DPC (MPUH Nadiad)

The Dialysis & Pathology centre is envisioned as a vital addition to the southern edge of the MPUH campus, adjacent to the JPAC building. Designed to complement rather than mimic its neighbour, the DPC embraces a modernist pragmatism while remaining sensitive to context and human experience.

The design for the MPUH Dialysis & Pathology Centre stems from a longstanding relationship with the Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital, shaped through numerous campus-level interventions since 1998. Our continuing intent has been to embed functionality, sustainability, and architectural clarity within each project, guided by a deep understanding of the institution’s evolving needs and future vision of patient care. The DPC extends our earlier efforts, such as the JPAC, to shape a contextually sensitive and functionally cohesive language of architecture across the campus. Our approach positions each new building as a part of a holistic, human-centred masterplan—capable of individual expression yet part of a coherent institutional identity.

Rooted in principles of thermal comfort, operational efficiency, and contextual responsiveness, the design explores passive orientation strategies, compact planning, and thoughtful material use. The project also emphasizes infrastructure that is adaptable, expandable, and grounded in sustainable practice—setting a new benchmark for healthcare development within the MPUH campus.

client:

MPUH, nadiad

location:

nadiad, gujarat

design team:

uday andhare, mausami andhare, surendran aolone, bhuvnesh soni

consultants:

structural consultant: milimeter designs, vatsal shah, mep consultants: pankaj dharkar & associates, civil contractors: sanjay parikh, ahmedabad

site area:

6927sqft

building area:

37009sqft

completion year:

2014

photo credits:

uday andhare
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Plan Organization : The building is organized vertically, with clear demarcation of services and patient-care zones. A robust forecourt transitions into a shaded, landscaped entry sequence—mirroring the JPAC’s public realm and extending its cobbled pathway to create continuity in pedestrian experience.

Functional Zoning:

Ground Level: Public lounge and waiting areas open onto green edges, designed for comfort and visual relief. Accessibility features and ambulance access are seamlessly integrated.

Floors 1 & 2: Dialysis wards with modular patient clusters (24 beds on Level 1 and 16 beds on Level 2, including 6 isolation beds). Each floor has its own control station and short-term storage facilities. Services are designed for hygiene, accessibility, and maintenance—featuring concealed yet accessible utility lines and SS316-grade plumbing systems.

Floor 3: Pathology laboratories with short-term storage, technician support zones, and workspaces.

Floor 4: Blood bank facilities along with offices and utility areas.

Roof Level: Hosts the DM plant and related utilities, with provision for future solar integration.

The project’s infrastructural core integrates centralized UPS, dedicated HVAC systems per level, rainwater harvesting, and recharge wells, balancing performance with resilience. Space has also been earmarked for future expansion—horizontally and vertically—making the DPC a flexible, long-term asset to the campus.

This schematic design aligns with NABL and CLSI standards, developed in close consultation with MPUH leadership and technical teams, ensuring that design responsiveness is matched by clinical rigor.

Materiality & Systems: The building comprises, an RCC frame building with moment resisting frames and shear walls. Infill masonry and drywall construction is used to enclose the volumes.

Fenestration in patient zones particularly the dialysis area uses an external biophilic screen suspended from the top screening the south façade from glare and creating a pleasant space to look out to for those in bed.

Resilient choices such as painted glass dado walls within ensure sanitisation of surfaces and a sense of lightness and reflectivity within.

The transition spaces from the public access ramp and the patient waiting lobby afford transparency and a connect to the outdoors which are verdant.

Plan Organization : The building is organized vertically, with clear demarcation of services and patient-care zones. A robust forecourt transitions into a shaded, landscaped entry sequence—mirroring the JPAC’s public realm and extending its cobbled pathway to create continuity in pedestrian experience.

Functional Zoning:

Ground Level: Public lounge and waiting areas open onto green edges, designed for comfort and visual relief. Accessibility features and ambulance access are seamle. . .
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