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SAFE AND SOUND
Sderot Medical Rehabilitation Center, Sderot,
Israel, completed January 2017
T
HE SDEROT Medical Rehabilitation Center, located in
south Israel near the Gaza Strip, was designed to provide
medical services and rehabilitation to patients in the
Negev region and, in particular, the Gaza perimeter.
The Ezra LaMarpeh Association, a nonprofit organization that provides free medical treatment, built the
rehabilitation center, which was completed in January. The facility houses a therapy pool, an occupational
therapy unit, a physiotherapy unit, a diagnostic unit, and a consulting unit.
Due to the unstable security state in the Gaza Strip and ongoing Qassam
rocket attacks, the goal was to design a safe building that can operate even
while being bombed. The challenge was to design a bomb-proof building that meets strict security requirements and simultaneously create a
pleasant therapeutic environment. The latter was achieved by allowing the
penetration of daylight into the building and filling rooms with natural colors-solutions that reduce stress and claustrophobia, which are frequently
experienced in this context.
In order to achieve the required security level, special ballistic studies
were conducted. Rocket orbit diagrams were used to analyze where the
building's façades and roofscape could be opened to allow natural light and
views, and where they needed to be closed for safety. These studies allowed
the building to be designed in such a way that therapy, even in an external
therapy garden, can be continued without the need to move to a bomb shelter during an attack.
Supporting therapeutic activities was the focus of the overall design, beginning with a therapy pool located on the ground floor, allowing for easy
access from the street and convenient movement of patients from activity
to activity. A small café is designed as part of the main entrance for patients
and visitors.
Interiors are finished with specially designed ceramic tiles, used in patterns to clad the walls. Similar patterns were used on the floors, while timber brings warmth to the surroundings.
The owner's insistence on conserving two impressive mature Ficus
microcarpa trees on the site caused complication during the construction period, but proved to be a worthwhile decision. Their
proximity to the building lends to a feeling that the facility
has existed next to them for a long time, rather than being
recently constructed.
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Photo Tour
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Preserving an Icon
Magic Moment
Time to Shine
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Operations Delivering a New Experience
Engineering Lessons From Rwanda
Product Spotlight Outdoor Furniture
The Center
Aia-Aah
Project Watch
Product Gallery
Face Time
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