Complementing the delivery of key infrastructure projects to enhance healthcare and research, the Randwick Campus Redevelopment project will also provide a connected campus through a series of clinical and public link bridges between the new buildings, through to existing buildings, and across Botany Street to the UNSW Kensington campus.
The largest of these bridges will stretch 60 metres between the Prince of Wales Hospital Acute Services Building (ASB) and the new children’s hospital and research centre under construction to its north.
This clinical link bridge will connect Level 1 of the Sydney Children's Hospital Stage 1 and Minderoo Children's Comprehensive Cancer Centre (SCH1/MCCCC) building with the ASB, forming a physical link between the future Children's Intensive Care Unit and the operating theatres currently under construction in the adult hospital.
Manufactured off-site in sections before being transported and installed on-site, the bridge structure is now complete, in readiness for installation of exterior façade paneling and internal fit-out in the new year.
Both the eastern and western façades of the link bridge will be adorned with perforated aluminium panels depicting a unique design inspired by local flora, fauna and Dreamtime stories, including Buriburi. The design was developed with the input of young hospital patients and Aunty Lola Ryan.
The bridge will feature prominently in the future public space between the two buildings, which will be home to the campus-first pet park and the new outdoor play space, which also takes inspiration from the Buriburi story. Above: A prototype panel of the future aluminium façade, featuring the Buriburi section of the artwork. Below: The first section of bridge being lifted into place at Level 1 of the ASB.
Published November 2024