From Vision To Reality,

The Case of Khoo Teck Puat

Liak Teng Lit

Group Chief Executive Officer
Alexandra Health
29 June 2012
 Hassle-Free Hospital
I posed the challenge to the AH rebuilding team: build a
hospital designed with patients unambiguously at the centre of
the focus, with technology fully exploited for the benefit and
convenience of patients. It will be a hospital which is well
linked and to which the patients can be transferred
seamlessly It will be a hassle-free hospital.

- Mr Khaw Boon Wan

Minister for Health
Parliamentary Debate
17 March 2004

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Khoo Teck Puat
Hospital

Alexandra
Hospital

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 Caring for our Patient
Caring for our Community
Caring for our Environment
Caring for our People

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 YISHUN

MRT

YISHUN
POND
TOWN
GARDEN
YISHUN AVENUE 2

SAFRA

YISHUN
YISHUN PARK

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November 2006
Challenges To Architects (2004)
Award winning reference site
WOW for patients, visitors and staff
Criticized by small-minded critics
Reasonable cost

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 Philosophy
Adding to, not subtracting from, neighbourhood
Hospital without border
A public park for the community (placemaking)
Flowing with the community instead of a stumbling block

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Design Preference

Welcoming
Seamlessly connected to the
neighbourhood
Architectural solutions before
engineering solutions
Modernising traditional designs
that work
Greenery preferred over hard
surfaces
Ease and low cost of
maintenance
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 Patient Centric
Hassle-free processes designed for patients convenience
Engaging patients and their families as partners
Safety of patients are of paramount importance
Intuitive, easy movement for patients and visitors
Minimal movement for patients
Clustering of services and facilities

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 Ease of Wayfinding
MRT/bus/foot/taxi/car/ambulance
Separated yet linked to KTPH
Intuitive wayfinding
Stairs preferred over elevators (for able-bodied)

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 Technology As An Enabler
Wireless technology
Digitalized hospital
Sensing devices
Robotics

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Energy Efficient
30% more energy efficient
than present hospitals
Tropical building
Natural ventilation
Ease of conversion of air-
conditioned facilities to
natural ventilation
Overhangs
High ceilings
Use of solar & wind power

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 Scalability In Design
Flexibility and adaptability
Breathability in master planning
Modular design for ease of conversion
Ability for lock-down of the hospital by zoning
for emergencies

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 Healing Environment
Tranquil, restful, healing environment
Sight, scent and sound of nature
Surrounding patients with nature

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 Hospital In A Tropical Rainforest
Lush, green functional spaces at every level
Trees and shrubs as sun shades
Conservation of tropical flora and fauna species
Edible gardens in the sky
Maximising aquaponics potential

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High Touch

Warm, cuddling feeling

Calming and cheerful environment

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Finding The New Breakthrough

Learn from everyone

Follow no one
Look for pattern
Work like hell

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 Kameda Medical Center

Sportsplex Japan Oume Keiyu Hospital

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 El Camino Hospital

Sutter Health Latter-Day Saints (LDS) Hospital

Sacramento 20
 Virginia Mason Medical Centre

Overlake Hospital Medical Center

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 Star Cruise

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Shopping Centres
 Temple
Nursing Homes

Singapore Management University 23

Shangri-La Hotel Cheonggyecheon Restoration
Project

Singapore Botanic Gardens

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Focus Group Discussion

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Volunteers In Designing KTPH

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Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Subsidized Ward Tower

Medical Centre

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 Wards

Intensive Care Unit

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 3T MRI SPECT-CT : Nuclear Medicine

Dual Source CT Scanner,

128 slices 3D Full Digital
Mammography 31
Specialist Outpatient
Clinics

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Lobby

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Basement 1

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Level 1
Balcony Planting

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Garden at Podium Roof
Staff Gardening
 Volunteers Involvement

Mr Tay Kheng Soon Dr Tan Wah Luck & Mr Ng Cheow Kheng Dr Ho Hwa Chew
(Architect) Mr Lee Chiu San (National Parks (Nature Society)
Board)

Mr R P Jickky
(Tropical Environment Pte Ltd) 39
Rooftop Farming @ KTPH

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Some crops from our Urban Farm

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Making Yishun a Great Place
to Live, Work and Play.
Connecting with the various
agencies to discuss design
possibilities for the Yishun Pond
and its integration with Yishun
Park.
Engaging URA, PUB, NParks, LTA
and SBTC

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Yishun Pond (Before)

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Yishun Pond Rejuvenated

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A Community Garden for Residents

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 Beyond Resource Conservation
Sanctuary for indigenous plants
Sanctuary for butterflies, birds and fishes
Improving quality of soil
Maximising productive use of land
Natural pest control

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The Butterfly Trail

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Dragonflies and Damselflies @ KTPH

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 Make Singapore a great city to live, work and
play in for man and flora and fauna of rainforest

Noahs Ark of Tropical Rainforest Species

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Key Success Factor : Abundance Mindset

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 Seeing Opportunity Instead of Constraint

Cow Dung
Fertilizer

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity;

An optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
- Winston Churchill

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 My 2 Cents
Dream big
Sweat the details
Engage passionate individuals
Evolve

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Thank You