Medical complex: NESPAK wins consultancy services

It will be responsible for master-planning, architectural and infrastructure design

LAHORE: The National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK) has won consultancy services for establishment of a state-of-the-art medical complex in Lahore through a competition.

The project, DHA Medical City, spanning over 357 kanals of land, would be located on main Barki Road, according to NESPAK spokesman on Monday.

He said that NESPAK would be responsible for master-planning, architectural design, topographic survey, infrastructure design and detailed engineering design for the entire complex. The complex, to be completed in phases, would comprise a modern 600-bed general hospital, a medical and dental college, three-bed and two-bed apartment blocks, hostel blocks, daycare and gymnasium along with a number of other allied facilities.

The medical city would be the most advanced hospital in Pakistan and encapsulate within it an architectural finesse that embraces all the positive elements of nature, as spaciousness through the perfect play of light and nature which would nurture the well-being of visitors seeking world class medical services. The dynamism and fluidity of the architectural design had been incorporated which reiterates the efficiency of an environment through carefully planned vertical and horizontal circulation that would make access to all quarters of the hospital easy and convenient from centralized lobbies.

He mentioned that the entire complex would be designed and suffused with the feeling of warmth inviting comfort in every aspect of the environment. Cutting-edge technology and state-of-the-art architecture planning would be transformed into an exuberant experience as it would amalgamate with the material palette forming the perfect atmosphere as it was lit up by natural light, roof and sunken gardens to give a feeling of airiness and freedom to acclimatize with ease to the local surroundings.

NESPAK spokesman added that whole project would have a strong focus on natural lighting, therefore, the addition of sky lit ceilings would skillfully be incorporated into the overall architecture of the hospital to further enhance the feeling of well-being thus ensuring rapid recovery.

Extreme care would also be given so that visitors, patients and staff would find extreme comfort in intrinsically designed spaces that would ensure refinement in every facet for relaxation. The architectural hues, the intricate designs, the refined planning and utilising spaces for maximising the benefits and the needs of the inhabitants, temporary and permanent, would have fused to make the perfect healthcare environment.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 10^th, 2018.