PDT + STH delivering transformative healthcare design

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“The vision for Mater Private Springfield Hospital is to create a benchmark healthcare facility that provides a nurturing, contemporary, non-institutional environment in which patient wellness is the primary focus”

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The Mater Private Springfield Hospital is a major and transformative health project as part of the new 52 hectare health and wellness precinct Health City Springfield Central, a new medical and educational campus being developed by Springfield Land Corporation. The new Hospital will be the genesis for the future campus, establishing the architectural language for the future development.
Silver Thomas Hanley (STH) in a Joint Venture with PDT Brisbane (PDT+STH) are delivering the new $85 million private hospital for Mater Health. PDT+STH completed full master plan services and initial design works for the new private hospital in 2013, developing the layout and functional relationships of the new facility.
The five level, 10,000 m² stage one project, currently in construction, will include 80- beds and provide a range of medical and surgical services to the growing Springfield community including four operating theatres, inpatient wards, a day surgery unit and medical imaging services. In addition, a new Cancer Centre will be operated by Radiation Oncology Queensland, providing 15 medical oncology treatment bays and a linear accelerator, made possible by $21.4 million of funding from the Australian Government.
The built form is a simple juxtaposition of massing and building elements. The perceived simplicity of the built form is due to adopting a traditional approach to massing, with the main building elevated on a podium, providing a calm and uniform base for the various architectural elements above.
The uncluttered nature of the building massing is expressed through the building elements and materials. A curved metal screen acts as a unifying component and creates a sculptural, noble element that reinforces the civic nature of the building. The translucent nature of the screen is suggestive of form, without appearing solid and overpowering the rest of the building. At the same time, it provides an identifiable marker for the main approach to the hospital and the health precinct. Exterior materials have been specified for their neutral tones to help express simplicity and unity.
The PDT+STH Interior Design for Mater Private Springfield Hospital is based on the concept of “patient centred care”, an approach that acknowledges the patient as an individual who has a unique experience with an illness.
The interior spaces will be comparable to a hotel-like environment, enlivened with colour and texture that interplay with a warm neutral base palette of tones reflective of the brick and stone of historic Mater Brisbane buildings and the sandstone formations of the national parks close to the new hospital. Strong geometric motifs from the historic buildings are juxtaposed with soft ripples and natural elements from the Springfield landscape.
Material selections reflect the colours of the external form and include warm timber (natural and timber look laminate), natural stone, warm whites and charcoal contrasted with deep sea blue and copper tones.
Mater Health and Springfield Land Corporation, through Australian contractor Watpac, commenced construction of the Mater Private Springfield Hospital in April 2014 with a construction completion date scheduled for the end of 2015.
For more information on STH or PDT STH www.sth.com.au PDT www.pdt.com.au
For more information on Mater Private Springfield Hospital www.mater.org.au