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INTRODUCTION
GYNEA
FOURTH FLOOR
• MULTI SPEECIALITY HOSPITAL AND C
MEDICAL INSTITUTE. INTER-RELATIONSHIP
WARD HOSPITAL ELEMENTS
• DESIGNED BY AR. GAUTUM SHAH. S THIRD FLOOR
AHEMDABAD AND NANDI & ASSOCIATES,
JALANDHAR. NEO-
• CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LARSEN AND NATAL
TOUBRO. WARDS
• CONSTRUCTION INITIATED ON OCT 2001. MINO
• ELEMENTS : SECOND FLOOR R O.T
LABOU
MEDICAL COLLEGE R
 HOSPITAL
O.T
ROOMS COMPLE
 OFFICE BUILDING
 RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS FIRST FLOOR X
 HOSTEL
 AUDITORIUM EMERGEN MINO
 CLUB HOUSE CY WARDS R O.T
 ANIMAL HOUSE OP
GROUND FLOOR D
DIAGNOSTI
EMERGEN CS
CY AND
RADIOLOGY
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LOCATION

• IT IS LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF PUNJAB ( ie. JALANDHAR).

• IT IS IN THE CLOSE PROXIMITY WITH MAJOR CITIES LIKE LUDHIANA,
AMRITSAR
CONNECTED WITH NATIONAL HIGHWAY-1.
• LOCATED IN THE HEART OF JALANDHAR CITY ON GARHA ROAD AT
WALKING
DISTANCE
FROM BUS STAND.
• MAIN APPROACH ROAD IS 100 M WIDE.
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SITE LAYOUT
PIMS HAS THREE
ENTRANCES:
• TO EMERGENCY.

• TO OPD.

EXTERNAL CIRCULATION
• MAIN APPROACH ROAD IS 30 M WIDE AND INTERNAL ROADS ARE 12
M WIDE.
• 2.5 TO 3 M WIDE PEDESTRIAN PATHS ARE PROVIDED ALONG THE • TO INSTITUTION
APPROACH AND HOSPITAL.
ROAD AND INTERNAL ROADS.
• SEPARATE ROADS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR OPD BLOCK AND
EMERGENCY
BLOCK OR O.T BLOCK WHICH PROVIDE A COMPLETE SEGREGATION
OF TRAFFIC
AS PER USE.
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SITE LAYOUT

EMERGENCY
BLOCK/ O.T BLOCK

PARKING HOSPITAL ENTRANCE

OPD ENTRANCE

EMERGENCY ENTRANCE

MAIN ROAD 100 FT WID

PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE
MAIN ENTRANCE
SERVICE RELATED TO SITE
• SERVICE ROADS AND RAMPS ARE STRATEGICALLY
PLACED
WHICH DO NOT HINDERS THE MAIN ROADS.
• SERVICE RAMPS ARE MADE TO APPROACH THE
BASEMENT TO
SERVICE YARD FOR THE TRUCKS TO WORK PROPERLY
IN THE
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SITE LAYOUT

SEPARATE
DOCTOR’S
PARKING FOR 40
CARS.

MAIN PARKING LOT

NEXT TO
EMERGENCY/O.T PARKING FOR OPD
BLOCK. VISITORS.

PARKING
• THE TOTAL CAR SPACE FOR 460 CARS FOR THE VISITORS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED IN
THE SITE.
DIFFERENT PARKING SPACE FOR EMERGENCY AND STAFF IS ALSO PROVIDED.
• THE PARKING AND ENTRANCE PORCHES ARE STRATEGICALLY PLACED AND THERE
IS PROPER
FLOW OF THE TRAFFIC. THIS MAKES THE SPACE USER FRIENDLY AND RESULTED IN
THE WORKED
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ORIENTATION
• THE HOSPITAL IS A SOUTH-WEST FACING BUILDING.
• THE O.T’S AND TREATMENT AREAS ARE LOCATED IN THE MOST SUITABLE
ORIENTATION ie. IN
NORTH-WEST.
• GENERAL WARDS ARE FACING NORTH-EAST WHICH JUST ALLOWS THE MORNING
SUN TO
PENETRATE INSIDE.
• EMERGENCY WARDS ARE LOCATED IN SOUTH AND SOUTH-EAST DIRECTION
WHICH IS THE
MOST SUITABLE LOCATION FOR WARDS.
• NO ROOMS ARE PLACED IN EAST AND WEST DIRECTION WHICH HELPS IN
AVOIDING DEEP SUN
PENETRATION INSIDE.
• ENTRANCE LOBBY TO THE OPD FACE TOWARDS THE WESTERN SIDE WHICH IS
FULLY GLAZED
LEADING TO SHARP WESTERN GLARE IN THE EVENING.
• GLAZING ALONG THE CORRIDOR ALLOWS THE NORTH LIGHT INTO THE ATRIUM
LOBBY.

