Operating Theatre and Radiodiagnosis Blocks
ARCHITECT'S DIVISION, PWD
PAUL Y.Y. LAM, ARIBA
S.L. KWOK
H.K. LEE, AMIStructE, and J.C. KU, AMIStructE
FRANK S.A. AU, BSc (Eng), AMIEE
architects
architect-in-charge
assistant architect structural engineers electrical engineer
A.W. LEUNG, BSc, AMIHVE, and EDMUND LEE, MASHRAE air-conditioning engineers G.M. PAGE, ARICS
Y.K. WOO
TUNG SHAN & CO,
Client's Requirements
1. Operating Theatre Suites
a) Four major operating theatres
with observation gallery
Four major operating theatres Three minor operating theatres Plastic room
b) Self-contained sterilizing room
quantity surveyor clerk of works
main contractor
and sink
room serving two major operating theatres. c) Dumb waiter in sink room for
the disposal of soiled linen, etc. d) Recovery room on each floor. e) Surgeons and anaesthetists
offices.
f) Equipment rooms and sterile
supply rooms.
g) Patients changing room, h) Staff changing rooms.
i) Sisters' offices.
j) Linen rooms and pantries.
2. Central Sterile Supply Department
a) Trolley parking area.
b) Wash and cleaning areas.
c) Glove cleaning and powdering
areas.
d) Syringe assembly.
e) Autoclaves.
f) Linen folding area.
g) Offices and stores.
3. Pharmacy
a) Waiting space for in and out
patients.
b) General working space.
c) Trolley space.
d) Bottle washing room.
e) Aseptic and sterile product.
f) Manufacture rooms.
g) Autoclaves.
h) Cold room.
i) Offices and stores.
4. Radiodiagnosis Block
rooms
a) Five major X-Ray
(two general purpose, tomo- graphy, special examination and barium meal)
b) Major X-ray room. c) Central dark and wet viewing
d) Offices.
room.
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Radiodiagnosis block. Terrace in foreground is on the roof of the air-conditioning plant building
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Far East Architect & Builder September, 1967