Ngunnawal people
ACT
The Canberra Hospital Expansion features a nine-level Critical Services Building (CSB) designed to integrate with existing facilities and enhance the public realm. With a main entrance Welcome Hall, it introduces cultural elements and offers a seamless pathway across the campus. The hospital provides high-quality clinical services, including emergency care, medical imaging, intensive care, operating theatres, and inpatient units, with a focus on sustainability as one of Australia’s first fully electric hospitals.
The design, inspired by Canberra’s unique geographical and cultural identity, uses natural materials and colours to create a nurturing wellness experience. Public art integration offers positive distractions and supports a healing environment.
The project emphasises community spaces, public art, and inclusive environments, fostering healing and celebrating culture. It ensures value for money while providing excellent clinical spaces and a generous public domain, setting a new sustainability benchmark for healthcare facilities in Australia.
BVN’s Canberra Hospital Expansion showcases a calming and inclusive interior design that prioritises wellbeing. The new welcome hall and public spaces feature natural materials, soft planting, and abundant daylight, creating a warm, unthreatening atmosphere. Integrated Indigenous artworks and a layered material palette enrich the interiors, while intuitive wayfinding, guided by a playful colour strategy, enhances user orientation. Thoughtfully detailed throughout, the design fosters connection to nature and culture, offering spaces for respite, reflection, and holistic healing.
Julian Ashton, Project Principal
Ian Goodbury, Project Director
Oana Gavriliu, Health Lead
Kim Small, Health Team
Bella Castle, Health Team
Michelle Mo, Health Team
Kate O’Mullane, Health Team
Kaye Santos, Health Team
Jungwon Yang, Health Team
Alice Edwards, Health Team
Zizi Tan, Health Team
Zainab Sadek, Health Team
Wikanya Amornsak, Health Team
Aryan Azizkhani, Health Team
Shao Ing Gan, Health Team
Marco Montevecchi, Building Lead
Terry Braddock, Building Team
Jamie Don, Building Team
James McRae, Building Team
Jungwon Yang, Building Team
Juan Pablo Benavides, Building Team
Julie Wong, Building Team
Suek Lim, Building Team
Tiana Furner, Building Team
Gianluca Gennari, Building Team
Luke Josifoz, Building Team
Lucy Sacco, Building Team
Valentine Steisel, Building Team
Lise Taylor, Interiors Lead
Lisa Beetson, Interiors Lead
Geoff Cooke, Interiors Team
Livern Lim, Interiors Team
Jin Ko, Interiors Team
Joanne Song, Interiors Team
Mridula Bhatia, Interiors Team
Jess Wang, Interiors Team
Erik Delporte, BIM Manager
Rhiannon Macken, Project Administration
Awais Anees, Project Document Controller
TTW, Civil Consultant
TTW, Structural Engineer
TTW, Facade Consultant
Tait Network, Landscape Consultant
ABS Facade, Facad subcontractor
EMF Griffiths, Mechanical, medical gases and PNT consultant
Climatech, Mechanical subcontractor
JHA, Electrical Consultant
Stowe, Elecrical subcontractor
WSCE, Hydraulic and fire consultant
Axis, Hydraulic subcontractor
CJ Arms, Hydraulic subcontractor (drafting)
O’Neill & Brown Fire Sevices, Fire subcontractor
Hoslab, Medical gases subcontractor
Lamson, Pneumatic tube subcontractor
Creative Road, Arts curator
McKenzie Group, Building Surveyor
Lit Consulting, Fire engineering consultant
Acoustic Logic, Acoustic Consultant
Ethos Urban, Town Planner
Avipro, Aviation consultant
Arup, Wind consultant
EMF Griffiths, ESD Consultant