We invited staff members, patients, carers, visitors, community members and key agencies to share their views with us as part of the master planning process.

We shared this information with our architects and planners, who considered the feedback when they were developing the master plan.

A plan for higher buildings in the nearby city centre allowed us to create a taller, multi-storey hospital building at the French Avenue end of the site with good connections to the city centre, transport and services.

A multi-storey building also provides good walkability inside the hospital, allowing for easy travel across and between floors for deliveries, patient transfers and general movements around the hospital.

Natural light and views were very important to everyone we spoke to, so wards would be located on the upper floors with city views or views over the nearby playing fields.

Future stages of design will look more closely at the wayfinding plan and internal design, including service areas, social spaces, gardens, and courtyards to bring light into the lower areas and staff zones.

This interactive image shows the potential views from the upper levels of the building.

The number of storeys will be decided as planning progresses.

Future stages of design will look more closely at the wayfinding plan and internal design, including service areas, social spaces, gardens, and courtyards to bring light into the lower areas and staff zones.

This includes a central ‘hospital street’ or spine extending through and connecting all the buildings to make it easy to walk from one end to the other, and would include landscaped areas.

Our community also told us that the hospital should be welcoming, with green spaces and places to relax.

Landscaping between the buildings creates a welcoming space for respite in the busy hospital environment, views to the playing fields and an east-west green zone.

Internal social spaces for visitors and staff will also be developed as the design progresses.

Food and retail services were also important to our community. The new site is close to the city centre shopping and food experiences, but future stages of planning will also consider retail and food outlets.

To create the master plan, we talked to hundreds of people.

All the information was provided to the project team to consider as part of the master planning.

• 800 consultation interactions via surveys, workshops and briefings
• 11 briefings for key stakeholders including council and community
• 300+ responses to our master planning survey
• 700+ comments via the master plan survey
• 250 people attended public information sessions