BLP designed and delivered this new Short Stay Unit for Austin Hospital above the ambulance bay to optimise real estate on the very constrained site.
The façade adopts the existing hospital tower’s aesthetic but features red panels with distorted proportions to form supergraphic chevrons that clarify wayfinding.
The unit includes an additional 20 beds for paediatric and short stay observation patients, and four beds for the Psychiatric Assessment and Planning Unit.
The layout is optimised to enable ED patients to be identified early and streamed to an appropriate specialist facility to receive personalised care.
An indoor lounge opens up to a safe outdoor lounge, flooded with natural light and long views, grass underfoot, fresh air and an ability to meander in peace.
The expansion significantly reduces wait times and enhances the ED’s capacity to receive patients, and enables the effective management of patients who require extended treatment.
Project Team
Architecture
Billard Leece Partnership
BLP are a group of dynamic architects, interior designers, and urban designers based in Melbourne and Sydney, working Australia-wide and internationally across all sectors.
They have a proven track record of designing and delivering complex projects.
BLP develop a collaborative and comprehensive design approach unique to each client and project and aspire to produce innovative architecture.
They create environments tailored to suit their clients’ expectations which provide enjoyment to the people who inhabit them.
Photography
Ian Ten Seldam
Ian is an independent photographer based in Melbourne, Australia. He specialises in architectural, interior and advertising photography, but his commissioned work spans many styles—including macro and editorial.
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