RUMBALARA HEALTH CLINIC Connection to the Earth
Dec 15, 2014
RUMBALARA HEALTH CLINIC Connection to the Earth
Set in a semi-rural environment, the contemporary design features an external building fabric that comprises the use of canted insitu concrete formwork walls.
goulburn river…
the site…
health clinic master plan…
dry river bed…
separate elements...
the forest...
views to the forest...
protection…
floor plans…
hand sketch
1 Foyer
2 Administration
3 Consulting Rooms
4 Amenities
5 Staff
6 Dental Surgeries
7 Court Yard
8 Ambulance Bay
9 Existing Building
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materiality
Concrete
Timber
Glass Indigenous art Timber panel
This 650sqm extension to the existing Rumbalara Health Services Clinic included:
•six dental surgeries and associated dental services•new ambulance bay and entry•staff and administrative facilities•reception and client waiting area
The surrounding landscape has been designed to reflect the culture of the local Indigenous Yorta Yorta and Bangaran mobs.
The building features embossed Aboriginal artwork and totems.
The internal reception and waiting opens onto an internal courtyard to allow light within the building core.
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