4b. Site Plan - Medical Campus Cluster

The medical cluster consists of:

• The College of Medicine (Medicine, Pharmacy, and Dentistry Colleges)
  
• Commercial Area
  
• Regional Hotel and Conference Center
  
• Main administration building
  
• Regional hospital
  
• Three mosques
  

The medical cluster is divided into four areas:

• Male and female Colleges of Medicine (directly connected to the hospital via a subterranean walkway/tunnel)
  
• Male and female student and nursing staff housing area (includes main spines that terminate in the two mosques)
  
• Hotel, conference center and the main Administration building
  
• The regional hospital and its mosque
  

Principles:

• Segregation between males and females in circulation and design
  
• Integration of each area within the whole of the cluster
  
• Short walking distances between the four different areas
  
• Consistency with Islamic and Saudi architectural features (clustering, covered walkways, and the main spine of the commercial area)
  
• Link every area to the main road
  
• Easy access to the hospital for both students and the public
  
• Easy access to the hotel, conference center, and main administration building
  
• Flexibility in the design of the Medical college to accomodate changes in future conditions
  

View of the regional hospital and its associated mosque. Click to view full-sized image.