pacearchitects - health capability statement
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HEALTH 2015
“The Hills Clinic is a beautiful new mental health clinic. It has 59 beds, regarded as probably one of the top mental health hospitals in Sydney. A quality beachhead mental health asset to our company.”
“Most hospitals are designed as hospitals and look like hospitals. They are usually designed by hospital specialist architects and the emphasis is on functionality and compliance. They don’t stand out or provide a point of difference unlike Pace Architects who have provided a hospital which is of high quality in terms of construction, fit-out, space and design.”
Phillipa Blakey CEO & Managing Director Pulse Health
We consult. We listen. We design. Managing the project process to promote better healthcare projects and sustainable human environments.
Our goal is to improve the current health system experience through our unique process of design and delivery. We are qualified professionals who are dedicated and efficient in all facets of design and development.
Pace Architects is a multi-award winning, highly experienced, client focused and process centred architectural practice based in Sydney. We develop and deliver innovative and financially viable solutions for our clients.
Since 2009 Pace Architects have been delivering quality designed projects to all our clients. In this short space of time we have designed and managed projects totalling over 300,000sqm in Australia. This represents over
$500 million of developments that we have been jointly accountable for putting back into the Australian economy.
We create smart, long term accommodation solutions, whilst delivering income and capital returns for our clients and their investors. We deliver results. It is our objective to design and plan efficient profitable and sustainable developments. Our proven track record is a result of many years of in-house experience
coupled with strong consulting and project management skills.
Pace Architects are A+ members of the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA). Patrick Pace is the nominated architect no.7815, currently registered as a practising architect in several States across Australia.
We are the trusted partners you can rely on. With a reputation for quality and transformational results, your business will benefit significantly from partnering with us.
Pace Architects provides an alternative approach to contemporary Healthcare facilities. As a team, we collaborate with top tier professionals in the field to alleviate unnecessary delays in delivering health facilities in our communities – that often come to stand still due to budget constraints. With our proven record of efficient designs, professional project management and extensive construction buildability knowledge, Pace Architects have been able to deliver projects at a fraction of the cost to other projects of similar scale within the healthcare sector.
We are responsive, nimble and agile with a style that is personal and direct. We understand each and every business is different by way of business processes, financial processes and systems, business drivers, products and services. Our services are tailored to meet your specific needs and we consider ourselves as an extension of your own development team. We have the design development and project management expertise and services found in larger consultancies, with a stronger focus on client relationships and deliverables.
Pace Architects continually strives to remain the premier provider of design excellence and innovation in design; whilst producing predictable earnings for our clients and building a dynamic, educative, challenging environment for our employees. We build long-term client relationships on mutual trust, respect and collaboration.
“When you go there and you see the design, the use of modern construction and the use of gardens, the return of gardening and the use of plants in the treatment of mental illness is quite well documented, you really get a sense from this building and this place that this purpose-built facility is going to achieve its purpose. Buildings have purpose. They have form. They have a reason for being designed the way they are. That is no different with a mental health facility. So of course, if we have guidelines in this country today that restrict or impede the development of such facilities, we ought to look at them.”
Alex Hawke MP. Parliamentary address Thursday 2nd June 2011
Our delivery methodology relies upon an open consultative approach between the client and project team. We are skilled at managing teams to create solutions that meet our clients’ operational, functional and budgetary requirements.
Pace Architects provides a complete range of consultancy architectural services. With our “one on one” approach on every project - we guarantee that our experienced senior Architects will be the point of contact and see through the project in its entirety - every time. » Service Planning » Needs analysis » Site prospecting + Site selection
advice » Strategic master planning » Communicating with and informing
local Ministers, Councils, authorities and communities.
» Feasibility studies » Client consultation » Brief development + preparation » Spatial planning » Advice on staging capabilities. » Preparation of submissions to State
Health Departments. » Concept Landscape design. » Graphics + 3D modelling » Design Development and Consultant
Commissioning. » Construction Documentation » Construction Management. » Project Administration
» Project Delivery » Preparation of operational policies » Interior Design » Artist collaboration » Furniture and equipment selection » Evaluation of existing facilities » Design compliance with Australasian
Health Facility Guidelines and BCA
Our extensive range of integrated services enables us to achieve sustainable incomes and growing value for all of our clients, and to delivering high quality outcomes for all of our stakeholders.
