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NSW PREMIER’S PRIZE
Photography: Michael Nicholson
Shoalhaven Cancer Care Centre
HASSELL
The Shoalhaven Cancer Care
Centre (SCCC) establishes
a new model of care for the
treatment of cancer patients
through a suite of buildings
combining clinical care
within a relaxed, informal
environment. The new centre
combines a day facility
cancer centre with patient
and carer accommodation.
Based on the philosophy
that the quality of the patient
environment, including
access to natural light and
a connection with nature,
have a direct correlation
with patient recovery, there
is an ‘Architecture of Hope’
embodied in the design.
With only a modest budget,
the project seeks to provide
humanity, dignity and the
best quality care available for
clients, carers and staff.
The Centre engages with the
landscape to create a positive
healing environment. The
building and its individual
treatment and consultation
spaces are sited to take
advantage of the views,
providing distraction and
respite to patients and staff.
Facilities are designed to
operate and adjust to both
high and low occupancy,
and sensible passive design
measures are incorporated
to modulate the internal
environment including heating,
cooling and sunlight.
This project is commended
for its contemporary ‘patient
focussed’ design philosophy,
resulting in greater comfort in
a less stressful environment.
Established 1997
This Prize is awarded by the NSW Premier
from a shortlist of projects selected by the
NSW Government Architect which are of
benefit to the people of NSW - whether
they be educational, cultural, transport or
accommodation facilities.
PROJECT TEAM
Practice Team:
Luke Johnson
Peter Monckton
Benson Abrahams
Rebecca Heald
Nicola Bertrand
Nicholas Elias
Gioia Murray
John Morris
Bradley Le
Kathy Roberts
Anne Lucas
Consultant Team:
Health Infrastructure
NSW, Troy Harvey
Developer
Taylor Thomson
Whitting, Paul
Yannoulatos
Civil Consultant
Norman Disney&
Young, Shane
Blazley
Electrical Consultant
AECOM, David
O’Neil
Mechanical
Consultant
ACOR, Mike Smith
Hydraulic
Consultant
NDY, Gariel Cheung
Lighting Consultant
NDY, Renzo Arango
Acoustic Consultant
Ecological
Environmental
Consultant
Rider Levett
Bucknall, Luke
Sardelich
Cost Consultant
Johnstaff, Jessica
Tan and Alex
Belcastro
Programming
Consultant
NDY, Ian Hanna
Lift Consultant
ACOR, Gordon
Newel
Fire Consultant
Rider Levett
Bucknall, Luke
Sardelich
Quantity Surveyor
McKenzie Group,
Vanessa Batty
Building Surveyor
Construction Team:
Lipman, David
Moffat, Aaron Curtis
Builder
Johnstaff, Alex
Belcastro, Jessica
Tan
Project Manager
Health Infrastructure
NSW
Developer
SESIAHS(South East
Sydney Illawarra
Area Heath Service)
Owner
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