OPENABLE GLASS WINDOWS SKYLIGHTS ARE ALSO

ARE PROVIDED. PROVIDED ALONG SOME
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ZONING
• THE COMPLEX SPREADED OVER
56
ACRES.
• THE OVERALL COMPLEX IS
DIVIDED
INTO
TWO PHASES.

PHASE – 1
MEDICAL COLLEGE AND
INSTITUTE.
TOTAL FLOOR AREA = 90,000 SQ.
MT.

PHASE – 2
RESIDENTIAL FLATS, AUDITORIUM
AND
HOSTEL.
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ZONING

OFFICE
BUILDIN PLAY GROUNDS
G
RESIDENCIAL FLATS
WARDS ARE LOCATED ON
THE BACK SIDE OF
COMPLEX HAVING
SEPARATE
SERVIC APPROACH ROAD 12
E RAMP M WIDE FROM THE
MAIN ROAD.
SERVIC THE MAIN HOSPITAL
E YARD BUILDING IS PLACED
IN FRONT OF THE
COMPLEX.
EMERGENC
Y WARD PARKING AREA
OPD BLOCK
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ZONING (HOSPITAL)

SERVICE YARD IS LOCATED

ON THE SIDE OF THE
COMPLEX HAVING SEPARATE
10 M WIDE ACCESS WHICH IS NOT
RAMP FOR LINKED WITH MAIN TRAFFIC. WARDS
SERVICE
YARD ENTRY.

SEPARATE
DOCTOR’S
PARKING FOR
40 CARS

12 M WIDE
ROAD FOR
SERVICE
AND
DOCTOR’S
PARKING
MAIN BUILDING
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LANDSCAPING
• EMPHASIS HAS BEEN LAID ON THE MIX USE OF HARD AND SOFT AREAS FOR
LANDSCAPING.
• SOFT AREAS ARE IN THE FORM OF SMALL SQUARE BOXES WHICH HAS BEEN
FORMED IN
BETWEEN HARD AREAS HAVING PROVISION OF A TREE IN THE CENTER ALONG
WITH
UPLIGHTING. ON ONE SIDE OF THIS BOX SITTING IS ALSO PROVIDED WHICH
ALLOW PEOPLE TO
SIT IN OPEN WITH A TREE SHADING ABOVE THEM.
• FLOOR HAS BEEN GIVEN A MATERIAL DIFFERENCE ( WASHED CONCRETE FINISH
AND STONE )
WHICH SETS THE MOVEMENT PATTERN OF THE SPACE.
• ALL THE ELECTRICAL WIRES HAVE BEEN LAID UNDERGROUND WHICH PREVENTS
THE STATE OF
CHAOS.
• IN FRONT OF HOSPITAL ENTRANCE A WATER POOL HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED
WHICH CREATES A
SOOTHING EFFECT IN SUMMERS.
• PROVISION OF LANDSCAPE COURTYARDS HAS BEEN PROVIDED ALONG THE
WARDS WHICH
BRINGS A LOT OF LIGHT INSIDE THE BUILDING AND CREATES AN EFFECT OF
GREEN SPACE
INSIDE THE BUILDING.
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ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER

