Personalising Health Care with Design using an “Evidence-Based” Design Approach
The new addition to Max Healthcare’s lineup for Super Speciality hospitals renders a seamless functional extension of the existing block, along with a highly responsive healing environment. Located in Vaishali in Uttar Pradesh, within a very competitive healthcare hub of East Delhi, the project brief made it critical for the designers to push the boundaries of patient care and satisfaction through design. The new hospital aims to emerge as a beacon of contemporary healthcare in India, where planning and interior design rely heavily on principles of ‘Evidence-Based Design’ that have resulted in robust outcomes that are responsive and responsible. This principle enables convenience and approachability for patients with a core sense of comfort.
The two-and-a-half-acre tight-fitting rectangular site foresaw the construction of its first block, back in 2008, with about 200 beds and one basement pedestal for future expansion. The basement housed two structural shells for its LINACs and some support services spilled out of its initial block. Even though the masterplan provided the extents for the new extension's envelope, it also posed several design challenges, such as insufficient parking space on-site to augment the anticipated built-up area. The existence of only one basement level dissolved any possibility of taking the parking garage below grade. This led to the possibility of a mixed-use tower w
