Reflecting changing healthcare practices, workplace patterns, user expectations, community aspirations and environmental responsibility, we created a health model that revolves around patients using nature-focused architecture.

At the hospital’s heart is the six-storey ‘Main Street’, an open, light-filled internal street that brings all the elements of the hospital together and integrates with the parkland beyond, allowing the energy of the city at one end and the park at the other to flow through the building.

Patient bedroom designs include three zones (clinical, patient and family) that respond to the emotional needs of children and help enhance patient experience and recovery rates. With more than 85 percent of rooms designed for single occupancy, children can personalise their space and feel their bedroom is a safe and personal haven.

ESD features are a strong design component, including solar panels, orientation, volatile organic compound free materials, efficient water collection, treatment and reuse, efficient lighting, heating and cooling, VOC-free and recycled materials and 5 Green Star status. The hospital also has 500 bike parking spaces.