B&W Company Profile

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COMPANY PROFILE
KEY PROJECTS: HEALTHCARE
Healthpoint Hospital
ABU DHABI, UAE
DESCRIPTION: HOSPITAL COMPLEX
ARCHITECT: HDR
SECTOR LEAD
Jamie Darragh
PRINCIPAL ENGINEER
Jamie is a chartered engineer, based in the
Dubai office, with over 12 years’ experience in
the industry and a wealth of knowledge across
all sectors.
Specialising in healthcare, Jamie is an
affiliate of The Institute of Healthcare
Engineering and Estate Management. He
has developed a wide range of experience
from acute hospitals, mental health hospitals,
inpatient to outpatient clinics and research
facilities. Jamie is fully conversant with the
requirement’s and challenges involved with
the successful design of medical facilities
including the key considerations of efficiency
and cost effectiveness, flexibility, anti-ligature,
expandability, environment, sanitation,
accessibility, controlled circulation, aesthetics,
security and sustainability.
Medical facilities are one of the most complex of
building types and each project comprises of a
wide range of services and functional operations
including diagnostic and treatment functions.
These range from clinical laboratories, accident
and emergency facilities, imaging and surgery,
plus functionality services such as maintenance
and food services, inpatient care and ward
functionality. Such diversity has to be reflected
in the design with reference to the wide range of
regulations and codes.’
The design of medical facilities is an evolving
process and involves highly challenging design
of MEP systems which requires the specialist
knowledge and expertise which B&W offer.
jdarragh@bw-engineering.com
Al Jalila Research Building
DUBAI HEALTHCARE CITY, DUBAI, UAE
DESCRIPTION: UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
ARCHITECT:
IBI NIGHTINGALE
The Al Jalila Research Building is a
prestigious first of its kind medical laboratory
facility in Dubai Healthcare City. The 10
storey building will form part of a major
new academic health science centre and
consists of medical research laboratories,
clinic spaces, administration facilities
and provision for other medical partner
organisations. The project also features
three levels of basement, containing car
parking and MEP services.
The structural design of the building was
to remain the same because three levels
of basement, including a portion of the
ground floor and lift shafts were already
constructed. The challenge was to fit a
complex MEP system within the building’s
existing foot print.
B&W utilised BIM to deliver the project and
ensure precise coordination of the MEP
systems with the structural and architectural
design, ensuring optimum use of space.
The most forward thinking solutions were
identified to ensure flexibility for the future
installation of MEP systems for the partner
organisation services.
Dr Abdulkareem Sultan Al Olama, Al Jalila
Foundation CEO, commented: “We are very
pleased with the designs. It will be the UAE’s
first independent multi-disciplinary medical
research centre’’
B&W carried out technical design review, post contract management
and supervision of the MEP installations for this major hospital complex
comprising operating theatres, treatment rooms and patient care facilities. The
medical facility is a green field 20,700m 2 hospital and 9,000m 2 clinic interlinked
and constructed over a 30,600m 2 two storey podium structure.
Maliha Military
Hospital
SHARJAH, UAE
DESCRIPTION: MILITARY
HOSPITAL
ARCHITECT: LEO A DALY
Peer review of the Maliha Military Hospital located in Sharjah. This 220 bed
hospital, consisting of two residential buildings for medical staff, a mosque,
emergency helipad, air conditioned ambulance garage, an armoury, chemical
storage facility and security gate house will be offering state of the art facilities
in Sharjah. The hospital will cater for dignitaries by providing VIP medical suites.
The hospital will function as a cutting edge medical education facility, with an
entire floor consisting of three lecture theatres, a library and associated offices,
offering the very latest research and excellence in medical education.