Document: Prathma (blood bank), Ahmedabad

Project Fact Sheet:

	
	Project Name	Prathama Blood Bank at Ahmedabad.
	Client	Name	Advanced Transfusion Medicine Research Foundation 
	      	    	(in joint venture with Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation)
	


	Activity 	Blood Banking (Only Blood Components) 
	
			+ Blood handling Capacity:
					60000 units of Blood - 1st year of operation 
					200000 units of Blood - 3rd year of operation
	
			+ Blood Components: 
					Red Blood Cells 4° c | Platelets 22° c | Fresh Frozen Plasma 35° c
					Plasma Fractions - Cryo precipitate 4° c | Albumin 4° c
					Immunoglobulins 4° c 
		
			+ Research and Development:
					Bone Marrow Transplantation | Blood Cell Stimulators 
					Recombinant DNA products | Immune Hematology | Stem Cell culture
					Use of Core Blood | Training Centre Transfusion Medicine
					Blood Bank Consultancy 	

	Project Team:
	
		Architecture, Interiors and Structural Design: Matharoo Associates. Ahmedabad. 
		
			Architecture
					+ Project Architect: Gurjit Singh Matharoo
					+ Architect: Komal Mehta 
					+ CAD Operator: Manoj Parmar 
					+ Trainee: Sanjeev Joseph
					+ Architect Statutory Approvals: R. M. Chauhan
			
			Engineering 
					+ Chartered Engineer: R. S. Matharoo 
					+ Structural Engineer: G. D. Shah
		
		Electrical and HVAC Principal Consultant: Harshad Jhaveri 
		Electrical Engineer: Rajul Doriwala 
		Airconditioning Consultant: Mihir Patel 		
		Civil Contractors: Shree Ram Builders. Ahmedabad.
		Electrical Contractors: M/s H. R. Shah 

	Project Statistics:

			Site Area    		1500 sqm.
			Built up Area		3000 sqm.
			Project Cost		Rs. 750 lacs.
			Commissioning		April 2000
			Project Duration	12 months.
			Distribution		40% Built + 40% Green + 20% Roads & Utilities
								
  

Salient Features

1. The design was chosen from a select group of invited Architects, for its functionality and bold appearance. It provides a ‘barrier tree’ environment for physically challenged persons. Percolation wells have been provided to recharge the ground water.
2. The Blood Banking functions are housed in a glass box, 4 floors high and joined to a services block, 4 floor high. Both are them encased in a separate shells forming a 4 floor high Atrium space. The donors sitting over a fish pond and looking at nature are housed in another shell with an auditorium on the first floor. This is encased in another shell. All the three shells form a composition sitting in the landscape.
3. With 2,00,000 units of blood collection and storage, this will be the largest Blood Bank in India. Moreover these would be available without replacement. All collection will be completely voluntary.
4. With fully automated blood testing laboratory, providing various blood components, fully integrated blood mobile vans with collection centre, it will be at least 15 years ahead in time than its second best.
5. Approximately 40% of the land is reserved as green space, basement provides for complete parking facilities for the staff and mobile vans. Future vertical extension is envisaged up to 3 extra floors.
6. All laboratory and Blood banking areas are sterile areas with epoxy coated flooring and sterile changing rooms stand by power and AC facilities etc., completely in line with the WHO specifications and amongst the best in the world.