Garigal people of the Kuring-gai country
NSW
Wyvern Private Hospital originated from the ambitious vision of a group of committed doctors whereby a world-class health facility would serve the local community and beyond. The Hospital’s extensive bushland setting within the ecologically sensitive Duffy’s Forest was a key design parameter and guided the pavilion style siting of the building. Sensitive scale and massing ensures minimal visual impact on adjacent semi-rural areas and places the building firmly within the landscape. Vistas through and of the landscape are celebrated. The slope of the site enables an abundance of natural light throughout the hospital including into operating theatres. The unearthing of excavated sandstone embeds both wards and ancillary zones within the landscape, these spaces in turn being enhanced by gardens that hug each of the pavilions. Through a simplicity of form, the intricacies and technically challenging hospital program are able to operate.
Wyvern Private Hospital has been a long time in the making. The team had a vision to deliver ‘care without compromise’ in an exceptional hospital environment that would attract the best doctors, nurses and other staff to deliver great patient outcomes. The finished product at Wyvern is second-to-none. Designed collaboratively with doctors, nurses and allied health professionals to make it an enjoyable place to work, plus the natural beauty that can be viewed and enjoyed from all corners of the building, has created an extraordinary hospital that has been worth the wait.
Simon Hanson, Design Architect
James Campbell, Design Architect
Laura Durnin, Design Architect
Ahmad Rasuli, Graduate of Architecture
Daniel Putlin, Project Architect
Bibiane Sa Echabe, Graduate of Architecture
Tito Paular, Graduate of Architecture
Giovanna Favaro, Technician
Podia, Project Manager
Think Planners, Town Planner
Norton Survey Partners, Building Surveyor
Van de Meer, Structural Engineer
Hammond Studio, Interior Designer
Arcadia, Landscape Consultant
Voss Grace & Partners, Fire Engineer
Steve Watson & Partners, BCA
Mclaren Traffic Engineering, Traffic Engineer
Morris Goding Access Consulting, Access Consultant
E-Lab Consulting, ESD Consultant
E-Lab Consulting, Acoustic Consultant
Seda, Services Consultant
Stantec, Electrical Consultant
Base Fire Protection, Fire Services
McPherson Plumbing, Hydraulic Consultant
Axis Consulting Services, Medical Gas
Syfon Systems, Syfon Systems
Schindler, Lifts
Martens & Associates, Geotechnical Engineer
Narla Environment, Biodiversity Management
Peterson Bushfire, Bushfire
Ventura Building Surveyors, PCA
Beymann, BIM Manager
Sky Engineering, Civil Consultant
Phillips, Operating Theatres
Stryker, Operating Theatres
Device Technology, CSSD
Daniel Health Services, Waste Management
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.
