Baulderstone was appointed to undertake Stage 1 of the planned four stage, $440m Epworth Hospital Richmond Redevelopment.
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This first stage of the redevelopment encompassed work to the Bridge Road site and had three components, which provided new areas for increased patient services and much-needed space for doctors’ consulting suites. The first component, to extend the Bridge Road Tower, included:
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Refurbishment of Level 5 and 6 of the existing Bridge Road Tower
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Extension of Bridge Road Tower structure from Levels 7 – 10
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Extension of existing eastern lift core to serve new tower levels
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Extension of Lifts 3 and 4 and refurbishment of existing Lift 1 and 2.
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The second component was added to and reconfigured the specialist consulting spaces, with the addition of three new levels to the existing facility including:
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Southern expansion of Bridge Road Tower from Level 1 – Level 4 cold shell
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Installation of two infill slabs above the existing atrium
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Installation of new Lift 3A.
The third component involved the construction of a new Citipower substation.
The four stage redevelopment of Epworth Hospital Richmond delivers state-of-the-art critical care facilities, improved acute and rehabilitation patient accommodation and purpose-built research and education facilities which includes a simulation laboratory, tiered lecture theatre, new library and additional education rooms.
