King’s College Hospital London has three operational Medical Centres in the UAE; one in Abu Dhabi open since 2014, in Jumeirah open since 2017, and the latest in Dubai Marina that was inaugurated in September 2018. This was closely followed by the 100-bed King’s College Hospital London that opened in January 2019 in Dubai Hills.

“We closely collaborated with Shapoorji Pallonji Middle East, main contractor on this project. Shapoorji Pallonji entrusted us to come up with a comprehensive Lighting and Controls solution which matches the design intent, is simple to install, and easy to operate—a task our team executed successfully” said Mr. Patel.

The project is a 100 bed multi- specialty hospital, so the area is sizeable. An entire gamut of products such as - Avolux, Pamir, Massifcentral, Neonica, Gallis, Collingwood, and Euroceil stretch ceiling were used to achieve the lighting design intent. With regards to Controls, we chose a Helvar based DALI Control solution through out the project. The installed system was programmed for various concept depending on area of application ranging from Daylight Saving, Presence/Absence Sensing, Control Plate based Scene Setting, and Timer operations.

“The mammoth project came with its own challenges. The Design Intent and On-Site conditions would normally have called for extensive cabling. However, a unique solution was designed with multiple relays as field devices and Ethernet networking between floors which significantly reduced wiring and complexities in installation. Furthermore, the Controls Team worked closely with the Lighting Team to ensure compatibility between Lighting and Controls components to further reduce any issues on-site during execution. Another major challenge was to match the stringent technical parameters within the budget, while ensuring delivery schedules were met,” explains MD, -Creation, Mr. Dharmendra.

Adaptability was the name of the game. “What you propose on Day 1 and what eventually got executed was hardly ever the same. As experts and specialists, we had to ensure that we design the right solutions on the go to ensure the design intent was matched. We lived up to the phrase ‘When the going gets tough, the tough get going’”, in the real sense reveals Mr. Patel.