A hotel with the capacity to accommodate patients undergoing treatment and recovery is under development in Western Australia.
The “medihotel” will the first in the state and forms part of the first stage of the proposed Murdoch Health and Knowledge Precinct designed and masterplanned by Hassell.
With 60 patient rooms, the medihotel will be equipped with medical imaging and pathology facilities as well as a GP superclinic. The WA government says the medihotel is expected to divert up to 5,000 patients from hospital emergency departments annually.
The Murdoch Health and Knowledge Precinct will occupy a 9.6 hectare site located 12 kilometres south of Perth CBD, adjacent to the existing Fiona Stanley Hospital (designed by Hassell, Hames Sharley and Silver Thomas Hanley and completed in 2014) and the private St John of God Health Care hospital.
The precinct will become a complete health and wellness hub with a 40-room mental health building, a 175-bed aged care facility, as well as recreational facilities, cafes, bars, restaurants, a supermarket, a commercial office building designed for a variety of work types and a hotel and residential apartment building, with a portion designed to meet the NDIS Specialty Disability Accommodation Standards.
WA Health has partnered with Fini Group and Aegis Aged Care Group to deliver the project.
The design of precinct will also take cues from Hassell’s previous health precinct projects such as the Fiona Stanley Hospital and Herston Quarter. The public spaces of the Murdoch Health and Knowledge Precinct will also incorporate specifically designed wellness landscapes.
The precinct is designed to achieve a five-star Green Star rating, with sustainbility measures that include solar power, sustainable transport and waste management
The precinct will be a catalyst development for the wider Murdoch Activity Centre, a 345 hectare area that also includes the Fiona Stanley Hospital, St John of God Health Care, Murdoch University, South Metropolitan TAFE and a couple of shopping centres. It is also expected to be home to 1,200 dwellings for 2,400 residents.
Construction on the medihotel will begin later in 2020 and is expected to be complete in 2022.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
