Woodhead has designed the new Medical Science and Pharmaceutical Buildings at Charles Darwin University in the Northern Territory.
These new buildings will facilitate the recruitment and training of Indigenous medical students to become doctors in the Territory for the first time.
The unique combination of education together with health and laboratory learning facilities required strategic planning and design innovation from the Woodhead team to achieve the 4200m2 GFA multilevel Medical Science and Pharmaceutical buildings. The facilities include teaching laboratories, classrooms, academic and administration facilities, smart AV and recording technologies. The buildings house Graduate entry pharmaceutical and medical students.
The buildings display a definable Territory and Indigenous visual context. All dedicated spaces flow out onto landscaped courtyards providing access to both indoor and outdoor learning spaces.
Every effort was made to ensure the buildings are energy efficient in their design, construction and ongoing use. The buildings incorporate the best technologies in teaching and curriculum delivery for this unique program, with a strong emphasis on information technology and video conferencing.
Construction began in April 2010 and was completed in June 2011.
