Lady Cilento Children's Hospital, located in Brisbane's Southbank precinct is a 12-level quaternary facility that accommodates specialist acute and sub-acute services together with research and teaching facilities.
A joint venture by Conrad Gargett and Lyons Architecture, the hospital is designed around the idea of a ‘living tree’ representing a network of 'trunks and branches', which punctuate the building and connect inside and outside.
The children’s hospital is located in a generous urban park, which serves as a gathering place for the local Southbank community. Using the versatility and wide colour range of Alpolic aluminium composite panels, the architects were able to take an environmental design approach that engaged with, and absorbed the surrounding elements of the building.