ARCHITECTURAL FORM

• THE ARCHITECTURAL FORM DIRECTLY

FOLLOWS
THE FUNCTION WITH A VERY SIMPLE AND
STRAIGHT LINE BUILDING FAÇADE.
• THE FAÇADE IS SIMPLE ACCORDING TO
THE
PLANNING OF SPACES, AND NO SPECIAL
EFFORTS
HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED TO
HIGHLIGHT THE
FORM OF THE BUILDING.
• THE FRONT FAÇADE COMPRISES OF FIVE
FLOORS
ONE ABOVE THE OTHER CATERING TO THE
MAJOR
FUNTIONAL AREAS OF THE HOSPITAL AND
MEDICAL COLLEGE WHILE THE SIXTH
FLOOR HAS
BEEN RECESSED FROM THE BUILDING
LINE
WHICH COMPRISES OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE
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INTERNAL PLANNING
• BUILDING IS DIVIDED INTO 5
MAIN BLOCK CONNECTED
WITH ADMN
MAIN CORRIDOR. WARDS .
• SERVICE YARD HAS BEEN OFFIC
PROVIDED IN THE BASEMENT PATH LABS E MEDICAL
WHICH HAS A DIRECT COLLEGE
ACCESS
THROUGH A SERVICE RAMP GYANEC WARDS
CONNECTED TO PERIPHERY RAMP
ROAD. LOCKERS
• INTER-RELATIONSHIPS
BETWEEN NEO-NATAL WARDS EN
T
O.T COMPLEX
EMERGENCY,OPD,DIAGNOSTIC
S EMERGENCY
AND OPERATION THEATRE LABOUR ROOMS WARDS
HAS
DENTAL OPD
BEEN WORKED OUT IN AN
OPD
ADEQUATE MANNER WHICH DIAGNOSTIC
FULFILL THE FUNCTIONS AND
BLOCK
TREATMENT
AT
THE SAME TIME ACHIEVE THE
REQUIRED AREAS. EMERGENC
• INTER-RELATIONSHIP
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INTERNAL CIRCULATION
OPERATION THEATRE CIRCULATION
• A MAIN CORRIDOR RUNS THROUGH THE WHOLE COMPLEX CONNECTING THE
VARIOUS SECTIONS
OF THE HOSPITALS.
• FURTHER MAIN CORRIDOR DIVIDED INTO 3 PARTS :
1. CLEAN CORRIDOR BASEMENT CORRIDOR
2. STERILE CORRIDOR
3. DIRTY CORRIDOR

OPD CORRIDOR
DIRTY CORRIDOR

EMERGENCY
BLOCK
CORRIDOR

STERILE
CORRIDOR

CLEAN
CORRIDOR
MAIN CORRIDOR
BASEMENT
CORRIDOR
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VERTICAL CIRCULATION
• A TOTAL NUMBER OF 16 STAIRCASES AND 16 LIFTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED
THROUGHOUT THE
HOSPITAL AT EASILY ACCESSIBLE DISTANCE.
• ALL FLOORS ARE CONNECTED VERTICALLY THROUGH CENTRALLY LOCATED RAMP.
• THE OPERATION THEATRE CONSISTS OF SEPARATE INTERNAL STAIRCASE FOR
DOCTORS AND NO. OF WIDTH NO. OF NO. OF
NURSES. STAIRS LIFT LIFTS
CORES
16 2M 4 16

FIRE ESCAPE STAIRCASE

3MM WIDE CENTRALLY
LIFTS CORE (2X 3.2 M) LOCATED RAMP CONNECTE
TO ALL FLOORS
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GROUND FLOOR
• GROUND FLOOR AREA : 22122.33
SQ.M.
• CIRCULATION : 3500 SQ.M.
• OPD PAVILLION : 1100 SQ.M. KITCHEN DINNINGMEDICAL COLLEGE ANIMAL HOUSE
• BLOOD BANK : 230 SQ.M.
• 4 OPD’S : 2300 SQ.M.
• EACH OPD : 575 SQ.M.
COM. MED
ORTHO AUDITORIUM
DG SET
RAMP

X-RAY
PSYCHIATRIC
MRI/CT SCAN
LECTURE HALL
GEN MED
PHARMACY STORE
( 7.2 X 21 M )
EMERGENCY
FAMILY PLANNING OPD ENTRANCE OPD PAVILLION
ENTRANCE OPD ( 35 X 28 M)
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GROUND FLOOR
• THE GROUND FLOOR IS BROADLY DIVIDED INTO 4 PARTS :
1. OPD
2. EMERGENCY BLOCK
3. DIAGNOSTICS BLOCK PHARMACY STORE
4. MEDICAL COLLEGE ( 7.2 X 21 M ) OPPOSITE
TO CAFETERIA.

INTERIOR VIEW OF GALLERY.

