FUTURE-FOCUSED DESIGN PRINCIPLES User Groups Health Care Providers Patients & Families
PEOPLE Patient Journeys Staff Workflows Wellness in Community Inclusive & Accessible
Policy Makers Health Planners Strategic Advisors
MANAGEMENT
EXPANSION
Vehicle & Pedestrian Flow Clean/Dirty Services Waste Management Emergency Care Distaster & Major Incident
Incremental Growth Changing Models of Care Staging & Decanting Major Redevelopment Research & Education
ENVIRONMENT Executive Groups Facility Managers Health Advocates
Energy & Resources Landscape & Ecology Heritage & Culture
Project Managers Cost Planners Design Consultants
FUTURE-PROOF
ROBUST AND EFFICIENT
The key to a future-proof masterplan is to understand the life span of building, site and infrastructure. Even the smallest hospital has the opportunity to grow into a campus in the future. From the beginning, it is important to consider how to connect with transport infrastructure, local and regional neighbourhoods, emergency services, building services and technology.
Acute and emergency care must be delivered around the clock, with a high degree of accuracy and efficiency at all times. Tertiary hospitals must be able to cope with wildly variable service loads, unexpected surges and major disasters. Buildings must be designed to be robust and resource-efficient, with the capacity to grow and flex quickly. A well-designed approach to infrastructure can accommodate for surge capacity in the event of changing demand, growth in services, and staged redevelopment. Modular construction and innovative building design can help support a flexible environment which can cope with the demands of a busy healthcare facility.
Masterplans represent a vision for the future of a health campus, and therefore need to reflect the priorities of the service provider. A responsive and engaging planning process can ensure that that site and building design can accommodate the long term goals of the masterplan.
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