disease better, prevent it from spreading. The project has a unique location in Al Maryah Island Abu Dhabi next to Al Maryah Island Family Park. It is an amazing plot because it is surrounded by water and the bridge. It has a perfect south orientation, east to the sea, and more views over the highway on the other side. The most famous places near the site are The Galleria Mall, Cleveland Hospital, and Al Hilal Bank Tower. After doing studies and seeking Medical Research Centers that exist in the UAE, it is shown that UAE has only one independent Research Medical Center called Mohammed Bin Rashid Medical Research Institute in Dubai and All the remaining are related to either universities or hospitals. The aim of this Research center is to place the UAE at the forefront of medical innovation in the region, accelerate the use of artificial intelligence to monitor new diseases and develop proactive plans to contain outbreaks. By establishing an integrated medical database using big data analysis techniques, the center strives to support global efforts to find effective treatments and vaccines. This Research Center will use the latest technologies to help and develop medical research tools. It will also use immersive and augmented reality technologies for genetic mapping, proactively monitor potential outbreaks using biomarer analysis techniques for individuals, and deploy artificial intelligence, algorithms, and machine learning to predict disease patterns.
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1.4 Goals and Objectives Improving health care and well-being of the UAE population through innovative medical, health sciences studies and advanced research to enhance health, lengthen life, reduce illness, disability and contribute to global efforts against the pandemic by finding treatments and vaccines for viral diseases and pandemics, and make them available to people across the world.
Goal 1 - Health Impact: Save lives, improve health outcomes, and foster healthy populations globally.
Goal 2 – Health Security: Protect people in UAE and populations across the globe by strengthening global public health prevention, detection, and response.
Goal 3 - Public Health Science Leadership: Lead and influence the advancement of global public health science and practice.
Objective 1.1: Reduce the morbidity and mortality of high burden diseases and conditions.
Objective 2.1: Strengthen the capacity to prevent and detect disease outbreaks and other public health threats.
Objective 3.1: Develop and apply global public health scientific, laboratory, and programmatic expertise.
Objective 1.2: Eliminate and eradicate priority diseases and other public health threats.
Objective 2.2: Strengthen the capacity for a timely and effective response to disease outbreaks and other public health threats.
Objective 3.2: Translate and disseminate evidence-based research and data into global health guidance, policy, and programs.
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1.5 Methodology Phase I: Multiple on-site and data collecting tools will be used in this research project. The first approach is done through a site visit, which is include observing, photography, sketching, studying the surroundings, taking measurements. Phase II: Doing site analysis through satellite images from google earth, digrams, computer software to study the environmental aspects such as, the sun and wind and studying plan of 2030 to know site rules such as, maximum height, land use and density. Furthermore, data will be collected via demographics and statistics. Phase III: Another approach will be represented by analyzing some precedent studies from various parts of the world that are related to the same topic and dealing with the same issues in order to benefit from them in my project. Different types of a literature review will be studied as well as Neufert for the design standards. Phase IV: The last phase is the design process, which represents a massive portion of the research, in which the development of the design concept and all the related architectural drawings will be developed through brainstorming, sketching, and multiple types of computer software.
Step 1 Site Analysis
Step 2 Case Studies
Step 3 Generic data
Step 4 Design process
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Chapter 2: Site Analysis
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Site Selection Historical Development Context Topography Macro – Micro Heights Land use Roads and Accessibility Materiality and Color Scheme Environmental Analysis Natural Features Services and Infrastructures Site Pictures
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2.1 Site Selection United Arab Emirates:
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he United Arab Emirates is situated in the Middle East and southwest Asia, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia; it is at a strategic location along with the northern approaches to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil. it is a federation of seven states that has grown from a quiet backwater to one of the Middle East's most important economic centers.
• The country is located between 23.4241°N latitude, and 55.3623° E longitude. • The total area of the country is 83,600 km2 • The estimated 2019 population of the UAE is 9.77 million, up from 2014's estimate of 9.44 million.
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi is the capital of UAE, The city has been elevated as an eminent area of architectural design. With a stunning skyline boasting some of the tallest skyscrapers in the world and innovative buildings pushing the limits of architectural imagination.
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Al Maryah Island: Al Maryah Island, formerly known as Sowwah Island. It is a natural island located northeast of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. It is named for the Arabian oryx, many of which once inhabited the surrounding area. It is considered Abu Dhabi’s business and lifestyle destination and home to the world’s newest international financial center, luxury retail, and dining offerings, premium hospitality, and world-class healthcare. It covers an area of approximately 114 hectares, and 57 hectares of the island is elevated to 14m above sea level.
Site Selection Criteria: The location of the National Research Center For Epidemiology is in Al Maryah Island, it is exactly near Al Maryah Island Family Park. This site was chosen because it is close to one of the region’s premier hospitals "Cleveland Clinic" which has some of the world’s best doctors and highly personalized care. In addition to that, there will be cooperation between the research center and Cleveland Clinic where the researchers will apply the clinical trials evaluating investigational vaccines in the hospital. The site is surrounded by a stunning mixed-use waterfront development with spectacular views. Plot area: The overall area: 12650 s.q.m
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2.2 Historical Development
2004 • His Highness Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has passed a Federal Decree creating a financial free zone in Abu Dhabi. • Only one bridge connects the island with city center.
2007 • Construction of Al Maryah Island started. • Construction of Abu Dhabi Global Market Square started. • Construction of Al Maryah Vista started.
2013 • Completion & opening of Rosewood Hotel. • Construction of Maryah Plaza started.
