Stoke Medical Centre was conceived as a large house rather than a small hospital, appropriate to its setting, extending and overlapping an existing bungalow in a residential area.
The building features extensive use of timber throughout in structure and cladding, LVL and trusses are used to cope with open internal spaces, with a palette including sun screening timber louvres and extensive timber claddings. This is intended as a warm and welcoming destination.
Low technology ESD features are incorporated throughout, including extensive natural day lighting and ventilation, reduced energy use through insulation and low energy light fittings, roof water harvesting and passive storm water disposal through landscape elements.
This building provides a future proof health facility and one that considers the notion of well-being as part of its built form.