The American University of Kurdistan

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Interior Design

Title: A better quality of professional service and environmentally friendly interior

design of a maternity hospital
Capstone Thesis
Assignment 1

Student: Kistan Ameen

Instructor: Dr. Mustafa Amen
 A happier and more
professional Interior for
the mother and
the newborn
Introduction  

Projects definition Projects Aim

Projects significance The hypothesis

The definition of the project 

How many floors made

up the building's
The maternity hospital
interior, and what
in Duhok, Kurdistan, is Buildings pictures
specific departments
the site of the project. 
are located on each
floor?
The aim of the project 

• A project's goal and significance to the city must be understood for it to be

successful.

• The goal of this project is to professionally design an interior that meets the
requirements of a maternity facility.

• such as a family waiting room, security, a nursery for new infants, and other
crucial surgery areas and departments.
The significance of the project 

Why this project is needed in our city

How the others will benefit from this project

This project is going to give what to the patients

The
hypothesis  • This project is the response to what and the
solution to what?
 The American University of Kurdistan
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Interior Design

Title: A better quality of professional service and sustainable and green interior design
in relation to the needs of a maternity hospital
Capstone Thesis
Assignment 2

Student: Kistan Ameen

Instructor: Dr. Mustafa Amen
Case Study 1
• The cradle hospital, Calicut India
• It a women and child specialty hospital. 
• Its easily accessible by road 
• It's situated in a place with less traffic jam. 
• Separate Entry and exit.
• Built on 65 cents of land
• The building follows a vertical growth
Zonings (Ground, First, Second, third,
Fourth and fifth floors)
Ground floor plan
• Access to commercial area
• Large waiting hall with reception.
• There is one common entry for doctors and patients

First floor plan

• This provides access to the all-consultant rooms with large
waiting hall.
• This floor has administrative department.
 First floor area
distribution

Waiting hall with play area

Examination rooms Diagnostics

Second floor
• There are two operation theatre on the second floor
• Also, the suit room is located
• The second floor is highly sterile zone of the building
• The NICU is spacious and well connected to the operation suit
• T has capacity of 15 infants with area of 48 sqm
• Nurse station area provided in every floor which decreases the
travel time to enhance the efficiency.
Second floor
Third/fourth/fifth floors
3rd/4th/5 floor
area distribution
Design aspects
• The cradle Calicut is very legible. The public area and opd's are well defined and
marked at the entrance of the building for easy accessibility. Also, the Building is used
vertically more as compared to horizontal circulation, so it is very easy to understand
the segregation.
• LIGHTING
• Soft yellow lighting has been used throughout the hospital to render a feeling of warmth
and
• SERVICES
• Laundry: - The soiled linen is autoclaved within Of. The Linen from other ward are
given to washer men.
• MATERIALS
• The materials used are marble for flooring and feature walls, dark wood for furniture.
The natural materials used render a homely atmosphere.
Different areas
Case study 2
• Xiamen Humanity Maternity Hospital
• Switzerland 
• with a construction surface of 
96,000m2 and 600 numbers of beds