2015 • Completion & opening of Cleveland Clinic. • Completion & opening of Maryah Tower by Al Hilal Bank. • Construction of mall Al Maryah Central started in 2014
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2012 Construction of The Maryah Tower by Al Hilal Bank started. Completion & opening of Al Sarab tower. Completion & opening of Al Sila Tower. Completion & opening of al Maqam tower. Completion & opening of Al Khatem tower. Sowwah Island changed its name to Al Maryah Island. Abu Dhabi Global Market Square opened in 2011
2019 • Opening of mall Al Maryah Central • 8 bridges are completed.
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2.3 Context Morphology & language of site: Al Maryah Island has residential and commercial language and morphology and Abu Dhabi’s newest Central Business District (CBD). It forms a key component of the Abu Dhabi UPC’s Capital 2030 Plan. Moreover, it is the only dedicated financial free zone in Abu Dhabi. Most of the important places on the north side of the plot Where there is ADGM Square - the commercial center of Al Maryah Island which is currently home to various blue-chip companies and local, regional, and international institutions, And Galleria destination retail mall with the best luxury retail offering in Abu Dhabi, and Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi - A new world-class hospital, and Rosewood and Four Seasons – 2 luxury business hotels located on the waterfront that also include residential units for rent and for sale.
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2.4 Topography • The sea level is at ±0.00 • The altitude of the plot from sea level: The site is elevated from the seawater by 3 meters because of the tides. The plot is flat (it is reclaimed artificial land), and this level comprises primarily of car parking, servicing, and access roads. • Island visitors and residents arrive via these bridges on to a raised podium (+14.25m) comprising occupied active uses and public realm this is the island’s main street network. • ( The island’s interconnected public realm comprises of a network of air-conditioned pedestrian corridors and shaded colonnades connecting transportation hubs, various parks, community facilities across several levels, a waterside promenade complete with cycle paths and pocket parks for active recreation and exercise for the enjoyment and fitness of Al Maryah Island’s visitors, residents, and working populations.) The Sketch below shows the entire elevation values of a section cutting the whole site plot and water. The land of the site is quite stable since it’s a manmade zone and not a natural one.
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2.5 Macro - Micro Macro Edges: Abu Dhabi city has many famous attractions and iconic landmarks. It has educational attraction points and family attraction points, as well as cultural ones. Micro Edges: The micro edges of the site include nearby hospitals, parks, and malls.
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Macro Edges:
Louver Abu Dhabi: is an art and civilization museum
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Al Bateen Palace
Qasr Al Hosn
Emirates Palace
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Micro Edges:
Abu Dhabi Global Market Square
Cleveland Clinic
The Heritage Park
Abu Dhabi Mall
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Galleria mall
2.6 Heights
• Al Maryah Island has various building heights, but as can be seen in the 3D most of the buildings are high-rise because there are many towers such as ( Al Khatem, Al Maqam, Al Sarab, Al Sila tower). • Also, There is a low-rise building such as ( Galleria Mall, and Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange). That suggests that my project shouldn't be extremely high or low. • The red color shows the project site.
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2.7 Land Use • Sowwah Square is centered on four main buildings with Abu Dhabi Global Market Square, a financial center offering 180,000 sq m of flexible office space with large floor plates and column-free interiors. • Also, it includes hotels (the Rosewood and the Four Seasons), hospitals (Cleveland Clinic), shopping areas (galleria mall), and an expansive promenade along the Gulf's edge (Green Color). • Remaining space of lands are included: residential, Hotel(Serviced Apartments), Hotel (Commercial), Commercial Office, Bank, mosque, and school. The diagram shows the existing land use of the area surrounding the site
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2.8 Roads and Accessibility Al Maryah Island: Al Maryah Island sits within a high-quality interconnected public realm with a network of open space plazas and parks of various typologies. The island is generously connected to Abu Dhabi's border and its surrounding islands through transport infrastructure that will include a future metro station and light rapid transit lines, existing bus and water taxis transits, and a roadway network complemented with 13 bridges (8 of which are completed). These bridges will connect Al Maryah to Abu Dhabi, Reem Island, and Mina Zayed. Elevating 57ha of the island to 14m above sea level.
Traffic flow:
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The red color shows the project site
Public Transport: • Closest bus stops are at Street 19, Bainuna Street serviced by Bus 8, 10, and 11, you can easily reach Marina Mall and Al Mina Centre using these buses. The buses provide pick-ups and drop-offs throughout Abu Dhabi. • The taxi drop-off area is at the North West of the mall and the pickup area is located in the South West of the mall.
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Entrances: Users can access the site by cars through two entrances. The first entrance is from Hamouda bin Ali Al-Zahir St which is under the bridge (+3m). While the second entrance is via a street between the plot and the waterfront (+3m).
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Parking: • Most apartments have underground parking. • The North and South car parks located in Abu Dhabi Global Market Square have 5000 parking spaces available for all guests of The Galleria and the Office Towers. • In addition, The Galleria provides 3000 subterranean parking spaces.
User accessibility: Churches, Temples, and Mosque: • The closest and most popular church near Al Maryah Island is St. George’s Orthodox Cathedral which 16 minutes away. • The closest Mosques are Sheikh Hazza Bin Sultan and Thani Bin Mohammed Mosque all located at about a 10-minute drive from the area. Al Aziz Mosque is the closest mosque to the area on Al Falah Street.
Schools: • The closest schools are Abu Dhabi Grammar School, The Repton school is just at a 7-minute drive. • Emirates National Schools and GEMS World Academy are also popular schools in the area. They are both located within a 10-minute drive from Al Maryah Island. Clinics and Hospitals: • Cleveland Clinic is one of the largest and most respectable clinics in Al Maryah Island. • There are many other popular hospitals and clinics nearby in Al Dafrah such as Al Raha Hospital, Burjeel Hospital, and Dar Al Shifa Hospital. Malls: • The Galleria Mall is an excellent shopping and dining destination in Al Maryah Island. The shopping center features a mix of luxury fashion and exquisite jewelry brands alongside many international brands. • Also, you can visit Abu Dhabi Mall for the waterfront shopping experience with over 200 stores, situated at only a 7-minute drive. Supermarket: • ZOOM, Carrefour Market, SPAR Express, and Lulu Express all within a 10-minute drive. • Mina Al Madeena Supermarket and Al Maya Supermarket are also within a 6-minute drive. Airports: You can reach Abu Dhabi International Airport within a 33-minute drive.
