A 16-storey “Health Translation Hub” will be built in Sydney’s east, aiming to encourage greater connection between healthcare delivery and research.
Architectus and Aspect Studios have designed the facility, for which a development application has been submitted to the NSW planning department.
The Health Translation Hub, to be located at the nexus of the University New South Wales’ Kensington Campus meets the Randwick Hospitals Campus, will bring tother centralized teaching and learning facilities, event and exhibition Space, publicly accessible clinical services, clinical schools, research and innovation facilities and workplaces accommodating health-related administrative functions and research.
It will be physically connected with the new Sydney Children’s Hospital via a skybridge.
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“As well as improving health services to our local communities, the seamless physical and working integration between the hospitals and this new Health Translation Hub will enable us to compete at the forefront of health research and education internationally,” said UNSW vice chancellor Ian Jacobs. “That in turn will attract more outstanding clinicians, health professionals and academics to the precinct, drive better healthcare, research and outcomes for patients and generate economic benefits for the community.”
In planning documents, Architectus and Aspect Studios describe how the activated and permeable ground plane responds to the specific site conditions by integrating an Indigenous interpretation of history and culture of the site into a multi-layered landscape design.
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“The proposed endemic local plant species gives expression to the medicinal qualities of native flora, while creating a landscape experience of discovery and education,” the design statement reads.
“Through-site links connect the perimeter street and public transportation network with the activities of the UNSW campus and Randwick Health Precinct.
“A slender vertical building core is positioned to optimise permeability with Botany and High streets while respecting visual adjacency to the proposed Sydney Children’s Hospital.”
The building will be designed to be flexible in terms of future use, with strategically placed columns allowing for the strategic organization of floorplates on the ground levels.
“Above ground, the tower form provides a highly flexible floorplate, that can cater to a diversity of tenancy options and most importantly adapt to the multiple programs inclusive of education, workplace, and dry research laboratories.”
Health Translation Hub by Architectus.
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The tower form itself has been designed with a distinctive envelope addresses solar exposure while optimising views.
The façade system includes projecting shading hoods, double-glazed units and insulated panels which are scaled and position to “visually de-materialize” the building form.
“The collective composition of these shading elements gives architectural interpretation to a landscape characterised by its wind driven sands – evocatively identified as ‘the barren sands of Sydney’,” the design statement reads.
The state-significant development application is on public exhibit until 15 June.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
