Interior Design Concept a) Design Concept

5.16 OTHER ACCESSORIES

6.1.2 Interior Design Concept a) Design Concept

The interior will play any important part in making the hospital complex to be a friendlier and welcoming place to go to and a more comfortable place to stay. The tenderers shall submit the interior design concept proposal focusing on using elements like natural lights, sound of running water and colours that can imitate the surroundings. The interior design concept shall have an appropriate theme that creates a conducive and cheerful environment that can help patients to recover.

b) Unifying Element

The use of columns being the most prominent architectural element internally will be used concurrently with the floor pattern to be the unifying element throughout the design of the interior.

c) Colours

Bright deep colours shall be chosen for big public spaces such as the cafeterias, theatres, lobbies and foyers, to psychologically give the illusion of spaciousness and to provoke gaiety. Areas such as private rooms shall be given more subdued earth tones to promote tranquility and homeliness where people can converse and rest while relaxing to recovery.

6.1.3 Interior Design Scope

a) The interior designer shall submit a concept proposal for the respective areas of the interior works. The interior design shall provide a conducive, comfortable, user-friendly work surrounding. Interior decoration works shall integrate operational and functional requirements, as well as energy performance in the design.

b) Detailed drawings for the interior design works shall be provided for the whole building. The works shall also include

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execution, supervision and completion of the areas with special emphasis on the following areas:

i. Main entrance lobby and all others entrance lobbies ii. Executive Floors (i.e Admin Office, etc)

iii. Reception / Registration Area

iv. Seminar and Conference and / or Meeting Rooms v. Auditorium

vi. VIP wards

vii. Nurse base / counter viii. Other areas as specified 6.2 FURNITURE WORKS

6.2.1 General Requirement ( for Built-in Furniture, Loose Furniture and Laboratory Furniture)

a) The furniture requirements as given is for the purpose of design, construction, completion and installation of loose, built in furniture and soft furnishing for all new buildings in the project. The requirements given shall be indicative and non- exhaustive and the Tenderer may include suggestions and/or improvements. Both built-in and loose furniture shall be provided to all rooms where required for its proper functioning. b) Proper functioning of the rooms shall be provided with adequate

number of furniture as required by the client. The design of the furniture shall be to the P.D.’s concurrence.

c) Furniture requirements shall be provided as in accordance to government guidelines and circulars and shall be coordinated and integrated with the whole ID works and overall design concept.The type and quality of furniture design proposed shall be shall be to the P.D’s concurrence.

d) The dimensions given in the specification are indicative and of minimum sizes. The successful tenderer shall take dimensions on site before fabrication, check and allow for whatever tolerances and any short measurement to the dimensions so

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that modules indicated can be properly installed.

e) Samples of all furniture items, materials, fabrics and accessories shall be submitted for P.D.’s concurrence prior supply and installation.

f) Mock-up furniture showing design, colour schemes, samples, fittings and other items shall be coordinated and integrated with the whole ID works and overall design concept to the P.D.’s concurrence.

g) When necessary, the successful tenderer shall arrange factory / show room visits to see the production and selection of furniture to the P.D.’s concurrence.

h) A documented schedule of inventory for all loose and built-in furniture shall be submitted prior to handing over of project. i) Warranty shall be provided to the proposed furniture product

and system. The product and system shall be available locally and to the P.D.’s concurrence.

j) Composite wood and other fibre products used shall not contain urea formaldehyde.

6.2.2 Built In Furniture

a) The design of furniture and counters shall take into account the accommodation of I.T, M & E and other relevant services. All tall shelves shall be designed up to celling height unless otherwise stated.

b) Main counters shall be designed for areas such as the main entrance lobby, administrative office and others.

c) Generally, all offices and residential units shall be fully furnished with all furniture and fittings of adequate quantity and acceptable quality.

