The Architectural Design of Hospital Facilities
Shree Designs designed and executed many efficient and safe healthcare setups in the middle of the pandemic by embracing immediate changes required for infection control, patient safety, and smooth operations. Kshititi Nagarkar, the principal architect at Shree Designs explains, “COVID-19 has necessitated the consideration of “3 S Factors” while designing any healthcare facility. These are Scanning, Sanitizing, and Social Distancing. All our works post-pandemic have particularly focused on these governing factors from a design perspective of spaces.”
The Road to Wellville – Upasani Super Speciality Hospital
The perfect blend of grandeur, ergonomics and ingenious design, integrated into a landmark healthcare facility in suburban Mumbai, Upasani Super Speciality Hospital is one of our crown-jewel projects at Shree Designs. It was recently covered by IFJ magazine in its July-Aug 2020 issue, which focused on “Hospital Spaces”.
Dauntless Designers
Healthcare Radius in its 7th Anniversary Special issue in October 2019, featured a "power list of architects shattering archaic concepts of designs and re-shaping healthcare buildings".
Kshititi Nagarkar, Architect for The Healthcare Sector
“Decisions on the Infrastructure in the Healthcare Sector are based on costs rather than their appropriateness of use for the function they cater”, feels Ms. Kshititi Nagarkar, an Architect in the pursuit of creating healing spaces. Kshititi works along with her team to create aesthetic, sustainable and affordable facilities that help her doctor clients improve their practice and the well-being of their patients.
Gallopers Post – Ranka Hospital, Pune
The Hospital caters to the growing demands for quality healthcare in the southern part of Pune having a built up area of 25,000 sq.ft of New Wing and 20,000 sq.ft of Existing Hospital. It is a Brown Field project, which is an extension to an existing 50 bedded facility.
The changing face of healthcare design
After completing a decade in designing healthcare projects, Kshititi Nagarkar, principal architect, Shree Designs, shares her experience about the shifting trends in hospital design.
Article Published in August 2019 issue of Healthcare Radius
Adaptive Reuse of Buildings
Malls are going through a downturn as there is a decrease in the number of people spending hours in the mall, window shopping and purchasing.
Though a lot of these are being taken up for office spaces, almost 2096 of these are still vacant. While no one likes to see businesses dip, dead malls and the extra commercial spaces can provide great opportunities to redevelop them. We can expect to see these spaces re-inhabited, re-greened and retrofitted for new business.
Retrofitting For Healthcare Facilities
The word “retrofit” as we are aware suggests fitting in or on to an existing structure OR to substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones. This has been in vogue for the last few years with an objective of protecting existing as well as utilizing redundant facilities. This applies to Healthcare facilities as well since they are always constantly evolving in terms of technology, methodology and care delivery systems. Retrofitting is an apt way to keep step with the transformation.