Gulf Consult in association with NBBJ were commissioned by the Kuwait Association for the Care of Children in Hospital (KAACH) for the Design and Construction Supervision of the Bayt Abdullah Hospice for Children.
Bayt Abdullah Hospice for Children
Detailed Architectural/Engineering Design and Construction Supervision
Location
Client
Kuwait Association for the Care of Children (KACCH)
Services
Detailed Architectural/Engineering Design and Construction Supervision
Cost
KD 9.0 million
Data
Site AreaBuilding Area FloorsBedsParking: ::::20,250 m24,535 m2Lower-Ground, Ground + 16 Mother & Child Suites,4 Mother & baby Suites,10 1br Chalets93 cars
Status
Completed 2012
Associate
Interiors by NBBJ, U.S.A
Ferris wheel and walk ways by Marks Barfield Associates, U.K
The hospice is located in Sulaibikhat opposite the Ministry of Health Headquarters along Jamal Abdul Nasser Street. Bayt Abdullah will be the first Children’s Hospice in the Middle East.
The facility will embrace all the elements of paediatric palliative care, which not only includes the medical needs, but also the psychological, emotional and spiritual needs. Therefore, the facility includes an extensive program:
- Day Care Facility
Residential Respite = Chalets & Single Rooms
Emergency and Terminal Care
Auditorium, School & Gymnasium
Art Rooms
Mosque
Library/Resource Centre
Sensory Room
Ferris Wheel
Outside Playground
Healing Garden
