HH Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Hospital, Homs, Syria

RBSD prepared a master plan and concept design for a new 100,000-square-meter healthcare complex with two general hospitals, one hotel, and a parking garage, in the city of Homs, Syria.  RBSD’s design for the proposed $75 million project balances the needs of the program components with an appropriate response to the environmental conditions of Homs.  The design takes advantage of shade and natural settings to provide comfortable microclimates.  The garden acts as a “cool zone”, and becomes a symbol of the life-giving force that is essential to an effective, healing hospital environment.  Housing, the social club and sports facility, shopping, and the restaurant overlook the garden.