We offer best practice and state-of-the-art methodology for the design and rapid procurement of health projects. Team members are trained in the latest BIM software with our senior technicians having over 10 years experience working on this platform.
The implementation of BIM technology is a benefit to our clients as it applies to all aspects of the construction of a building, from the design, the estimating, the supply chain, the delivery of goods during the build, the build process, the resource allocation, the productivity requirements to meet targets and on to the post-handover phase through facilities and asset management.
Recent industry reports show that BIM technology has:
» 20% reduction in build costs » 33% reduction in costs over the
lifetime of the building » 47% - 65% reduction in conflicts and
re-work during construction » 44% - 59% increase in the overall
project quality » 35% - 43% reduction in risk, better
predictability of outcomes » 34% - 40% better performing
completed infrastructure » 32% - 38% improvement in review and
approval cycles
Our service in BIM delivery on all our projects has improved the accuracy and speed in documentation, whilst also created an integrated cross co-ordination efficiency between consultant disciplines. It enables quick 3D output visualization and construction efficiency during procurement all of which is added value to our client return on investments.
Technological knowledge paired with smart design and harnessed project management rigor, has enabled Pace Architects have been able to substantially reduce construction cost for our clients. Evidence shows up to 50% in most cases when comparing our projects to similar sized healthcare projects. The Hills Clinic hospital is an example of this.
“Pace Architects have assisted in the design and documentation of our Healthcare facility project in the The Hills Shire Council area of metropolitan Sydney. The team at Pace Architects have been involved from the early concept stage and successfully negotiated the development approval process. At all stages the team has provided creative yet practical advice. They worked within our tight budgets and responded to all the issues that arose in a timely manner.”
Dr.Ted Cassidy Director/Owner The Hills Clinic
“The Australian population continues to grow at a speed that puts the healthcare system at risk of running short of healthcare facilities to accommodate all the people who need them. The healthcare system is responding through a number of solutions, such as telehealth, new technology, and home care. However the reality is, Australia will need to build more health facilities across all states in the coming months and years.”
Australian Healthcare week 2015
Our architecture contributes to the positive delivery of health services in Australia. We create secure, accessible, non-confrontational and comfortable therapeutic environments for the benefit of patients, their families, staff and visitors. We embed the proven principles of evidence based design to provide a physical framework for the safe delivery of patient focused care.
The project management style that we have adopted is one that considers staff interaction, workflow, management efficiencies, supervision, security and the ongoing building life cycle is managed by the reduction to recurrent operational costs via the integration of proven ESD features.
Delivering the right strategies for the right projects is where Pace Architects excel - whether it be a “greenfield” or “brownfield” development our guarantees are:
» Increasing productivity and maximising funding allocation efficiency to deliver cost effective facilities on time
» Creating future proof health facilities to accommodate redevelopment and emerging trends in technology
» Reduction of operating costs and improved sustainable performance
» Promoting industry collaboration to promote user group centric facilities
» Minimising disruption to all user groups
The Hills Clinic Hospital – Stage 1Adult Acute Mental Health Hospital and Medical Centre
Location: Kellyville, NSW
Client: The Hills Clinic
Builder: FDC
Type: Healthcare + Mental Health Hospitals
Completed: 2011
Value: $7 million
Awards: The Hills Building and Design Award – Best Commercial and Best Public Development
The Hills Clinic Kellyville, is the first purpose built private psychiatric hospital in NSW. It has set a new benchmark in Mental Health facilities.
Kellyville has traditionally been a semi-rural area with many market gardens, but is now one of Sydney’s largest growth areas. Pace Architects was involved in the early stages of this development and also provided services pre land acquisition, to ensure the clients the land purchase would suit their fit to purpose facility.
In developing the concept for this facility, Pace Architects retained a connection with the rural heritage of the area, allowing a large portion of the two acres of land to be landscaped and left as open space for the amenity of patients. Every room in the building connects to the natural surrounds. The North facing aspect and large areas of glazing allows vast amounts of natural light that creates a pleasant indoor environment for patients and staff.