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2.9 Materiality and Color Scheme
Glass and steel curtain wall system
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2.10 Environmental Analysis The "mean daily maximum" (solid red line) shows the maximum temperature of an average day for every month for Al Maryah Island. Likewise, the "mean daily minimum" (solid blue line) shows the average minimum temperature. Hot days and cold nights (dashed red and blue lines) show the average of the hottest day and coldest night of each month of the last 30 years.
The graph shows the monthly number of sunny, partly cloudy, overcast, and precipitation days. Days with less than 20% cloud cover are considered as sunny, with 20-80% cloud cover as partly cloudy, and with more than 80% as overcast.
The maximum temperature diagram for Al Maryah Island displays how many days per month reach certain temperatures.
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The precipitation diagram for Al Maryah Island shows how many days per month, certain precipitation amounts are reached.
The diagram for Al Maryah Island shows the days per month, during which the wind reaches a certain speed.
The wind rose for Al Maryah Island shows how many hours per year the wind blows from the indicated direction. Example SW: Wind is blowing from South-West (SW) to North-East (NE).
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2.11 Natural Features A 5.4 km waterside promenade encircles Al Maryah island to offer residents and office workers maximum access to the waterfront, one of Al Maryah Island’s greatest natural assets. With terrific views of Abu Dhabi.
The site has an amazing open view that can be considered later on in the design process by having public spaces on the waterfront. There are many good features about the location of the site in terms of views: Open View: The project will have a great open view of the city of Abu Dhabi and Al Reem Island. Waterfront: The project is surrounded by the sea and will have nice waterfront public spaces. Visible: The project itself will be very visible from Al Reem Island.
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2.12 Services and Infrastructures Description: 1. Distribution Substations (22/0.4kV): There are three distribution substations in this project which supplies power to Street Lighting (Service & Podium Level), Under Deck Lighting, Navigational Lighting, Traffic Signals, and Utility Tunnels. 2. Electric Network: Phase-1 of the Island is fed from Primary Substation located within the Island. Nearly 40Kms of 22kV cable is laid for this purpose. Along with 22KV Power cable, nearly 17Kms of Fiber Optic cable is laid as part of DMS system and as per ADDC requirement. Apart from this, there is an 11kV network comprising of 20kms of 1lkV Cabling and several 11kV Switching stations. 3. Street Lighting, Under Deck Lighting, Planter Lights & Navigational Lights: LED lights of different optic types are used for podium level street lighting. Similarly for service roads below bridges, LED lights are used which are installed under the deck of bridges. A special type of LED luminaries for navigation guide is installed on the side of bridges connecting AI Maryah Island with the mainland and Reem Island. Planter lights LED used in the podium level on planter boxes. 4. Utility Tunnels: The purpose of these Tunnels is to distribute the utilities to various plots. This is monitored by a central CCTV system, and a fire alarm detection system 5. Sewage Pumping Station. The purpose of this station is to manage the sewage generated from the proposed development on the island through gravity sewer system leading to centralized sewage pumping station with a capacity of 5230 m3/ day and discharge it into Abu Dhabi sewage network after auto pre-treatment process SI through sewage macerators and chemical odor control filter. 6. Fire Fighting & Irrigation Pumping Station: This station is the first station in Abu Dhabi emirate has an accompanying system for controlling and feeding the Fire hydrant system and Irrigation network with a capacity of 2000GPM. 7. Storm Water Pump Station: The purpose of this station is to facilitate the discharge of the stormwater collected through the gravity network from the surface and podium roads network to the sea after the treatment process through grit removal and hydrocarbon separation systems. 8. SCADA and Control System The purpose of this system is to provide a fully automated control system based on PLC and RTU complete with marshaling cubicles field instruments, cabling, FOC, and optical adapters for operating and monitoring the related process of each pump stations and utility Tunnels This control system is interfacing with the main island SCADA in the central control SCADA and PRFD main control center provides the facility of full remote operation and monitoring these pumping stations.
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3.1 Vagelos Education Center
Architects: Diller Scofidio + Renfro Location: NEW YORK, UNITED STATES Client: Columbia University Medical Center Year: 2016 Hight: 70m , 14 floors Gross floor area: 10219.33m² Type: Education Center The Roy and Diana Vagelos Education Center is a state-of-the-art medical and graduate education building that reflects how medicine is taught, learned, and practiced in the 21st century. The 14-story equipment will focus on achieving LEED Gold certification and incorporate advanced technology classrooms, collaborative spaces, and a medical simulation center (replicating the clinics, operating rooms, and other real-world medical settings), innovative learning facilities, both for collaboration and for the quiet work. It also has an auditorium and event areas, student lounges, cafes, and multiple opportunities for outdoor use, including a terrace overlooking the Hudson River.
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Reason of choice: This project was chosen as a case study because I liked the way that the building designed, and it will be as the main reference for inspiration to design my project. The way that the building designed will allow superior doctors and researchers to centralize key activities in a state-of-the-art facility that reflects their commitment to providing world-class instruction and a superb learning environment for students. Also, It offers picturesque views out over the Hudson River that is similar to the waterfront on my site.
