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Flexibility and

adaptability

Hospitals built today are expected to
operate successfully for many years
into the future, to enable this we
are designing for adaptability. This
is exemplified by the redevelopment
of Kwong Wah Hospital in Kowloon,
Hong Kong, where intelligent
engineering services will make it
possible to manage infections on “Hospitals built today
either a small scale or in the case are expected to operate
of a pandemic, 100 patient rooms successfully for many years
can individually be switched from
“normal” to “isolation” mode. into the future, to enable
this we are designing for
At some locations, there is a trend for hospital car
parks to be designed with higher ceilings so they can adaptability.”
be repurposed as offices or homes when no longer
needed, adapting to future changes in urban mobility.
At the Banner University Medical Center tower in
Phoenix, USA, two out of the 13 floors are being built
just as shells with maximised structural grids, ready
to accommodate whatever challenges the future holds.
This provides the ultimate flexibility.
For Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden, flexibility
has meant inserting partly removable external walls to
enable easy access for new equipment to be installed
when technology advances. This feature means that the
hospital can take advantage of rapid changes in medical
technologies. But Sahlgrenska is not just adaptable, it
is also smart and connected. It incorporates the most
advanced imaging facilities into its operating theatres,
enabling clinicians to perform diagnostics during surgery.

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