Proposed Medical Diagnostics Centre
For Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, NAUTH Nnewi.
Description:
Simple & Functional With Elements of Attraction.
A simple cluster of linked geometric forms, enveloped with vertical concrete elements.
The project was inspired by the events leading up to the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), in Nigeria, following the arrival of a Liberian Diplomat Patrick Sawyer in Lagos, on July 20, 2014.
There were no BSL-4 labs in Nigeria at the time to handle the highly infectious virus that caused 11,325 deaths.
The design did not just seek to cover end to end
functionality right from patient registration to conducting lab and imaging tests & result updating; it also sought to provide a Bio-safety Level 4 Facility to handle high risk and infectious pathogens for which no immediate cures or vaccines are available.
Project Location:
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra.
Project Type:
Studio IV – Final Semester Design Project – Department of Architecture, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.
Date of Proposal:
September, 2014
Supervisor:
Arc. Odoanyanwu N.M.
Design Form & Massing
Made use of simple forms related to the master plan of the hospital so as to create uniformity.
Arranged in a clustered setting linked together, making
shared facilities to have proximity to all the departments.
Design drawings for this project were hand sketched using ink on tracing
paper as required by the Department of Architecture, Nnamdi Azikiwe University,
Awka, and approved by NIA/ARCON. No full CAD version or adaptation of this
design exists to date.
Hand Sketched Original Perspective view of project
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