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The façade system and its components: Geometries and transparency The outer envelope comprise several different custom-made façades. Technologically highly demanding, these different façade typologies had to meet the requirements of the architectural design but also take into account the particular solar exposure. Architecturally, the south façade is the most striking aspect of the tower. The continuous staircase running through the Study Cascade follows the cantilevered volumes down through the building. each segment emphasized by broad GFRC bands. The total see-through transparency of the façade reveals the network of social and study spaces distributed across oversize landings. It is as if this 14-story glass tower has had its outer skin removed to reveal a sectional view of the Cascade's skeleton. The other three sides of the tower are made up of continuous glass and aluminum unitized curtain wall with glass fiber-reinforced concrete elements. While each façade displays slightly different technical characteristics depending on orientation, the integrated glass-fiber-reinforced concrete strips create a single wrap-around unit. The glass-fin façade is today one of the most transparent forms of structural glass façades.
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Design: The Roy and Diana Vagelos Education Center is a 14-story glass, concrete, and steel structure defined by the “Study Cascade”—a network of social and study spaces distributed along an exposed, interconnected vertical staircase that extends the height of the building—and encompasses 100,000 square feet of state-of-the-art medical and scientific facilities. The alcove interiors of the Study Cascade, designed to be conducive to collaborative, team-based learning and teaching, open onto south-facing outdoor spaces and terraces. Other key elements of the design include: • • • •
Ground floor lobby and café, which adjoin a “study bar” with views of the Palisades. Student Commons, which features a café, computer work area, and computer labs. Advanced clinical simulation center, specialized space for mock examination rooms, clinics, and operating rooms. Multipurpose auditorium, a 275-seat flexible space used for campus-wide events such as lectures, screenings, and concerts. • “Academic Neighborhoods,” groups of classrooms that can be configured according to need by operable partitions, dropdown screens and large-scale multi-user touch screens, suspended ceilings, and distributed power and data at the floor • South and West Courts, outdoor spaces featuring local plant species. • Anatomy Quad, a flexible learning space with integrated screens and task lighting.
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Sustainable features: DS+R’s design takes advantage of an incredible view of the Hudson River and the Palisades. The building also integrates a range of sustainable features—including locally sourced materials, green roof technologies, and an innovative mechanical system that minimizes energy and water use—and the façade features ceramic “frit” patterns that are baked onto the exterior glass to diffuse sunlight. All new construction and renovation projects—including the Vagelos Education Center—work toward the goal of minimizing CUMC’s carbon footprint and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2025.
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3.2 Mahler 4 Office Tower
ARCHITECT: Rafael Viñoly LOCATION: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Completion: 2005 Floors Above Ground 24 Tower GFA: 31,752 m² / 341,776 ft² TYPE: Tower - Office Height: 95 m (311 ft) The Mahler 4 Office Tower is located in a 160,000-square-meter (1,722,225-square-foot) mixed-use development in Amsterdam’s Zuidas district, an ambitious urban regeneration project located approximately halfway between the city center and Schiphol Airport. The master plan mandated a specific zoning envelope for each building in the development, resulting in the traditional base, shaft, and crown structure of high-rise buildings here angled in a plan to yield a more dynamic urban composition. Rafael Viñoly Architects’ design sought to reinvent this tripartite building structure, unifying the three-tower volumes into a singular, dynamic composition through the use of an exterior stair and vertical aluminum mullions.
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Reason of choice: This project was chosen as a case study because of the way they benefited from a fire-escape stair is shifted from the core of the building to the façade where it creates a favorite outdoor vertical circulation path for its occupants and expands the usable floor area inside the building. This staircase provides a fair-weather alternative to the two elevator cores and creates exterior spaces that office workers can use for informal gatherings, or that can be programmed as small gardens and outdoor plazas.
Design concept: • The design of Viñoly breaks with traditional structures, mainly because, in sync with a modern language, avoiding the classical tripartite base structure, development, and coping and replaces it with a distinctive architectural order: a composition of multiple architectural orders. Each layer reinforces the idea that the city has more than a reference plane. • The main elements of the work are its glass skin and an exterior staircase that wraps around the building. The combined effect of these components encourages the perception of a building, not a composition of stacked flat, but as a sculptural block in perpetual motion.
Façade: The building is clad from top to bottom with glass and clear anodized aluminum fins—materials with subdued reflective qualities that respond to even the subtlest atmospheric changes in Dutch weather. As visitors move around the building, the spacing of the vertical mullions appears to vary in density, yielding a dynamic, constantly changing image. The combined effect of the external staircase and the dynamic building skin encourages a perception of the building not as a composition of stacked planes but as a single sculptural element in constant motion.
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Spaces: The building’s design comprises a six-story basement from which a tower rises on the northwest corner. The internal organization is standard, with two concrete cores with service spaces surrounded by steel construction. The office spaces are situated around the cores along the elevations and, thanks to the floor-to-ceiling glass, have a breathtaking view. A stairway cut into the building’s exterior elevations spirals upwards, creating a characteristic line which gives the building a strong identity.
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3.3 Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
Architect: CannonDesign Location: Cambridge, MA, United States Client: Novartis project year: 2015 Category: Laboratories, Auditoriums, workshops Area: 550,000 sq ft
Located within MIT’s campus, the new building for Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research seeks to engage the university and the community’s academic capital for its research mission. The design for Novartis presents a spatially compelling and pragmatic approach to NIBR’s programmatic requirements, environmental criteria, and the surrounding context while demonstrating a thoughtful aesthetic sensitivity for the new Cambridge campus.
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Reason of choice: This project was chosen as a case study because of the way they benefited from building design as an incubator for collaboration within a state-of-the-art research environment. Through the strategic use of light, temperature, acoustics, and circulation, they were able to promote exchange amongst the building’s research community.
Design: The new facility promotes engagement both within the lab and throughout its ‘social spaces’. Acknowledging that there are a variety of modes of engagement for research, the design promotes a diverse range of work and study types within the building, from introverted individual study ‘nooks’ to extroverted communal spaces to encourage spontaneous encounters.
