New South Wales
The new Prince of Wales Hospital, Acute Services Building (ASB) is located on the land of the Bidjigal peoples adjoining the existing Prince of Wales Hospital and the UNSW Kensington campus. The building is the first built outcome of a long masterplanning process. The project both provides a vital boost to existing hospital’s capacity, and supports the need to embed research, education and training initiatives into day to day clinical practice.
At the heart of the project is a public landscaped courtyard. An important welcoming space, incorporating meeting settings, landscape and artworks that connect to a country narrative. Wrapping the courtyard an internal entry space is designed as an extension of the garden bringing together research and education, shops and community and cultural facilities. The building’s form is broken into a series of layered elements, creating terraces at upper levels that offer further opportunities for landscape and the use of outdoor spaces.
The Prince of Wales Hospital Acute Services Building (PoWH ASB) was the catalyst project for expanding the world class health, research and education facilities within the Randwick Health & Innovation Precinct and the first major upgrade in 25 years. With this came a responsibility to provide state of the art infrastructure and purpose designed facilities that foster innovative approaches to acute healthcare, while also facilitating the colocation of clinicians and researchers to support contemporary clinical practice and enable translation of research findings into impactful bedside care. The building’s thoughtful, stakeholder led design enables this, and supports complementary future developments on the site.
ACOR & Central Plumbing, Hydraulic Consultant
ACOR, Civil Consultant
Acoustic Studio & Acoustic Logic, Acoustic Consultant
Advisian, Town Planner
ARUP, Traffic, Fire Engineering, Wind
ASPECT, Landscape Consultant
Enstruct, Structural Engineer
Fredon & Hoslab, Medical Gases
Fredon, Electrical Consultant
LCI and Wood & Grieve, ESD Consultant
McKenzie Group, BCA/DDA
Surface Design & On-site, Facade
Urbanite, Wayfinding
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
