Page 9 - K&A External Newsletter_January2018
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Preparing hospitals to            2017 - in joint venture with      Haydarpaşa and 200 beds for
           operate during earthquakes        timA Engineering- the             Kartal Lütfi Kirdar, allowing
           Istanbul has a long history of    consultancy services for the      for a modular and extendable
                                                                               type of construction for future
                                             design of two major hospitals
           earthquakes due to its seismic-   in Istanbul: Haydarpaşa Health    investments.
           prone location nearby the         Campus and Kartal Lütfi Kirdar
           North Anatolian Fault. Taking     Oncology Hospital.                K&A and timA Engineering
           into consideration that a major                                     will be carrying out the
           potential earthquake is highly    The core purpose of these         designs of Haydarpaşa and
           possible to occur over the        two hospitals is to remain        Kartal Lütfi Kirdar for all
           next years, an urgent need to     fully operational during and      architectural, interior and
           improve Istanbul’s readiness for   after earthquakes, meeting       façade design, sustainable
           potential earthquakes is today    the national and international    design, landscaping, structural,
           a priority.                       hospital regulations’             mechanical, electrical,
                                             requirements. While Haydarpaşa  operational and medico-
           With the aim of strengthening     hospital is planned to be         technical planning, kitchen/
           critical public facilities for    constructed within the existing   laundry, Furniture, Fixture &
           earthquake resistance, and        hospital complex, Kartal Lütfi    Equipment (FF&E) -including
           supporting measures for           Kirdar hospital will be designed   medical equipment- fire
           better enforcement of building    in a new plot according to the    protection, together with on-
           codes and land use plans,         Ministry of Health requirements   site and off-site infrastructural
           the Government of Turkey          due to the hospital’s insufficient  works. Preparing the drawings
           represented by the Istanbul       current plot and considering      and defining the detailed bills
           Project Coordination Unit         the uninterrupted healthcare      of quantities will be included in
           (IPCU) commissioned Khatib        services. The hospital designs    the works’ bidding documents.
           & Alami (K&A) in November         will include 1,070 beds for




                                                                                               IN FOCUS


                                                                                       This is the second
                                                                                       project awarded to
                                                                                       the Joint Venture
                                                                                       between K&A and
                                                                                       timA in Turkey after
                                                                                       the construction
                                                                                       supervision of
                                                                                       Göztepe hospital in
                                                                                       May 2014, paving
                                                                                       the way for more
                                                                                       successful projects
                                                                                       in the Region.
























                                                                                      From left to right: Deputy Director,
                                                                                      Mr. Yalçın Kaya representing IPCU Director,
                                                                                      Mr. Kazım Gökan Elgin; timA Engineering
                                                                                      Chairman of Board, Mr. Ali Ataç; and K&A
                                                                                      Senior Director, Mr. Nabil Habli


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