ATRIUM 7.2 M WIDE.
VIEW OF THE CAFETERIA.
( 7M WIDE )
VIEW OF HOSPITAL ENTRANCE.
VIEW OF OPD AND 14 M WIDE MAIN ENTRANCE.
RECEPTION
AREA PROVIDING A GRAND
LOOK
WHICH CREATES AN OPEN
ENVIRONMENT WITHOUR
ANY SORT OF SUFFOCATION
IN PRESENCE OF LARGE NO.
OF PEOPLE. OPD ENTRANCE
(35 X 28 M ).
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FIRST FLOOR
•FIRST FLOOR AREA : 16009.66 SQ.M.
• CIRCULATION : 2800 SQ.M.
• ICU : 495 SQ.M.
• EMERG WARD : 490 SQ.M.
• 6 OPD’S : 4000 SQ.M. TOILETS STAIRCASEMEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY
• MINOR OT : 600 SQ.M. COLLEGE

DENTAL AUDITORIUM
SURGICAL GENERAL
WARDS WARDS

RAMP

OPD

SKIN
CHEST OPD
EMERGENCY LECTURE HALLS
OPD
WARDS
ENT PEDIC
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FIRST FLOOR
FIRST FLOOR COMPRISES OF :
• EMERGENCY ICU’S ( 10 ICU BEDS + SUPPORT ROOMS ).
• EACH ICU BED IS PROVIDED WITH SPACE OF 3 X 2.5 M AREA.
• OT COMPLEX IS ISOLATED FROM ICU AND VISITORS.
• OT CONTAINS 4 BED IN NUMBER.
• THE 2 OT’S ARE PLACED IN 2.5 GRID i.e. EACH OT OF 7.2 X 7.2 M SHARES THE
PREPARATION, SCRUB AND SOIL AREAS.
• THE WARD AREA IS DIVIDED INTO 5 SECTIONS WHERE EACH SECTION IS 5 BEDDED
IN NO.
WITH TOTAL INTAKE OF 25 PERSONS AT A TIME.
• THE OT AND ICU ARE RESTRICTED AREAS WHERE VISITORS ARE NOT ALLOWED
SO. WAITING
• 6AREAS
OPD’SARE
ARE PLACED AT THIS
STRATEGICALLY FLOOR
PLACED :
OUTSIDE THIS PLACE.
1. SKIN OPD.
2. SURGECAL AND EYE.
3. ENT OPD.
4. CHEST OPD.
5. DENTAL OPD. EMERGENCY BLOCK PLAN
6. PEDIATRIC OPD.
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FIRST FLOOR

WARD (6X6 M) RECEPTION AERA

(3X7.2 M).

CORRIDOR WIDTH 3.5 M

TYPICAL SURGERY BLOCK PLAN

STAIRCASE
WIDTH 2 M
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SECOND FLOOR
• GROUND FLOOR AREA : 16298.13
SQ.M.
• CIRCULATION : 2400 SQ.M.
• OT COMPLEX : 2100 SQ.M.
• MINOR OT : 500 SQ.M. TOILETS STAIRCASE LIBRARY
• RECOVERY : 625 SQ.M.
• LABOUR ROOM : 350 SQ.M.
RECOVERY
SURGERY
WARD

RAMP
OT COMPLEX

BIO MED
LAB MEDICAL
COLLEGE
LECTURE HALLS

LABOUR ROOMS MICROBIOLOGY

MED LAB COLLEGE
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SECOND FLOOR
SECOND FLOOR COMPRISES OF :
• 10 OPERATION THEATRES.
• OUT OF THESE 2 ARE FOR FUTURE USE.
• THE WHOLE COMPLEX IS DIVIDED INTO THREE TYPE OF CORRIDORS.
1. CLEAN
2. STERILE
3. DIRTY
• VISITORS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GO BEYOND STERILE CORRIDOR.
• STERILE CORRIDOR CONSIST OF OT’S AND 2 SEPTIC OT’S.
• CLEAN CORRIDOR IS THE AREA WHERE PATIENT’S BED IS PREPARED FOR
OPERATION AND THEN TAKEN TO OT.
• THIS AREA CONSIST OF ANESTHESIA ROOM AND WORK ROOM.
• DIRTY CORRIDOR IS TO CARRY SOIL FROM THE OT TO THE BASEMENT FOR
DISPOSAL.
• THERE ARE 2 SEPTIC OT’S IN THE FRONT CONSISTING OF PREPARATION, SCRUB
AND SOIL AREAS.
• LIBRARY, SURGERY WARDS, OT’S ARE ON THIS FLOOR.
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OPERATION THEATRE
• A MAIN CORRIDOR RUNS THROUGH THE WHOLE COMPLEX CONNECTING THE
VARIOUS SECTIONS
OF THE HOSPITALS.
• FURTHER MAIN CORRIDOR DIVIDED INTO 3 PARTS :
1. CLEAN CORRIDOR
2. STERILE CORRIDOR
3. DIRTY CORRIDOR