The Hills Clinic Stage 1 project was awarded Best Commercial / Public Development in 2011 in The Hills Building and Design Awards – Awarded by The Hills Shire, one of the largest Shires currently in NSW.
The Hills Clinic Hospital – Stage 2Adolescent Acute Mental Health Hospital and Consult rooms
Location: Kellyville, NSW
Client: The Hills Clinic
Builder: Red Eye Constructions
Type: Healthcare + Mental Health Hospitals
Completed: 2014
Value: $3 million
Awards: The Hills Building and Design Award – Best Interior Fitout
Pace Architects’ scope of works included Project Management, concept design, Section 96 applications, Construction documentation and overseeing construction on site. The brief was to create a purpose built mental health ward for young adults aged between 16 - 25yrs and a separate ward for adults compromising of 28 beds, GP office, consult rooms & group rooms.
The Hills Clinic Stage 2 project was awarded Best Interior Fitout in 2015 in The Hills Building and Design Awards – Awarded by The Hills Shire one of the largest Shires currently in NSW.
The Hills Clinic hospital was recently acquired by Pulse Health, one of the leading Health service providers in Australia.
Toowoomba Private Health HospitalAcute Mental Health Hospital, Consult Rooms and Medical Centre
Location: Toowoomba, QLD
Client: Heal All Pty Ltd
Builder: TBA
Type: Healthcare + Mental Health Hospitals
Completed: 2016-2017
Value: $8 million
Following an inspection of The Hills Clinic hospital, and some discussions on the project delivery, Heal All quickly chose Pace Architects as the Architects and Project Managers for the new Private Mental health facility in Toowoomba.
The design is for a 30 bed hospital with a staged approach over 3 levels. The facility will also cater for outpatient treatment including a medical centre with 8 consult rooms and TMS rooms. There is also capacity to expand for the provision for the latest state of the art ECT treatment rooms and recovery rooms.
Our client was looking for a contemporary design with a non-institutionalised ambience, together with an economical design for a site which had already been purchased in the heart of the CBD precinct in Toowoomba, known as the “garden city”. Our design incorporates themes of removing the barriers between internal and outdoor spaces and enhancing areas with natural lighting, fresh air and landscaping.
Currently Pace Architects have undertaken in the early of stages of the project, including concept design. Development applications and QLD Health submissions are currently being submitted with the intent to commence specifications and tender documents in the coming months.
Construction is set to commence in 2016.
Riverstone Family Practice Medical CentreMedical Centre
Location: Riverstone, NSW
Client: Riverstone Family Medical Centre, NSW.
Builder: Red Eye Constructions
Type: Healthcare Medical Centre
Completed: 2015
Value: $4 million
Recently awarded the Best Australian General Practice Award, the practice owners were looking at expanding their current practice to better service the growing community in the Riverstone vicinity in Sydney’s Greater Western region
Pace Architects were engaged to prepare initial concept design options and generate a client brief together with a budget framework. Our design strategy and concept designs was such that it integrated facilities for synergy businesses such as Allied Health services to work in with the operations of the Family medical clinic. This in turn created another revenue stream for the clients which not originally been considered.
Our services included:
» Service Planning » Needs analysis » Feasibility studies » Client consultation » Brief development + preparation » Spatial planning
We have a proven track record in delivering cutting edge healthcare projects on time and on budget. Our award winning completed projects have proven time after time to be of the utmost highest quality whilst keeping costs low.
References
Sydney TMSDr. Jason Pace : [email protected] 177 144 + 0421 319 732
The Hills ClinicDr. Ted Cassidy : [email protected] 122 144 + 0424 592 617
Heal All ClinicRichard Lavack : Practice Director/[email protected] 4630 926 + 0413 931 966
Red Eye ConstructionsBrad Romain: Development [email protected] 4389 8933 + 0413 777 503
“Our experience with working with Pace Architects has been very rewarding as we’ve been a part of delivering award winning designs not often seen within the health sector. Patrick and his team share a vision that aims to break the mould of design standards, whilst ensuring Health Facility Guidelines and BCA compliance.”
Brad RomainBusiness Development Manager Red Eye Constructions
