LED designed a 30,000 sf HIV Clinic in Mombasa, Kenya, as an
addition to an existing medical center. The new clinic provides
adult and pediatric AIDS/HIV wards, HIV testing center,
maternal-child care center, laboratories, pharmacies, administrative
offices, staff and support areas. LED performed extensive interviews
and worked closely with medical staff to determine the spatial
requirements for this clinic whose scope was unprecedented in the
region. We devoted careful attention to providing shade structures
and natural ventilation, both for cooling purposes and to reduce the
significant risk of patient-to-patient TB transmission. With 12,000
enrolled patients, Bomu has quickly become the largest
non-governmental HIV care provider on the coast of Kenya, and serves
as a model of HIV clinic design. LED’s services were provided pro
bono.