The oft-opposing principles of medical-based thinking and evidence-based design have long been a sticking point for healthcare designers. The new Bendigo Hospital by Bates Smart and Silver Thomas Hanley shows us they need not be mutually exclusive. There is a sweet-spot to be found. It just takes an intelligent and intuitive design touch.
December 15th, 2017
Architect
Silver Thomas Hanley
Photography
Peter Clarke
Interior Designer
Bates Smart
Builder
Lendlease
Structural Engineer
Irwinconsult
Services Engineer
Norman Disney & Young
Acoustic Engineer
Acoustic Logic
Landscape Architect
Oculus
Building Surveyor
PLP
Wind Assessment
MEL Consultants
Wayfinding/Signage
ID Laboratory
Furniture
Vitra – ‘Physix’ conference task chair
KFive – ‘Nola’ city walk bench
Schiavello – Customised round bench seat
Lighting
Living Edge – ‘Waldmann’ PARA MI task luminaire
Inlite – ‘Progetti Luce’ downlights
Finishes
Ventech – ‘Shellgrit’ timber veneer
Knauf Plasterboard – ‘Stratopanel’ acoustic plasterboard, ‘Mastashield’
Dulux – ‘Electro scintillation’ paint, ‘Ghosting’ half finish
CASF – Salt colour finish on reception desk
Urban Stone – ‘Concrete Paver’ flooring
Artwork by Esther Stewart and Noel Skrzypczak
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