Preliminary design renders for the new $1.2 billion Bundaberg Hospital in Queensland have been released.
The new hospital – to be located in Thabeban, Bundaberg – will accommodate both critical and non-critical healthcare departments, including acute, medical, surgical, and mental health, as well as emergency and clinical support services. The healthcare facility seeks to respond to the current and future medical needs of the region’s growing population.
In August 2023, Billard Leece Partnership (BLP) was appointed to lead the design of the new hospital, in collaboration with Cox Architecture. The architects are part of the CPB Contractors consortium, which was selected as the preferred bidder for stage one of the development by the Queensland government. The consortium is working alongside Queensland Health (Health Infrastructure Queensland) and Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service.
The six-storey building will not only accommodate spaces for medical treatment but will also incorporate spaces that promote healing and wellbeing, training and education and rehabilitation.
It will house 121 overnight beds; teaching, training and research spaces; a palliative care unit; a children’s ward; maternity birth suites; a staff dining area; a pathology area; allied health unit; a pharmacy, and a rooftop helipad.
The design is based on a concept called “Stories of the Land,” which emphasises connections to the natural environment, specifically focusing on water, geology and land. As such, references to the region’s water bodies, flora and fauna, soil and geology have been woven into the design.
Construction is anticipated to commence in 2024. The hospital is expected to be complete in late 2027.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
