St. Joe’s West 5th - view from beneath two existing mature willow trees towards the building and a secure geriatric mental health courtyard St. Joe’s West 5th - view from beneath two existing mature willow trees towards the building and a secure geriatric mental health courtyard
St. Joe’s West 5th

St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton

location

Hamilton, Ontario

type

Healthcare
DBFM (Design Build Finance Maintain)

client

St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton

completed

2015

team

PCL
Cannon Design

 

The West 5th Campus is a new hospital which will support state of the art facilities for people, alongside their families, coping with mental illness and/or addiction. The outdoor spaces are designed to provide a variety of landscapes specific to the needs of patients from the programs of schizophrenia, mood disorders, forensic and geriatric psychiatry.

The fifty-acre site sits atop the environmentally sensitive Niagara Escarpment. Preservation of the existing natural landscape, including mature groves of trees, was key to the overall design. Outdoor areas for therapeutic and recreational use are connected through trails and continuous walking loops.

project highlights

St. Joesph's Healthcare - mature willow trees in large lawn space set in front of building St. Joesph's Healthcare - mature willow trees in large lawn space set in front of building
St. Joesph's Healthcare - accessible ramp lined with metal handrails and ornamental grasses St. Joesph's Healthcare - accessible ramp lined with metal handrails and ornamental grasses
St. Joesph's Healthcare - street-accessible paved plaza space with views of building behind St. Joesph's Healthcare - street-accessible paved plaza space with views of building behind
St. Joesph's Healthcare - raised circular planting bed in paved plaza space St. Joesph's Healthcare - raised circular planting bed in paved plaza space
St. Joesph's Healthcare - building courtyard with focal point tree in raised circular planting bed and furnished with dining tables and chairs St. Joesph's Healthcare - building courtyard with focal point tree in raised circular planting bed and furnished with dining tables and chairs
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