Façade: The Maya Lin facade comprises 290,000 square feet of a distinctive, randomly perforated natural stone screen, hung from a unitized aluminum curtain wall system. We were instrumental in resolving the stone design and a supporting stainless steel structure, which assembles the individual stone panels into mega-panels that are fixed to the curtain wall behind and then fixed to the primary structure using conventional brackets. This innovative approach allowed the cladding contractor to save considerable assembly time on site. They used a unique system comprising weaved bronze fabric encapsulated within laminated glass blades. They also designed an elegant louver carrier system that could be applied to the custom unitized curtain wall without compromising either aesthetics or thermal performance. Silicone bonding was used to avoid mechanical fasteners within the glass elements.
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Exterior details (south facade) South faรงade from courtyard - exterior cascading
North faรงade
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Sustainable features: Environmental controls and daylight optimization were carefully studied in the design. The building incorporates two innovative louver systems on its facade; one of glass (exterior) and one of wood (interior) to maximize daylight and minimize glare and heat gain. The interior environment incorporates natural materials to be warm and inviting. A high level of scrutiny was given to the acoustic features to create an optimum atmosphere for focused research. The project has been awarded LEED Gold.
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Design: Effective circulation and communication between labs play a significant role in the program concept. Social realms are located at the south and away from the research spaces in order for separation of the ‘lab coat on’ and the ‘lab coat off’ areas to effectively facilitate efficient circulation at each individual floor. Within the lab, broad sightlines and a modular furniture system transform a siloed research space into a flexible platform for collective investigation. Connective stairs within the lab spaces also allow for ‘lab coat on’ communication. To promote overall building interaction and connectivity, a dynamic ‘cascading’ stair joins all the building’s social spaces together within a daylight-filled atrium; a vibrant set of spaces facilitating chance encounters. These social spaces are stratified from floor to floor, alternating between ‘extrovert’ and ‘introvert’ floors, with the understanding that ‘research’ is a very personal experience. This approach creates a variety of inviting spaces that lend themselves to collaboration as individuals are able to both share a cup of coffee with fellow employees or conduct collective research. The decentralized distribution of public spaces also creates unique identities on each level with the cascading stair promoting activity and interaction between the floors. Labs were designed along the building’s perimeter to promote daylighting while the noisiest lab-support areas with higher exhaust requirements are at the centers of the floor plate where natural light is unnecessary. In addition to the building itself, our client challenged us to investigate the possibility that innovations in science might also spring from innovations in the casework systems that support research and discovery. Our team developed the Innovative Lab Design 2.0 (ILD2.0) system as a kit of parts that users and facilities managers could deploy in a variety of ways to suit the changing needs of the contemporary laboratory and the preferences of individuals and research teams. The ILD2.0 system combined a plug-and-play functionality, mobile storage, and an elegant materials palette that worked to open the lab, encouraging better communication and visibility. By enabling clear lines of sight and easy reconfigurability ILD aims to enhance workflow, making it more efficient and flexible; enabling the best possible discoveries in the research environment. Whereas the traditional lab environment often promotes siloed work cloisters, the ILD2.0 system sought to capture the client’s broader ambition to orient the research process towards a vision of a community built on openness and shared exploration.
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3.4 Rockefeller University River Campus
Location: New York, US Architect: Rafel Viñoly Architects Area: 220,000 square feet Completion date: April 2019
The highly regarded biological- and medical-research institution that occupies a verdant campus along the East River on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The project, which totals 220,000 square feet, includes new administrative offices, a dining common, a conference center, and renovations to existing laboratories and offices. And as Bargmann’s remark indicates, the expansion is mostly hidden, at least as one approach from the existing campus, concealed under two acres of inviting roof gardens.
Reason of choice: This project was chosen as a case study because of the way they benefited from the perimeter of the lab building’s roof which is devoted to a balustrade-protected pathway. This approach allows Rockefeller community members and staff of the neighboring hospitals to enjoy unobstructed views.
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By taking advantage of air rights over the FDR Drive, Rockefeller University was able to create two acres of real estate and expand its hemmed-in campus.
Prefabricated steel-framed modules, each unique and weighing up to 800 tons, were lifted from a river barge out over the roadway onto already placed columns and foundations.
Brise soleil the floor-to-ceiling window walls help bounce daylight into the interiors and emphasize the building's horizontality.
Lounges, intended to encourage collaboration, divide the laboratory wings roughly in half.
The expansion project included the reconstruction of a sea wall and a public path for pedestrians and cyclists at the level of the roadway.
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On the roof of the new laboratories are gardens where the plants, including ornamental grasses and flowering herbs, have been selected in part for the rustling sound they make in the wind. Curvilinear glass pavilions for offices and dining pop up from the garden level, while an amphitheater is scooped out of it.
PLans and Section:
Master plan
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Second Floor
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3.5 Biomedicum Laboratory Building
Location: SWEDEN Architects: C.F. Møller Architects Area: 65000 m² Year: 2019
Designed by C.F. Møller Architects, The new laboratory building, Biomedicum, is to be the powerhouse for research at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, one of the world”s leading medical universities, known amongst other things for selecting the recipients of the Nobel Prize in medicine and physiology. Previously, the research environments of the Karolinska Institute were scattered throughout the campus - a green park area with red brick buildings dating from the 1930s. With Biomedicum, the Karolinska Institute will gain a single unifying environment for future research, with ultra-flexible equipped laboratories and office facilities that will act as a catalyst for cross-cutting collaboration between the various research and study environments.
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Reason of choice: This project was chosen as a case study because of the way they benefited from a structure that enables an open lab as well as closed and more fixed units. This creates a sustainable building that allows for changes without disrupting ongoing research. Also, The atrium's roof which is a suspended ceiling with large dome-shaped lanterns that let in daylight, which also function as lamps in winter.
