Billard Leece Partnership, Australia, tower, medical center, The Ballart Regional Integrated Cancer Center, wellness center, curtain wall, Ballart

The Ballart Regional Integrated Cancer Center by Billard Leece Partnership is ambulatory facility that supports a multidisciplinary collaborative approach to patient care. The addition – new glazed tower changes character through the day and with the seasons. Profiled aluminum fins cast shadows across the glass surface façade which reflects the clouds, sky, and trees around the facility. The medical center tower is one of the tallest buildings in the city and its distinctive profile and surface patterning project an image of state-of-the-art care for the people of Ballarat and the region.

The Center provides the latest technology for cancer treatment supported by a radiotherapy facility, Medical Oncology Unit, a satellite pharmacy ensuring immediate access to medication and treatments and a multidisciplinary consultation suite supporting the concept of a ‘one stop shop’ for patients and their families. Education and administrative spaces encourage collaboration and support research with a clinical trials unit closely aligned to treatment spaces. A Wellness Center is included where all those involved in the patient journey can access amenities that offer a break from routine clinical spaces

The aim of the center is to link to the life and spirit of the community – it is easily accessible, spatially familiar, non-intimidating, warm and calming, soulful, and it projects an image of the most up-to-date care in a clean, efficient and contemporary environment. The Center reinvigorates an historic building and creates a new five story glass tower. This atrium acts as a town square in which all activity passes through and is visible. Drawing elements from the street-scape of the city including blue stone flooring and low height walls for seating and public art, the atrium is a familiar place for gathering, casual discussion and informal knowledge exchange.

Billard Leece Partnership, Australia, tower, medical center, The Ballart Regional Integrated Cancer Center, wellness center, curtain wall, Ballart

Billard Leece Partnership, Australia, tower, medical center, The Ballart Regional Integrated Cancer Center, wellness center, curtain wall, Ballart

Billard Leece Partnership, Australia, tower, medical center, The Ballart Regional Integrated Cancer Center, wellness center, curtain wall, Ballart

Billard Leece Partnership, Australia, tower, medical center, The Ballart Regional Integrated Cancer Center, wellness center, curtain wall, Ballart

 

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