The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Stage 3 Redevelopment

Kangkanthi – meaning ‘to care’ in the Kaurna language – is the centrepiece of the redevelopment at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Spanning five storeys and 27,000m², the new clinical services building brings together a broad range of services including a 46-treatment bay emergency department, ICU, operating theatres, imaging, pathology, and a 52-bed rehabilitation facility. It’s been carefully designed to support high-quality, future-focused healthcare.

The planning and design process involved extensive engagement with health professionals, community members, and Aboriginal consumers to ensure the facility meets the needs of patients, staff, and families both now and into the future. We were proud to collaborate with Silver Thomas Hanley Perth, who led the health planning of the spaces, helping shape a highly functional, patient-centred environment.

Sustainability has been a driving force throughout the project. Kangkanthi has achieved a 6-star In-house Green Rating and is one of the first major all-electric healthcare buildings in Australia — using no natural gas and incorporating environmentally responsible design principles.

Strategies such as climate-responsive planning, thermally efficient façades, airtight construction, natural light courtyards, and the selection of low-maintenance, hardwearing materials support both environmental performance and occupant wellbeing.

Building Information Modelling (BIM) was used extensively from concept through construction, enhancing collaboration, reducing rework, and providing end users with a clear understanding of their spaces before delivery — setting a new standard in healthcare design.