South East Regional Hospital
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The South East regional hospital is located in Bega, NSW. The project was commissioned by the NSW Government Health Infrastructure, with architecture by BVN. The South East Regional Hospital was opened in 2015.
Size: 17.4 hectares
Budget: $183,000,000
Scope: Feasibility, Masterplan, Concept Design, State Significant Development Application, Detail Documentation, Construction
The South East Regional Hospital has been recognised with the following awards;
2016 NSW AIA Commendation
2016 World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards - shortlisted Health
1. The new hospital is connected to its rural context (above left)
2. Concept Masterplan perspective (below left)
3. On the edge of the Bega River (above right)
Arrival Concept Perspective
Entry Concept Perspective
Landscape and Healing
Occupational Therapy Courtyard
Landscape Concept Plan
‘A great place to work for staff, and a nurturing place for patients.’
- Dr Max Alexander, Chief Executive, Southern NSW Local Health District
Hospital entry
Occupational therapy courtyard
The river valley landscape is invited into the treatment spaces
Calm interiors inspired by the landscape context
Sculpture at the ambulance bay
Design Statement
The South East Regional Hospital project provides a purpose-built healthcare facility with contemporary functional design and models of care. The hospital is located approximately 2km outside the Bega township, and is designed to replace the existing hospitals at Bega and Pambula. The site has been masterplanned to develop into an integrated health campus, bringing together future education, accommodation and clinical services into a dynamic civic precinct.
New facilities associated with the hospital include a significant expansion of acute, sub-acute, clinical support and primary health services.
Extensive user consultation and site analysis has resulted in a design that is sensitive to the hospital’s cultural and environmental context. With a northerly aspect on the edge of Bega River, the hospital has a strong connection to landscape and the regional community.
The design has a human scale, at just over three levels, with a generosity of outlook and views to the landscape beyond.
Planning is around a central, open space which connects the various activities within the hospital. Openings between each of the walls allow patients to navigate easily through the hospital, reducing stress and anxiety levels. Ready access to outside space and balcony spaces contribute to promoting a sense of wellbeing, rest and relaxation.
- BVN Architects
