Redefined proposition

1_Recovery Care Centre (former car park building) provide a place for cancer patients who are under treatment in The University Hospital Geelong can have a place to recover. A place that makes them feel like home, rather than a hospital. Through biophilic design, the architecture aspires to create a homey atmosphere and supportive environment with others going through the same difficulties.

2_Voids created in the existing structure to inject nature inside, as well as provide habitable conditions for lighting and ventilation. The rooftop has an important role to make nature more accessible and part of the experience of the recovery centre since it creates spaces to support activities like walks, gardening and bird watching that patients can do.

3_The Southern facade of the former car park seeks to reinterpret the main elements of the historical facade through green walls - by having one central element to hierarchy the access, and the other two emphasising the corners.

4_A building that opens to the city. Provide indoor and outdoor spaces that support itinerant events run by the Geelong Performing Arts Centre and the Faculty of Creative Arts (Deakin University). These activities include exhibitions, performances, workshops and courses.

5_An extension of the existing laneways connects the building with the city and makes this block more permeable and enhance the urban connectivity of the masterplan. The housing bar at the top acts also as a big entry arc to the core of the site by emulating, on a larger scale, the heritage. 6_Inspired by vertical elements that unify the language of heritage buildings in the surroundings (especially the Wool Stores), the facade of the Library proposes a reinterpreted facade that respects the base vertical module and integrates the corner tower.

7_The existing roof structure from the building on Moorabool St was preserved as a footprint to make people aware of what was there. In the project, emphasise and hierarchy the entrance to the green core, while protecting (translucent roof) the Medical Vegetable Garden below.

8_Extension of the Faculty of Psychology and Nursing (Deakin University) for students to have their practices working at the Age Integrated Care on the ground level. These groups make use of the Medical Vegetable Garden which enhance nature as a therapeutic way to recover and wellbeing.

9_A building that opens to the green core. The ground level creates spaces that support cultural itinerant events and exhibitions provided by the Back to Back Theatre and Geelong Gaol Museum. This interstitial space links the building with the big plaza.

10_Green terraces encourage exchange and networking between students who live in the housing, those who study at the Faculty of Design Annex and workers from the Offices.

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