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The new construction is not only intended to provide a building in the campus park, but also to accommodate the park within the building. With a glass-covered green atrium, the outdoor campus area is continued through the building, thereby reinforcing the social qualities of the green campus to the benefit of knowledge-sharing and interdisciplinarity. The building''s openness, created amongst other things by way of a transparent, inviting ground floor with access to the atrium as well as a cafĂŠ and public exhibition space, also forms new linkages through the park and thereby opens up the Karolinska Institute both towards the city and towards the planned new university hospital, Nya Karolinska Solna (NKS), which will be directly adjacent.
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3.6 Comparsion charts The following table and bar graphs compare between each of the case studies based on specific criteria that will eventually be reflected on assigning the program and areas.
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3.7 Precedents conclusion In conclusion, the following is the list of things learned from each precedent study that will be used in the proposed project. THINGS LEARNED FROM THE CASE STUDIES: 3.1 Vagelos Education Center: The concept, facade treatment. 3.2 Mahler 4 Office Tower: Getting an idea of how to expand the usable floor area inside the building and at the same time creates exterior spaces that office workers can use for informal gatherings, or that can be programmed as small gardens and outdoor plazas. 3.3 Novartis Institutes For Biomedical Research: The requirements of the laboratories and the other things related to the research center and types of equipment. 3.4 Rockefeller University River Campus: Getting an idea of how to design a building that will allow researchers to centralize key activities in a state-of-the-art facility that reflects their commitment to providing world-class research. 3.5 Biomedicum Laboratory Building: Getting an idea of how I can use the strategy of light, temperature, acoustics, and circulation on my building.
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Chapter 4: Generic Data
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4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8
Building type background Cafe / Restaurant Laboratory Offices Meeting Room Library Exhibition / Galleries Auditorium
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4.1 Building type background National Research Center For Epidemiology in the United Arab Emirates. It includes different types of functions and uses related to the Epidemiology research and education.This chapter will focus on showing the design standards and guidelines of each function and space, as well as the requirements based on the studied design standards reference books such as Neufert, Time saver, and Metric handbook.
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5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6
Description of the program Programming Program Proximity matrix Bubble diagram Detailed program
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5.1 Description Of The Program National Research Center For Epidemiology is the Abudhabi's first independent biomedical research center. The aim is to create an integrated health map and provide the local, regional, and global research community with sound, specialized medical research. The state-of-the-art facility seeks to boost medical innovation, accelerate the use of artificial intelligence to monitor new diseases, develop proactive plans to contain outbreaks and find effective treatments and vaccines. The program is divided into different zones for different functions as follows, the research center that contains entry/reception, loading dock, general laboratory and science-related components, hematology, clinical chemistry, microbiology/serology, clinical immunology, blood bank, support areas, and offices & researchers areas. Lastly, the educational zone which is represented by public events / Exhibitions, Auditorium, and News media (A room for publishing news and articles on the Internet). This chapter will present a detailed program with the areas using various tables and diagrams. Plot area: 12650 S.q.m Max Height: 145m
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5.2 Programming Program: (16638 m2) 1- Research center: (8708m2) 1.1 Entrance / Lobby / Reception: (602m2) a. Toilets b. Cafe / Restaurant c. Seating area d. Biosecurity (biosafety and biosecurity) / Security Access and Surveillance 1.2 Entry / Reception (loading dock): (220m2) a. Specimen Reception/ Registration b. Pneumatic Tube Station c. Sorting / Processing 1.3 Laboratory – General: (1144m2) a. Laboratory – General ( lab coats lockers / lab services / lab bench / lab equipment / Fume Hoods / biological safety cabinets / autoclaves / glassware washer / glassware dryer / incinerator / computer lab) 1.4 Hematology (hematopathology): (781m2) a. Specimen Reception b, Laboratory - High volume analyzer c. Laboratory - Manual Testing d. Lab Workstations - Microscopy e. Store – General 1.5 Clinical Chemistry: (581m2) a. Specimen Reception b. Laboratory - High Volume Analyzer c. Lab Workstations - Chemistry d. Bay - Storage 1.6 Microbiology/ Serology: (1316m2) a. Specimen Reception, sorting, set-up b. Laboratory - Blood Culture / Laboratory Physical Containment c. Anteroom - Physical Containment Laboratory d. Cool Room/ Refrigerator(s) e. Laboratory – Incubators f. Lab Workstations - Microscopy, Specimen reading / Laboratory - Mycology, Microscopy 1.7 Clinical Immunology: (571m2) a. Specimen Reception b. Laboratory – Antibody c. Laboratory - Proteins, Allergy d. Bay - Refrigerators – Freezers
1.8 Blood Bank: (900m2) a. Specimen Reception b. Laboratory - Processing Area c. Blood Products Cool Room/ Refrigerators d. Blood Products Freezer/s e. After-hours Blood Store f. Bay – Storage 1.9 Support Areas: (1163m2) a. Bay - Emergency Shower and Eyewash b. Cleaner’s Room c. Clean-up Room d. Cool Room/s e. Disposal Room / waste f. Freezers area g. Sterilizing Room h. Store – Bulk i. Store – Chemical j. Store – General k. Store - Photocopy/ Stationery l. Store – Files m. Control room / IT / Mechanical room / Pump room 1.10 Offices & Researchers Areas: (1430m2) a. Multi-purpose simulation b. Common spaces / collaborative spaces / innovative c. Quiet lounge ( relax room / Study lounge / small library) d. small kitchen e. Meeting Room f. Offices g. Staff Room h. Change Room (M/F) i. Shower - Staff j. Toilet 2- Educational: (1690m2) 2.1 Entrance / Lobby / Security / Reception 2.2 Public events / Exhibition / galleries 2.3 Auditorium 2.4 Café / Restaurant 2.5 Toilets 2.6 News media 2.7 Store 2.8 Office 2.9 Building services ( Mechanical room,.... ) 3- Circulation (25%): (2600m2) 4- Structure (25%): (2600m2) 5- Mechanical (10%): (1040m2)
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5.3 Program Program
Laboratory – General Clinical Chemistry
Hematology (hematopathology)
Research Center
Entry / Reception (loading dock) Entrance / Lobby / Reception
Space
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Type
NSM (m2)
Qty
GFA (m2) Room Code
Comments
Cafe / Restaurant
Enclosed
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2
40
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Biosafety and Biosecurity
Enclosed
35
1
35
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Toilets
Enclosed
13.5
2
27
