Melbourne-based architecture practice Lyons has released an innovative masterplan for the first stage of the Royal Hobart Hospital redevelopment.
The masterplan includes a new multi-level building that will accommodate new inpatient facilities, including operating theatres and interventional suites, above an existing ward building on Campbell Street. It will include a women’s and children’s precinct, incorporating a maternity ward, delivery and birthing suites, a dedicated adolescent unit and a paediatric ward. This first stage will also provide a new entrance and public facilities for the hospital.
The new masterplan by Lyons for the Royal Hobart Hospital.
Lyons director Corbett Lyon said a central aspect of the masterplan is the way it is staged to allow for maximization of site efficiency and service continuity.
“The key to this project is the strategic direction which will ultimately deliver an all-new hospital facility, rather than refitting existing buildings,” Lyons said.
“The staged masterplan solution allows us to eliminate many of the existing site problems which have resulted from the hospital’s organic, rather than strategic, growth over many years. The design allows for smooth transition with no reduction in services, and when complete [it will provide] new hospital facilities and enhanced service delivery outcomes.”
In the creation of the masterplan, Lyons conducted a collaborative workshop process working with stakeholders, clinicians, nurses and community.
The Royal Hobart Hospital is Tasmania’s largest hospital and the major teaching hospital of the University of Tasmania. It provides general and specialty medical and surgical services and is the state referral centre for cardiothoracic surgery, intensive care and high-risk obstetrics.
The masterplan was unveiled in March by the federal minister for health Tanya Plibersek, the premier of Tasmania Lara Giddings and the state’s health minister Michelle O’Byrne.
