The Future Hospital - Al Daayan Health District by OMA

Led by Reinier de Graaf, OMA introduces its Al Daayan Health District, which will be realized in Doha, Qatar. The team seeks to reimagine the hospital, a feat which is an urgent priority in the context of rapidly advancing medical innovation. Located on an untouched, 1.3 million square-meter site between Qatar University and the new Lusail City, the Al Daayan Health District presents the perfect opportunity — the architects note that it offers the possibility for a new symbiosis between architecture and medical science.

[kayak]

I'm a doctor for 26 years. Seeing this, i believe the designers clearly have no idea how hospital traffic works.

[srinivasaraobudati]

This hospital design basically brings into dysfunctional operation, both for healthcare staff and patients. The patient immediate csre goes out of the windows into the open areas. Idea could may well suited for a regimental school. OMA seems to be pinned on to design visuals.

[theinternetsavedmylife]

Imagine having to move patients between several departments! For example from ER to the Female Ward (which may be the the extreme end of the building)...With normal hospitals, it would be as simple as getting the patient into the elevator, through the general passage to the room, while in this case the logistics of moving patients would be more strenuous and costly.

[viptevb]

Would you believe that some time last year I came up with a very similar concept and made plans in building this hospital / research facility and natural preserver? And it's now 10:17 pm where I am now 2023 and I just found this video? I think this is a sign. I will contain to work on The PCH hospital portfolio. Thank you for making this, you just pushed me further to preserve generations and secure a brighter future for people around the world.

[studyAt]

Very Beautiful.
One Thing hospitals of today dont take into account is the Passive role a visible green cover and fresh sunlight plays in Recovery of a patient .

[SilkCrown]

Hospitals shouldn't be growing their own food. That's not their purpose. Hospitals belong in cities where people live, not in cornfields or the middle of a desert.

[kennyrk]

The perspective of it as a system is fresh but think about the circulation, how difficult would it be for a staff to move in between two different places?

[ruben]

Usually i dont really care about modern architecture but this is amazing. I absolutely love that they added traditional architecture from that area. Modern architecture needs to implement more vernacular and traditional architecture from the specific area its in. When you look at it you just instantly know where its from.

[fengshui]

why put so much emphasis on hospitals? how about proper nutrition and diet? meaning moral and ethical agriculture, good environment, and the like, take precedence.

[ahoog]

While I admire this design and the positive intent behind it, I would like to see a near-complete reworking of what a “hospital” should or could be. I would very much like to be able to go to a single facility for ALL of my healthcare needs and receive—in a SINGLE visit—a full preventative checkup. This would include a physical, imaging, labs, hearing, vision, dental and psychological evaluation. Why wait for illness to strike? Shift the costs of reactionary treatment over to preventative care. Healthcare is a right, and we need to design our processes around that notion.

[NgochiaEbenezer]

If we are to pay close attention, perhaps by activating the subtitles, it would be noticed that the hospital is conceptualized to be a system of modules, "a structure that can be scaled up or down, yet functional at all times". So, in giving precise attention to the meaning of "modules, " I believe we then can appreciate such a design solution.

[vornamenachname]

building vertically with balconies would be a much better design. elevators actually speed up transport times because everything is closer together. and now its small enough to be built in a city where a hospital belongs

[medbasic]

Ok as a Doc I will say that movement of the Patient Should take the Least Time.

[jwdwjfw]

two floors makes the construction cost cheaper and easier to do, I think the only two problems are the speed of getting from one area to another and emergency isolation in case of dangerous diseases

[shahed]

It would be a nice experience to the patients and definitely it would benefit them psychologically, on the other hand take in consideration that the luxury of the place would definitely increase the cost of the hospital bills so not all people would be able to get the medical care.

[Goblinhype]

One of the things that kept me sane at any point of my life while being in a hospital is the view. This blueprint looks like a nightmare.

[hrsmrt]

Hospital with 'touche with nature' concept is really good, Lot of capacity tho, but it's too 'horizontal' and vast, good luck for visitors, looking for patient room🤔

[carlosrelano]

Well, probably, these gardens and everything else will be on the second floor, and the primary functionalities like the ER, ICU, and many others will be on the first floor. That will be cool, right?

[elesjuanpi]

It would be a real challenge so it can be functional according to the flow of each activity and what the law allows. I visualize this project as multiple hospital units with different specialties.

[JoshuaAina-ymbt]

There's a reason why modern hospitals are high-rise, they take less land surface area. How realistic is getting such a large piece of land in a metropolitan area?