A new primary workspace and clinical facilities creates a best in class offer to RMH staff and consumers.

Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) secured a 10-year lease for 6 floors (Levels 3-8) at 611 Elizabeth Street North Stage 1. The base building is designed by Gray Puksand and houses Toyota and Woolworths Metro as other anchor tenants operating from lower levels of the building.

Royal Melbourne Hospital has engaged Gray Puksand to design and develop 6 floors for office accommodation and clinical use. 5 of these floors are planned as workspace accommodation for various RMH clinical and non-clinical support services which had been previously located around the RMH Parkville site.

The remaining one floor will be developed as a patient clinical area consisting of Outpatient Renal Dialysis Unit, Multiple Sclerosis Centre, and Neuropsychiatry Outpatient Departments. The project’s aim is to provide a consolidated and improved work environment whilst relieving spatial pressures within the RMH campus.

The design narrative revolves around the key concept of ‘Humanity with Purpose’ which has been derived from RMH’s core values. The design focuses on this concept by further emphasising the key pillars of Wellness, Diversity and Biophilic Design.

The design vision is centred on creating a calm, secure environment that forms an oasis away from the city below. The use of biophilic principles ; including use of materials and forms that reference nature imbue a sense of tranquillity and reduce the clinical feel. The goal is to create welcoming spaces that de-stress patients, companions, and staff alike.

Special consideration is also given on acoustic treatment throughout the spaces to achieve a productive, safe, and supported staff and patient care environment.

Design: Gray Puksand
Photography: Nicole England, Tom Hutton