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Economic Modern Hospital Construction at Eugene Marais Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa
The planning and design procedures used in the construction of a 230-bed hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, are reviewed. At the time working drawings were being prepared, many of the details concerning hospital services had not been finalized. The structural design had to be sufficiently flexible in concept to avoid costly and time-consuming alterations during construction. Among the facilities included in the hospital are five 'laminar flow' operating enclosures, four standard operating theaters, an x-ray diagnostic center, physicians' consulting rooms, and a dispensary. The total suspended concrete floor area is approximately 8,350 square meters, spread over five floors. The design analysis included consideration of various types of structures, cost investigations, provision for future alterations for services, types of structural materials and crackfree finishes, variable brick partition locations and loadings, location of expansion joints, and maintenance of aseptic conditions. Although 18 months had been allotted for construction and completion of the building and all services, the hospital was opened nearly 2 months ahead of schedule. The review is said to illustrate that a hospital can be economically constructed on relatively short notice provided a systematic approach free from preconceived ideas is adopted. The economy of the structure resulted from judicious use of available, conventional building materials. No special processes or specialist builders were required. Design analysis was expedited by use of a desktop computer. Working drawings, materials estimates, and floor plans, are included.
Economic Modern Hospital Construction at Eugene Marais Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa
The planning and design procedures used in the construction of a 230-bed hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, are reviewed. At the time working drawings were being prepared, many of the details concerning hospital services had not been finalized. The structural design had to be sufficiently flexible in concept to avoid costly and time-consuming alterations during construction. Among the facilities included in the hospital are five 'laminar flow' operating enclosures, four standard operating theaters, an x-ray diagnostic center, physicians' consulting rooms, and a dispensary. The total suspended concrete floor area is approximately 8,350 square meters, spread over five floors. The design analysis included consideration of various types of structures, cost investigations, provision for future alterations for services, types of structural materials and crackfree finishes, variable brick partition locations and loadings, location of expansion joints, and maintenance of aseptic conditions. Although 18 months had been allotted for construction and completion of the building and all services, the hospital was opened nearly 2 months ahead of schedule. The review is said to illustrate that a hospital can be economically constructed on relatively short notice provided a systematic approach free from preconceived ideas is adopted. The economy of the structure resulted from judicious use of available, conventional building materials. No special processes or specialist builders were required. Design analysis was expedited by use of a desktop computer. Working drawings, materials estimates, and floor plans, are included.
Economic Modern Hospital Construction at Eugene Marais Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa
W. M. Stern (author)
1974
13 pages
Report
No indication
English
Health Care Technology , Construction , Design , Foreign countries , HRP/ADB , HRP/HH , HRP/QAS , HRP/ZM , HRPGEO/YFO , HRPOCC/XZ , Health care costs , Health care facilities , Health care technology , Health planning , Hospitals , Methodology , Pretoria(Union of South Africa) , Procedures , Project planning , Reprints , Revisions , Strategy
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