Mobile Clinic Module (MCM).
Mobile and expandable negative pressure ward for infectious hospital services
This project was conducted as part of a large-scale research initiative in South Korea in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The design research team focused on designing, producing, and testing an MCM to address the shortage of negative pressure wards. The MCM consists of inflatable structures and modular components integrated with a negative pressure generator. It can be quickly assembled and scaled to create negative pressure wards tailored to the available space.
In this project, which involved over 100 contributors, I took on two main roles. First, I participated in the early ideation phase with a small group of researchers, collaborating with lab members to explore background technologies and generate design solutions. Second, after the MCM production was completed, I supported the field trial by assisting in the setup of the MCM at the study site and conducting interviews with medical staff and patients who experienced the MCM to evaluate the design.
In this project, which involved over 100 contributors, I took on two main roles. First, I participated in the early ideation phase with a small group of researchers, collaborating with lab members to explore background technologies and generate design solutions. Second, after the MCM production was completed, I supported the field trial by assisting in the setup of the MCM at the study site and conducting interviews with medical staff and patients who experienced the MCM to evaluate the design.