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d) Where required, built-in furniture shall be provided to the project for the proper functioning of the area, rooms and the building as required by the client and P.D

e) All shelve support fittings shall be of approved quality suitable for the performance of the shelves.

f) Glass used shall be clear float glass of 6mm thickness from a local manufacturer.

g) Where required, built in furniture shall be provided for the proper functioning of the area, rooms and the building as required by the client and P.D.’s approval.

h) Built in furniture shall include counters, worktop with under bench cabinets with or without drawers, high level cabinets and open shelves, tall cabinets and open racks, open shelves, pigeonholes, wardrobes, lockers, crossover benches with shoe racks underneath and sitting benches.

i) Front counters located at main entrance and all departments (where applicable) shall be designed to reflect the corporate image of the client. All front counters serving the public or reception counters shall be capped with 150 mm height ‘U’ shape stainless steel channel or other innovative design ideas. j) All countertops and worktops without any sink shall be moisture resistant particleboard laminated with 0.7 mm thick High Pressure Laminate (HPL) with 100 mm high backsplash. k) The tenderer shall furnish detailed designs indicating the

length, breadth, height and materials used for the built-in furniture and list out the quantity of the items proposed for each space.

l) Reception counters shall be provided and designed according to best innovative idea for areas such as main entrance lobby, waiting areas, administration areas and others.

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m) Built-in furniture shall be constructed in approved modular widths and of various depths as follow (unless otherwise stated):

 Countertops 800 mm

 Worktops 600 mm and / 750mm

 Under bench cabinets 550 mm

 High level cabinets 300 mm

 Open shelves 300 mm/ 450 mm

 Tall cabinets and open racks 300, 450, 600 mm

 Wardrobe 600 mm

 Lockers 450 mm

n) The hospital built-in furniture such as cupboards, shelves, lockers and worktops shall be supported with stainless steel frames such that the cupboards, shelves, etc. are suspended off the floor by minimum of 250mm for easy cleaning and maintenance.

o) Cabinets under the worktop shall be detached from the worktop to cater for future redistribution of cabinets with the worktop not being damaged in any way.

p) All countertops and/or worktops with bases that touch the ground shall be capped with stainless steel shoes up to 150mm high. Countertops at carpeted areas shall be built on finished floor level.

q) All counter tops shall have adequate support.

r) All under-bench cabinets, high-level cabinets, tall cabinets and racks, wardrobes and lockers shall be constructed of:

i. 18mm thick postformed moisture resistant particleboard laminated with 0.7mm thick HPL complete with 2mm thick ABS edging for all cabinet doors, drawer fronts, top and underside panels and side panels.

ii. 18mm thick particle board laminated with 0.7mm thick HPL with 2 mm thick ABS edging for carcass and

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shelves of pigeon holes, tall cabinets and racks all round.

iii. 12mm thick melamine board with 0.5mm thick PVC edging for drawer sides and back.

iv. 4mm thick polyester for cabinet and wardrobe back panels and drawer base.

s) Hardware for all built-in furniture shall be as listed but not limited as follows:

i. Drawer runner - bottom mounted stainless steel drawer with self and soft closing mechanism and load bearing capacity of 15kg.

ii. Hinges – stainless steel self and soft closing hinges with 105 to 110 opening and zero cranking with adjustment for cabinets door panel.

iii. Sliding rill – plastic rill with male and female components. iv. Shelf support – plastic with stainless steel studs.

v. Hanger rod – 20 mm diameter chrome plated steel tubular clothes hanger.

vi. Cylinder lock – whenever and wherever necessary

vii. Flexible plastic cabinet door lips to avoid gaps between door panel.

t) Hardware for all built-in furniture of postformed moisture resistant particleboard laminated with HPL that have doors / drawers,hall be designed with grooves or streamlined projections at the door / drawer edges so as to be handle free. The design has to take into account of easy maintenance, wear resistant and ergonometric purposes.

u) Adequate numbers of ventilated built-in lockers shall be provided in all the staff changing rooms as well as patients’ changing rooms.

v) All clinical wet and sterile areas shall be provided with approved quality stainless steel racks, worktops and cabinets of approved quality.

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provided with approved quality rackings and compactors to the requirement of the client and to P.D’s approval.

x) A detail schedule of built-in furniture shall be drawn up and submitted as part of the proposal in the form of all room layouts with elevations on all sides as shown in Appendix 7 – Schedule of Built In Furniture.

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