Jane Bell House, Royal Melbourne Hospital

Contemporary workplace celebrates leading hospital's rich history

Location: Wurundjeri Country, Wreckyn Street, North Melbourne VIC
Status: Complete

Formally the Victorian Infectious Disease Reference Laboratory, Jane Bell House has had a make over and is now a contemporary workplace for Royal Melbourne Hospital's administration, marketing and people & culture teams.

The design draws on and celebrates the hospital's history providing health care for Melbournians for over 160 years. Archive images have been used at a large scale on internal sliding glass doors to provide privacy to meeting rooms and wayfinding assistance, as well as to connect staff with the the institution they are contributing to.

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A variety of break out and tech-enabled meeting spaces support flexible, collaborative and focused working styles.