
New Shellharbour Hospital
Dharawal
New Shellharbour Hospital
The New Shellharbour Hospital will deliver contemporary health care facilities and expanded services to the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District community, reducing the need to travel out of the area for care.
Yerrabingin joined Health Infrastructure for a Walk on Country and Collaborative Design Workshop at the proposed site for the $700 million-plus development. The event brought together about 50 people from Aboriginal Communities, Aboriginal Health Workers and project architects Cox-STH.
Walking on Country is an important step in learning the stories and heritage of the land from local Aboriginal Communities. A walk to the highest point of the site led to a discussion of the importance of landscape and nature in the design of a hospital.
A key story that emerged was ‘Mount Keira and the 5 islands’, which will inform the design of the hospital's landscape, architecture and interior design.
The result will be a well-connected space that Community is proud of and will feel comfortable to visit.
Location
Dunmore Road, Shellharbour
Dharawal Country
Client
NSW Health Infrastructure
Sector
Health
Services
Designing with Country
Project Period
2022
(in construction)
Collaborators
COX, Silver Thomas Hanley