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2026 ASIA’S BEST WORKPLACE INTERIOR DESIGN - DUBAI HEALTH INNOVATIONS

23 July 20262 min readAsia Awards Organization
2026 ASIA’S BEST WORKPLACE INTERIOR DESIGN - DUBAI HEALTH INNOVATIONS

Project Name: Dubai Health Innovations

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Company: Dubai Health
Designer: Prachi Bandodkar
Manufacturer: EPAC Construction
Owner: Dubai Health

 

Dubai Health Innovations is conceived as an integrated innovation hub that advances healthcare through multidisciplinary collaboration and human-centered design. Rooted in Design Thinking principles, the project reimagines how healthcare challenges are addressed by bringing clinicians, researchers, students, and industry partners into a unified ecosystem.

The concept emerged from Dubai Health’s ambition to connect care, education, and discovery within a seamless academic health system. A participatory co-creation process involving diverse stakeholders ensured that the spatial design directly responds to real clinical, research, and educational needs.

The interior layout reflects the Design Thinking cycle, with interconnected zones dedicated to empathy, ideation, prototyping, and testing. This spatial continuity enables a fluid workflow, supporting the transition from concept development to real-world application. Flexibility and adaptability are key drivers, allowing the environment to evolve alongside rapidly advancing healthcare technologies.

Advanced laboratories for AI and data, robotics, extended reality (XR), and user testing are seamlessly integrated into the workspace, reinforcing its role as both a research platform and educational environment.

Ultimately, the project establishes a dynamic setting where innovation is continuously generated, tested, and translated into impactful healthcare solutions.

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