DIRTY CORRIDOR

EMERGENCY
BLOCK
CORRIDOR

STERILE CORRIDOR

CLEAN CORRIDOR
MAIN CORRIDOR
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THIRD FLOOR
• GROUND FLOOR AREA : 11411.21
SQ.M.
• CIRCULATION : 2400 SQ.M.
• PEDIA WARDS TOILETS
: 400 SQ.M. STAIRCASE TERRACE
LIBRARY
•NEO-NATAL : 350 SQ.M.

RECOVERY
SURGERY
TERRACE
WARD

RAMP

FORENSIC MED
LAB
LECTURE HALLS

NEO-NATAL
PHARMACOLOGY
MED COLLEGE
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THIRD FLOOR

VIEW OF SKYLIGHTS,PLACE
VIEW OF PEDIATRIC ABOVE THE ATRIUM AREA,
WARD. FROM THE CORRIDOR.

WAITING AREA AND

RECEPTION PROVIDED NEA
THE CIRCULATION CORE.

PEDIATRIC SECTION
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FOURTH FLOOR
• GROUND FLOOR AREA : 9896.21
SQ.M.
TERRACE
• CIRCULATION : 2400 SQ.M. STAIRCASE
TOILETS
• GYNEC WARDS : 400 SQ.M.
• DERMATOLOGY : 350 SQ.M.

ORTHOPEDIC
WARD

RAMP

PATHOLOGY COMMON MED

GYNEC LAB LAB TERRACE
WARDS
DERMATOLOGY
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BASEMENT ( SERVICE AREA )

• ALL THE MAJOR SERVICE AREAS GAS SUPPLY

WERE
IN THE BASEMENT : SERVICE RAMP
RECEIVE STORE
CSSD
LAUNDRY
INCINERATOR
MEDICAL GASES ROOM
ELECTRIC ROOM
 INCINERATOR
PARKING AREA
 BOILER
WATER TANKS
AC PLANT.
• THERE WAS A SEPARATE
ENTRANCE
RAMP FOR LARGE TRUCKS TO
ENTER
SERVICE YARD
• THERE WERE TOTAL 9 STAIRS BASEMENT PLAN
LEADING
TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF
BUILDING.
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ELEVATIONS
EMERGENCY MAIN BUILDING
LECTURE HALL
AUDITORIUM

OPD ENTRANCE
FRONT ELEVATION

MAIN BUILDING MEDICAL COLLEGE

EMERGENCY

ANIMAL HOUSE

SERVICE YARD
NORTH-WEST ELEVATION SOUTH-EAST ELEVATION

PUBLIC CORE PUBLIC CORE

RAMP

REAR ELEVATION
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SERVICES
COOLERS ARE ALSO PROVID
AIR CONDITIONING
ON THE TERRACE TO COOL
• FOR AIR CONDITIONING A CHILL WATER SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED.
DOWN THE HOT AIR DURING
• A.C. PLANT ROOM WAS LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT . SUMMERS.(STACK EFFECT)
• FOUR AIR CHILLED CENTRIFUGAL CHILLERS WERE THERE TO PROVIDE CHILLED
WATER SUPPLY TO A.H.U. .
• THREE HOT WATER GENERATOR OF 400KW CAPACITY WERE PROVIDED FOR
HEATING .
• THERE ARE 4 NO’S CONDENSER WATER PUMPS AND 3 NO’S HOT WATER PUMPS
LOCATED IN THE PLANT ROOM.
• A.C. DUCTS WERE COVERED BY METALLIC FALSE CIELING .
• ALL A.C. DUCTS WERE PROPERLY INSULATED BY GLASS WOOL .

