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Rama Hospital
New Delhi, India
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Rama Hospital
New Delhi, India
Firm
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2025
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
Rising amidst the dense urban fabric of Noida’s Sector 62, Rama Hospital is conceptualised as a prototype for a new generation of healthcare institutions. Conceived for Rama Group as the flagship model for a future network of super-speciality hospitals, the project responds to the realities of urban India—where land is at a premium, healthcare demand is growing rapidly, and meaningful human experience risks erasure in the pursuit of operational efficiency. Within a compact footprint of 2000 square metres, the campus design integrates advanced medical infrastructure with spatial dignity.
The Vision of Care and Identity:
The brief centred on creating a flagship institution that would set architectural and experiential standards for all future hospitals of the Rama Group. Excellence in healthcare delivery was non-negotiable, with equal emphasis on both the patient experience and the quality of care. Maximising daylight ingress and intuitive circulation were integral to this vision. CDA's mandate extended beyond this singular project to the development of a prototype typology that can be systematically replicated across the network's future facilities.
Adaptive Reuse as Sustainable Design Strategy:
Working within an existing structural framework of predetermined column grids, deck heights, and circulation cores, the design retained and recalibrated the shell rather than demolishing it. Retrofitting compressed delivery to 15 months while reducing costs by 25% and embodied energy by 35%. Selective structural interventions were undertaken to make the inherited framework viable for vertical expansion. Foundations, columns, and beams were strengthened, including jacketing of columns to support additional floors above, ensuring both structural stability and operational efficiency on a compact floor plate. These measures allowed the project to adapt an incomplete shell into a fully realised contemporary healthcare facility without compromising performance.
A Stacked Ecosystem of Care:
The completed G+13 structure is conceptualised as a vertically stacked ecosystem of care. Each level within the hospital performs a specialised function within a clearly defined hierarchy. The building's sectional logic follows a gradient of acuity and accessibility. The lower ground floor houses the Emergency Department with dedicated ambulance access directly adjacent to Radiology, collapsing time-critical diagnostic pathways. The ground, first, and second floors accommodate the OPD, designed to manage heavy patient inflow with minimal vertical travel. The fifth to seventh floors consolidate the operating theatres, surgical suites, and ICUs, forming the building’s clinical core. Above these, six inpatient levels house a total capacity of 75 beds, where privacy, controlled acoustics, and panoramic city views aid recovery.
Two discrete vertical cores, positioned diagonally opposite within the floor plate, structure movement through the building. One combines patient, clinical staff, and service circulation, integrating back-of-house functions, while the other is reserved exclusively for visitors. This separation maintains infection control protocols while rendering navigation self-evident, supported by high-speed elevators and pneumatic distribution systems that sustain operational continuity across all levels.
Material and Environmental Intelligence:
The façade negotiates thermal comfort and visual connectivity through calibrated fenestration. High window-to-wall ratios along north and east elevations maximise daylight, while reduced glazing on south and west façades mitigates heat gain. The southwest-facing primary elevation employs canted glazing oriented 45° eastward, with vertical fins functioning as passive solar controls that preserve outward views. Double-glazed units paired with 100% recyclable aluminium cladding ensure insulation and material circularity.
Interior surfaces prioritise infection control through antimicrobial vinyl flooring and continuous high-pressure laminate planes that eliminate joints and resist microbial colonisation. Rendered in warm, non-institutional palettes and supported by colour-coded wayfinding, the material strategy balances clinical hygiene with psychological ease—rejecting the visual language of sterility without compromising performance.
The facility is designed to achieve IGBC Gold certification through practical, high-impact sustainability measures. Water use is reduced by up to 40% with efficient fixtures and by reusing treated wastewater for flushing and landscape needs. A rainwater harvesting system captures runoff from the building’s roof and paved areas, storing it in dedicated tanks and recharging it into the ground. A 70 KLD treatment plant further supports water reuse across the hospital.
Around 300 m² of terrace gardens offer calm outdoor pockets for patients and staff while helping reduce heat gain. A 35 kWp solar rooftop installation contributes clean energy to everyday operations, lowering the building’s carbon footprint and supporting long-term energy savings.
The Vision of Care and Identity:
The brief centred on creating a flagship institution that would set architectural and experiential standards for all future hospitals of the Rama Group. Excellence in healthcare delivery was non-negotiable, with equal emphasis on both the patient experience and the quality of care. Maximising daylight ingress and intuitive circulation were integral to this vision. CDA's mandate extended beyond this singular project to the development of a prototype typology that can be systematically replicated across the network's future facilities.
Adaptive Reuse as Sustainable Design Strategy:
Working within an existing structural framework of predetermined column grids, deck heights, and circulation cores, the design retained and recalibrated the shell rather than demolishing it. Retrofitting compressed delivery to 15 months while reducing costs by 25% and embodied energy by 35%. Selective structural interventions were undertaken to make the inherited framework viable for vertical expansion. Foundations, columns, and beams were strengthened, including jacketing of columns to support additional floors above, ensuring both structural stability and operational efficiency on a compact floor plate. These measures allowed the project to adapt an incomplete shell into a fully realised contemporary healthcare facility without compromising performance.
A Stacked Ecosystem of Care:
The completed G+13 structure is conceptualised as a vertically stacked ecosystem of care. Each level within the hospital performs a specialised function within a clearly defined hierarchy. The building's sectional logic follows a gradient of acuity and accessibility. The lower ground floor houses the Emergency Department with dedicated ambulance access directly adjacent to Radiology, collapsing time-critical diagnostic pathways. The ground, first, and second floors accommodate the OPD, designed to manage heavy patient inflow with minimal vertical travel. The fifth to seventh floors consolidate the operating theatres, surgical suites, and ICUs, forming the building’s clinical core. Above these, six inpatient levels house a total capacity of 75 beds, where privacy, controlled acoustics, and panoramic city views aid recovery.
Two discrete vertical cores, positioned diagonally opposite within the floor plate, structure movement through the building. One combines patient, clinical staff, and service circulation, integrating back-of-house functions, while the other is reserved exclusively for visitors. This separation maintains infection control protocols while rendering navigation self-evident, supported by high-speed elevators and pneumatic distribution systems that sustain operational continuity across all levels.
Material and Environmental Intelligence:
The façade negotiates thermal comfort and visual connectivity through calibrated fenestration. High window-to-wall ratios along north and east elevations maximise daylight, while reduced glazing on south and west façades mitigates heat gain. The southwest-facing primary elevation employs canted glazing oriented 45° eastward, with vertical fins functioning as passive solar controls that preserve outward views. Double-glazed units paired with 100% recyclable aluminium cladding ensure insulation and material circularity.
Interior surfaces prioritise infection control through antimicrobial vinyl flooring and continuous high-pressure laminate planes that eliminate joints and resist microbial colonisation. Rendered in warm, non-institutional palettes and supported by colour-coded wayfinding, the material strategy balances clinical hygiene with psychological ease—rejecting the visual language of sterility without compromising performance.
The facility is designed to achieve IGBC Gold certification through practical, high-impact sustainability measures. Water use is reduced by up to 40% with efficient fixtures and by reusing treated wastewater for flushing and landscape needs. A rainwater harvesting system captures runoff from the building’s roof and paved areas, storing it in dedicated tanks and recharging it into the ground. A 70 KLD treatment plant further supports water reuse across the hospital.
Around 300 m² of terrace gardens offer calm outdoor pockets for patients and staff while helping reduce heat gain. A 35 kWp solar rooftop installation contributes clean energy to everyday operations, lowering the building’s carbon footprint and supporting long-term energy savings.
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