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Seating area / Lobby / Reception
Enclosed
500
1
500
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-
Specimen Reception/ Registration
Enclosed
100
1
100
Sprec-i similar
Pneumatic Tube Station
Enclosed
20
1
20
NS
Sorting / Processing
Enclosed
100
1
100
NS
Laboratory – General
Enclosed
500
1
500
Lab coats lockers room
Enclosed
50
1
50
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Lab services
Enclosed
90
1
90
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Lab equipment
Enclosed
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1
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Computer lab
Enclosed
99
1
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Lab bench / Fume Hoods / biological safety cabinets
Enclosed
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1
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Autoclaves
Enclosed
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1
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Glassware washer / glassware dryer
Enclosed
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1
49
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Incinerator
Enclosed
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1
81
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Specimen Reception
Enclosed
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1
81
Sprec-i similar
Laboratory - High volume analyzer
Enclosed
200
1
200
NS
Laboratory - Manual Testing
Enclosed
200
1
200
Pthlb-mod-
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Lab Workstations - Microscopy
Enclosed
200
1
200
Pthlb-mod-i similar
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Store – General
Enclosed
100
1
100
Stgn-10-i
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Specimen Reception
Enclosed
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1
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Sprec-i similar
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Laboratory - High volume analyzer
Enclosed
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1
200
NS
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Lab Workstations - Chemistry
Enclosed
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1
200
Pthlb-mod-i similar
Storage
Enclosed
100
1
100
Bs-2-i
Receiving, data entry for tracking. Preliminary processing, Includes dispatch area -
Pthlb-mod-i similar
Receiving, sorting & preliminary processing -
May include manual processing stations Equipment that needs to be located in the zone
Microbiology/ Serology Clinical Immunology Blood Bank Support Areas
Research Center
Receiving, sorting & preliminary processing
Specimen Reception, sorting, set-up
Enclosed
100
1
100
Sprec-i similar
Laboratory - Blood Culture
Enclosed
200
1
200
Pthlb-mod-
Laboratory - Physical Containment
Enclosed
200
1
200
NS
Negative Pressure, includes biological safety cabinet/s
Anteroom - Physical Containment Laboratory
Enclosed
200
1
200
Anrm-i
For air pressurisation, PPE
Cool Room/ Refrigerator(s)
Enclosed
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Corm-i
Separate clean and dirty cool storage
Laboratory – Incubators
Enclosed
144
1
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Pthlb-mod- similar
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Lab Workstations - Microscopy, Specimen reading
Enclosed
200
1
200
Pthlb-mod-i similar
Laboratory - Mycology, Microscopy
Enclosed
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1
144
Pthlb-mod-i similar Negative Pressure
Specimen Reception
Enclosed
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Laboratory - Antibody
Enclosed
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Laboratory – Proteins, Allergy
Enclosed
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Refrigerators - Freezers
Enclosed
Specimen Reception
Negative Pressure
Negative Pressure
Sprec-i similar
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Pthlb-mod- similar
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Pthlb-mod- similar
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Bmeq-4-I similar
Enclosed
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1
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Sprec-i similar
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Laboratory – Processing Area
Enclosed
150
1
150
Pthlb-mod- similar
Processing done in lab general
Blood Products Cool Room/ Refrigerators
Enclosed
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320
Corm-i similar
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Blood Products Freezers
Enclosed
100
2
200
Corm-i similar
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After Hours Blood Store
Enclosed
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Ahbbf-i
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Storage
Enclosed
100
1
100
Bs-2-i
Equipment that needs to be located in the zone
Emergency Shower and Eyewash
Enclosed
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bese-1-i
Located in each separate laboratory
Cleaner’s Room
Enclosed
25
5
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Clrm-5-i
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Clean up Room
Enclosed
25
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Clup-7-I clup-12-i
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Cool Room
Enclosed
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Corm-i similar
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Disposal Room / waste
Enclosed
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324
Dis-5-I dis-10-i
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Freezers Area
Enclosed
49
1
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NS
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Sterilising Room
Enclosed
36
1
36
NS
Adjacent to clean up
Store - Bulk
Enclosed
81
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81
stbk-40-i similar
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Store - Chemical
Enclosed
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1
64
stcm-i similar
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Store -General
Enclosed
49
1
49
stgn-8-i stgn-16-i
General supplies & consumables
Store –photocopy/ stationery
Enclosed
36
1
36
Stps-8-i stps-10-i
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Store –Files
Enclosed
36
1
36
Stfs-8-i stfs-10-i
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Mechanical Room/ Control Room
Enclosed
100
1
100
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Temperature monitored, alarmed
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Multi-purpose simulation
Outdoor Spaces
Educational
enclosed
1
144
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60
4
240
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Enclosed
100
3
300
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Small kitchen
Enclosed
25
2
50
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Meeting room
Enclosed
60
4
240
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Offices
Enclosed
12
7
84
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Staff Room
Enclosed
12
7
84
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Change Room
Enclosed
36
3
108
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Shower / toilets
Enclosed
60
3
180
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Entrance / Lobby / Security / Reception
Enclosed
350
1
350
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Public events / Exhibition / galleries
Enclosed
200
1
200
