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Birchip Campus, East Wimmera Health Service

Birchip Campus, East Wimmera Health Service

Baldasso Cortese worked closely with the VHBA and East Wimmera Health Service (EWHS) on the major redevelopment of their Birchip campus, located in north-western Victoria.

The project delivered a purpose-built care facility, housing acute patients and residential aged care residents, in a welcoming, contemporary setting, with integrated operational efficiencies. The historic hospital and new extension sit side by side within Birchip’s low regional skyline, linking the campus’s civic presence with its expanded role in health and care delivery.

Client
East Wimmera Health Service
Location
Birchip
Photography
Shayne Hill
Traditional Country
Dja Dja Warrung
The retained Edwardian hospital frames the renewed entry sequence, where the drop-off, pedestrian arrival, urgent care extension and ambulance bay organise public access around clear clinical and visitor pathways.
A brick screen and domestic-scaled built form moderate the new extension’s presence, allowing the health campus to meet the surrounding residential streetscape with familiar materiality and a finer grain.
The aged care courtyard combines planting, a therapeutic walking loop and resting places, extending daily care into a sheltered landscape that supports movement, orientation and quiet occupation.

Within the aged care wing, communal spaces use domestic-scaled fitout and restrained finishes to create a familiar setting for gathering, daily routines and connection beyond the resident room.

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