ABSTRACT
The case of the Sammy Ofer Heart Building at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center demonstrates the contribution of the Open Building approach to the evolutionary process of a healthcare building over time. The design process from the beginning included capacity studies to analyze if the Primary System could accommodate the predicted development of the building in the future as defined by the hospital CEO and medical directors. The Primary purpose of the capacity studies was to analyze if the Primary System (Base Building) would support future anticipated programs, the location of heavy equipment, possible connections to MEP infrastructures and efficient configuration of functions. Research on the evolutionary process of the building over 13 years revealed that the preliminary capacity analysis study drawings were retained and were later used to evaluate the potential of the building for future change and to analyze the interfaces between the different system levels.