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Auditorium
Enclosed
650
1
650
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CafĂŠ / Restaurant
Enclosed
20
2
40
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Toilets
Enclosed
12
3
36
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News media room
Enclosed
150
1
150
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Office
Enclosed
12
3
36
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Store
Enclosed
64
2
128
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Building services
Enclosed
100
1
100
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Open
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Public Spaces
Total
10398
Circulation (25%)
2600
Structure (25%)
2600
Mechanical (10%)
1040
Total
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Semi-
144
Quiet lounge ( relax room / Study lounge / small library)
Offices & Researchers Areas
Research Center
Common spaces / collaborative spaces / innovative
Enclosed
16638 m2
Cluster Dendrogram:
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Alluvial Diagram:
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5.4 Proximity matrix Research Center:
Entrance / Lobby / Reception biosafety and biosecurity Toilets Cafe / Restaurant Entry / Reception (loading dock) Laboratory – General Hematology Clinical Chemistry Microbiology/ Serology Clinical Immunology Blood Bank Multi-purpose simulation Emergency Shower and Eyewash Store – General Quiet lounge Meeting Room Office
collaborative spaces Store - Photocopy/ Stationery Store – Files
Strong Relation
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Medium Relation
Weak Relation
Educational:
Entrance / Lobby Reception Security Room Security Room Auditorium Café / Restaurant Toilets News media Store - general Store – Files Meeting Room Offices - staff Building services Offices – General Mechanical room IT Exhibition / galleries Common spaces
Cleaner’s Room Waste Store - Photocopy/ Stationery
Strong Relation
Medium Relation
Weak Relation
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5.5 Bubble diagram Research Center:
biosafety and biosecurity
Reception (loading dock)
Cafe / Restaurant
Toilets
Office
Hematology
Laboratory – General
Entrance/Reception
Meeting Room
Emergency Shower and Eyewash
Blood Bank
Clinical Chemistry
Quiet lounge
Clinical Immunology
Strong Relation
Open
Medium Relation
Enclosed
Weak Relation
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Store – General / Photocopy
Semi-Enclosed
Microbiology / Serology
Multipurpose simulation
collaborative spaces
Educational:
Security Room
Exhibition / galleries
CafĂŠ / Restaurant
Toilets IT Auditorium
Building services
Entrance/Reception
Offices staff
Meeting Room
News media room
Store – Files
Store general
Strong Relation
Open
Medium Relation
Enclosed
Weak Relation
Semi-Enclosed
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5.6 Detailed program Research Center & Educational:
Private Public Semi-Private Size
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Research Center:
Educational:
Private Public Semi-Private Size
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Chapter 6: Estimated Budget
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6.1 Estimated budget
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6.1 Estimated budget Cost Estimation Process: This chapter will discuss the budget-related analysis, based on the latest statistics and the average of construction costs in Abu Dhabi.
Estimation Process: According to the last statistics by the Arab Hopital Magazine, the price evaluated for the average construction cost as per square meter in the emirate of Abu Dhabi is between 3500 and 7000 depending on the total built area.
Building cost Project total area X Square meter cost = Building cost 16,638 m2 X 6000 AED/m2 = 99,828,000 Medical devices and equipment (4000 AED/m2) 16,638 m2 X 4000 AED/m2 = 66,552,000 Site development (2500 AED/m2) 16,638 m2 X 2500 AED/m2 = 41,595,000 Total construction cost 99,828,000 + 66,552,000 + 41,595,000 = 207,975,000
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Chapter 7: Conceptual Design
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Concept description Development process Inspirations Concept volumes The concept
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7.1 Concept description There were a number of factors behind the concept development of the proposed National Research Center For Epidemiology. This chapter will discuss all the ideas behind the concept design and the thinking process. The major idea of the concept is giving researchers feel how strong the connection with the surrounding design throughout the building and how that concept can help attract and retain world-class researchers. while the Educational part of a research center aims to attract people to raise awareness, share knowledge and expertise with the scientific community, to understand the diseases better, prevent it from spreading. Also, privacy is one of the most important elements to consider in the concept, which will be shown in the project via either different levels or layers starting from public area (educational), and then going up more levels for more privacy (research center) or divide the building into two volumes by keeping a connection between them. Either way we will need to follow strict biosafety and laboratory biosecurity principles and practices when handling and storing pathogenic microorganisms. Also, including protection, control and accountability for valuable biological materials will help prevent their unauthorized access, loss, theft, misuse, diversion or intentional release, and contribute to preserving scientifically important work for future generations.
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Users can access the site by cars through two entrances. The first entrance is from Hamouda bin Ali Al-Zahir St which is under the bridge (+3m). While the second entrance is via a street between the plot and the waterfront (+3m).
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Site Plan
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7.3 Inspirations
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7.4 Concept Volumes
Research Center Educational Bridge
The project has two main separate buildings to provide more privacy. The buildings connected with a small bridge, and this bridge will have semi-enclosed common spaces and public space under the bridge. The first building is the Research center. It includes Reception/ entrance - researchers, Laboratory – General, Hematology, Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology/ Serology, Clinical Immunology, Blood Bank, Support Areas, and Offices & Researchers Areas. While the second building is Educational, it includes Entrance - public/ Reception, Exhibition/galleries, Auditorium, CafÊ / Restaurant, News media, Building services, and offices.
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7.5 The Concept Three entrances for researchers & staff: 1) The first entrance (official): from Al Matlee St (bridge level +14.25m), just for drop off. 2) The remaining entrances (nonofficial): from Hamouda bin Ali Al-Zahir St (under the bridge +3m), which comprised of service, and access roads, the other one from the waterfront side.
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Entrance for Visitors: They can only reach the educational part of the building, (+3) from the sea level.
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