Plans have been lodged for the South Tuggeranong Health Centre. Images: ACT Government.
The design of the ACT Government South Tuggeranong Health Centre reflects its environment and includes a number of sustainability features, according to the development application.
The two-storey centre and car park will be built on a vacant 4000 square metre block in Conder on the corner of Box Hill Avenue and Heidelberg Street.
The DA says the project cost will be $3.4 million.
The design features consultation rooms and a multi-purpose space, all on the ground floor, that will support a range of specialities and non-government organisations to deliver services.
Services will include paediatrics, pathology collection, dementia care, diabetes clinics, falls and falls injury prevention, chronic disease programs and virtual care space for people to access specialist services closer to where they live.
Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith said the ACT Government had consulted widely with the community and health services, and the architects had designed a facility that respected the existing natural environment and reflected community wishes.
“This is a key milestone for the new South Tuggeranong Health Centre that will ensure we can continue delivering more health services, closer to home for the Tuggeranong community,” she said.
The DA says that the building form consists of sloped roofs sympathetic to the locality and the surrounding Brindabella ranges.
What the inside of the South Tuggeranong Health Centre will look like.
The double-height entry and public waiting areas provide an outlook to established trees and the landscape to the west. The tones and colours take inspiration from local flora and impressionist paintings by Charles Conder.
Two new driveways are proposed, to the north and east of the site, to allow safe access for service and emergency vehicles.
The 40-space car park will include eight government fleet parking spaces as well as two disabled spaces for staff and visitors.
Charging for electric vehicles is proposed for five staff and two public parking spaces.
A flexible drop-off area is also proposed for emergency services or community mini-bus parking.
There will also be end-of-trip facilities and bicycle spaces.
The DA says the health centre is expected to generate about 46 vehicle trips in peak times.
Sustainability features include a solar PV-ready roof, rainwater tanks, and a central island in the car park designed as a bioretention rain garden.
The building is situated along the western edge of the site so a high-value eucalyptus tree can be retained on the southeastern corner.
Early design work and planning are underway for new health centres at Casey in North Gungahlin, Griffith in the Inner South and Ginninderry in West Belconnen.
The community can view the plans at ACT Planning. Comment closes on 9 September.
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