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GA DEVELOPMENT AND INTERIOR DESIGN


The GA of the medical support vessel pontoon platform is shown in Figure 18. The hull deck has been omitted, it diesel


contains the water ma akers, diesel generators,


tanks, water tanks, waster tanks and storage areas. The ground floor has the reception/waiting room area and the garage area/ambulance bay for the ambulances buses and hovercraft. These are the two areas where patients are received and tested for Ebola. The ground floor also has 4 wards for 66 patients, 2 operating theatres a radiology a shower room for disinfection. The 1st floor


room, and a


has 4 wards for 90 patients, with 2 operating theatres supported by a radiology room. There is also a cafeteria and a pharmacy. The 2nd floor has a cafeteria, laboratory or has


and offices including office reception. The 3rd floo 85 single rooms for staff accommodation and 2 laundry rooms. The roof has an enclosed Biophilic garden and a raised helipad with elevator.


The modular staff accommodation room is shown in Figure 19. These are based on the manufacturing methods of cruise ship cabins. The use of dark wood built-in furniture on the rear wall with a retractable murphy bed, plays with the themes of luxury and space. The white wall between the rear wall an ensuite module has a foldable sofa to maximise the sense of space. The contrast of colour and the use of lighting accentuatted the sense of space while providing a contemporary luxury feel of a small hotel room.


Figure 20: Staff canteen f


The waiting area shown in Figure 21, has leather effect sofas,


and br right interior contrasted with dark wood pa with warm colour anels pallet


Figure 21: Waiting area


The office area with the Biophilic visual references in the transparent dividers is shown in Figure 22.


Figure 22: Office area


Figure 19: Modular staff accommodation a


The staff c anteen is shown in Figure 20, where th surface has an undulating feature of rectangular panels, edge lit to make the spa ce seem bigger. The use of high stools and small bench tables makes the high density seating area seem spacious. The bench tables and ceiling rectangles have a sense of symmetry.


he roof


To minimise the size of disaster management team the office configuration is informed by the principles of environmental psychology. The use of augmented reality in the situational display table (Figure 23), which is rojected from above, has touch screen technology and video conferencing to effectively communicate with the other medical support vessels in the fleet as well as regional Government and NGO headquarters.


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