A.C PLANT A.C DUCTS CHILLERS

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FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM
THE FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM
COMPRISES OF :
 OVER HEAD TANK FOR SPRINKLER SYSTEM .
 DIESEL ENGINE PUMP AND ELECTRIC
 FIRE SPRINKLERS.
 UNDERGROUND STATIC WATER TANK FOR
FIRE
FIGHTING . FIRE HYDRANT PIPES
 WET RISER HYDRANT SYSTEM . UNDER FALSE CEILING.
 SPRINKLER SYSTEM WAS USED IN WHICH
BUILDING.ALL PIPES ETC. FOR THIS SYSTEM
COVERAGE OF SPECIAL
TYPE OF FALSE CEILING (METAL FALSE
CEILING). FIRE FIGHTING
SPRINKLER SYSTEM ON
EACH FLOOR.
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WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
• A R.O. PLANT WAS THERE FILTERATION OF
WATER AND
THEN SUPPLY IT TO SPECIAL AREAS.
• FULLY AUTOMATIC STEAM BOILERS ARE THERE
FOR
WATER TANK
HOT WATER SUPPLY.

MEDICAL GAS SUPPLY SYSTEM

• MEDICAL GASES LIKE OXYGEN GAS VALVE
AND
NITROUS OXIDE ETC. WERE
SUPPLIED
THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING
THROUGH CENTRALISED SUPPLY
SYSTEM..
• ALL EQUIPMENT FOR GAS
GAS PIPES GAS STORAGE
SUPPLY ALARM
WERE PRESENT IN EACH WARD,
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PLUMPING SYSTEM
• LEAK PROOF PLUMBING SYSTEM TO MATCH THE HIGH QUALITY STANDARD
SYTEM OF THE
HOSPITAL BUILDING.
• PIPING SYSTEMS ARE PLANNED TO PREVENT THE CONTAMINATION HAZARDS
AND ARE
LOCATED IN THE ACCESSIBLE PIPE DUCTS TO ENSURE EASY ACCESS FOR
REPAIR AND SEWAGE PIPES IN
MAINTENANCE. BASEMENT
• ASSURED 24 HRS SAFE
SEWAGE TREATMENT WATER IS STORED FOR UNINTERRUPTED WATER
SUPPLY.
PLANT

DRAINAGE SYSTEM
• SANITARY DRAINAGE SYSTEM ARE OF CAST IRON PIPES.
FLOOR TRAPS IN
• THE ENTIRE SYSTEM IS PROVIDED WITH TRAPS ANDBASEMENT
FULLY VENTILATED.
• DRAINAGE LINES FROM THE KITCHEN, LAUNDRY,
LABORATORY AND SPECIAL AREAS USING RADIOACTIVE
WASTES HAVE SEPARATE STREAM FOR PRE –TREATMENT
/ NEUTRALIZATION BEFORE DISPOSAL IN CITY SEWAGE
SYSTEM.
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INFERENCES
• SEPARATE ROADS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR OPD BLOCK AND EMERGENCY
OR O.T BLOCK
WHICH PROVIDE COMPLETE SEGREGATION OF TRAFFIC AS PER USE.
• -THE TOTAL PARKING SPACE FOR 450 CARS FOR THE VISITORS HAVE BEEN
PROVIDED IN THE SITE. DIFFERENT PARKING SPACE FOR THE EMERGENCY
AND THE STAFF ARE ALSO PROVIDED.
• SERVICE YARD HAS BEEN PLACED STRATEGICALLY WITH A DIRECT ACCESS
THROUGH A SERVICE LANE WHICH DOESN’T HINDER THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC IN
THE CAMPUS.
• THERE ARE TOTAL 9 STAIRS LEADING TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BUILDING
AND THE BASEMENT IS INTERCONNECTED TO ALL THE STAIRS THTHROUGH
THE CONNECTED CORRIDORS, SO THAT THE BASEMENT SHOULD
APPROACHED FROM EACH AND EVERY PART OF THE BUILDING EASILY.
• EXCESSIVE CIRCULATION SPACE HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR THE ENTRANCE
LOBBY (1100SQ.M) INSPITE OF SEPARATE LARGE WAITING AREA FOR
INDIVIDUAL OPD’S.
• ATRIUM TYPOLOGY WITH TWO SIDE CORRIDORS COULD HAVE BEEN
REPLACED BY A SINGLE LOADED CORRIDOR.
• THE CAFETERIA OPENING INTO THE ENTRANCE LOBBY GIVES A LOOK OF A
RECREATIONAL AREA IN A MALL RATHER THAN THAT SHOULD BE OF A
HOSPITAL.
• FLOOR TO CEILING HEIGHT IS 3 M WITH EXCESSIVELY LOW FALSE CEILING