Woodhead has a long established relationship with the practitioners at Rose Park Dental, having designed their original surgery some 10 years earlier.
The previous premises had stood the test of time yet the growth of the practice and a number of new practice partners required new premises. The practice recommissioned Woodhead to relocate the practice to larger premises down the road, without contest due to the success of the original practice.
The site on Kensington Road contained a disused and run down historic Adelaide Victorian house. The project provided significant challenges in the conversion to a dental surgery. The new carpark located at the rear of the site required a reorganised main entry at the rear. The building was extended at the back to provide larger organisational spaces, including waiting areas and administration areas.
The traditional rooms of the original house were easily converted into dental consulting and surgery rooms with internal training areas upstairs.
The overall result is a successful adaptive reuse of the site and buildings. The entire grounds are landscaped to soften approaches and paths. The original and new partners are extremely happy with the overall result.
