Burnaby Hospital Redevelopment – Phase 1
Burnaby Hospital Redevelopment – Phase 1
Client · Fraser Health Authority
Location · Burnaby, BC, Canada
Completion · Ongoing
Architecture Team · B+H Architects, KRA and Diamond Schmitt Architects
Clinical Planning · KRA and B+H Architects
Interior Design · B+H Architects and KRA
Construction Management · EllisDon
The Burnaby Hospital Redevelopment is a multi-year project occurring over two phases. Retained by EllisDon Infrastructure Healthcare, KRA worked in partnership with B+H Architects and Diamond Schmitt Architects in the design of this project which included the new Health Care Pavilion and an expanded Support Facilities Building which includes a new energy centre. The project also includes renovations to existing buildings on the Burnaby Hospital campus which continue. KRA’s scope of work included the following spaces in the new facilities: Emergency Department’s Zone 1 and Zone 5, Operating Rooms, Medicine Unit, Maternity Unit and Neonatal Intensive Care unit and Mental Health Inpatient Unit.
The new six-storey Health Care Pavilion has 83 beds, which are primarily single-patient rooms with private bathrooms. The program for the pavilion includes a mental health and substance use unit, a maternity and labour unit, a neonatal intensive care unit, a medical unit with negative pressure rooms and outbreak zones to enhance infection control, and underground parking for improved accessibility.
In addition to the Health Care Pavillion, expansion, and renovations of the Support Facilities Building include a larger emergency department, expansion of operating rooms and procedure rooms, additional pre-operative and post-operative recovery spaces, a new medical device reprocessing unit with improved infection control, and a new energy centre, replacing the aging power plant.
Using Evidence-Based Design, the architectural team developed a design for the project that is patient-friendly. With design features such as views of nature, access to outdoor space wherever possible, access to natural light, noise reduction, added privacy, and ease in wayfinding and orientation, a patient’s experience is greatly improved while receiving care.
A key feature of the new Mental Health Inpatient Unit is the inclusion of an outdoor patio space, providing patients with a healing outdoor garden space during their stay.
Interior design elements such as wall graphics and colour schemes draw inspiration from the diverse natural landscapes found in the city of Burnaby.
The sustainability plan for the project includes a holistic design approach to sustainable site, building, and project that is inclusive of all disciplines and consultants. In the simplest of terms, it includes the selection and specification of non-toxic, renewable, environmentally conscious building projects and systems and the development of a long-term site plan for a sustainable campus that can grow into the future. The project is targeting LEED V4 for Building design and Construction for Healthcare, Gold Certification.
Photography by Andrew Latreille | Renderings by B+H Architects