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Our new workspace in the heart of Te Whanganui-a-Tara–Wellington marks a significant milestone for us in Aotearoa New Zealand, deepening our commitment to our clients and the region. Our goal was to rethink how we work together, seamlessly blending in-office and hybrid workstyles with the latest technology and collaborative spaces designed to inspire innovation and foster connections. Located on the Wellington Waterfront, the space weaves indigenous design elements throughout, honouring mana whenua and the region’s rich cultural heritage. The design is inspired by the cultural narratives of Te Ara Tupua and nearby areas of significance. From the movement of water in the tides and currents of the harbour, the design reflects the deep connection between the sea, the land and the people. Through cultural expressions of the region’s fauna and flora and the art of raranga, our space embodies a strong sense of place and connection for all who enter. We want to give a big thank you to Manukorihi Winiata, the artist whose work has brought these cultural narratives to life. The result is more than just a workspace—it’s an environment that nurtures the wellbeing, creativity and connection of our people while reflecting our dedication to cultural respect, environmental sustainability and community engagement. Read more about our workspace: https://lnkd.in/gAYFCyTq

The Healing and Wellbeing Environment: Paediatric Emergency Department, Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hospital. A visit to the emergency department can be a stressful experience for children and their families. In response to this, our approach to the Paediatric Emergency Department at the Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hospital, is centred on creating an environment that not only meets medical needs but also significantly reduces the anxiety of young patients. The existing Paediatric Emergency Department faced growing demand, especially in mental health cases, highlighting the need for a thoughtful redesign. Collaborating with Silver Thomas Hanley (STH), we transformed the triage and waiting areas into bright, welcoming spaces that put children at ease from the moment they arrive. Vibrant wall graphics and interactive screens are carefully chosen to engage and distract children, providing a sense of comfort during what can be an overwhelming time. A key element of our design is the dedicated mental health assessment space, which allows for direct staff observation to provide care in a secure and supportive setting. By creating a space that feels less clinical and more inviting, we help alleviate some of the fears children might have in a healthcare environment. We improved the patient flow with an extra treatment bay for ambulance arrivals and upgraded the Extended Emergency Care Unit (EECU) to enhance the overall experience. New staff bases, consultation and utility rooms are designed to improve efficiency, while refurbished bedrooms and bathrooms are brightened to create a more positive environment that promotes healing. Our design creates spaces where children feel safe and cared for, which is crucial to their overall hospital experience. By reducing anxiety and providing a more welcoming atmosphere, we help young patients and their families have a better healthcare experience to promote healing and positive wellbeing by design. "𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯, 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴", Jessica Cummings, Architect.   GHD #GHDDesign #Architecture #HealingSpace #Healthcare

The Watercare Huia building is one of nine sites across Aotearoa New Zealand undergoing refurbishment—a much-needed upgrade as the old buildings had become outdated and no longer suited Watercare’s needs. Staff now enjoy a workplace that’s not only functional and durable but also refreshingly modern in design. By retaining the character of the exposed brick walls and steel windows, while blending them with contemporary design elements, we’ve helped to transform an old industrial space into a welcoming environment. The result is a workspace that strikes a perfect balance between functionality and warmth, reflecting Watercare’s commitment to its people.

Over the last decade, public transport in Sydney has evolved from functionally moving people to focusing on the role of transport in city-shaping. As Director of Precincts and Urban Design for 9 years at Transport for NSW, Anne Sutherland played a key role in foregrounding the value of high-quality design in transport infrastructure projects across Greater Sydney. This week, Sydney Metro officially opened the Metro service line at the recently revitalised Central Station, enhancing access to fast and reliable public transport that connects the city. Now a Director of Urban Design at GHD Design, we took the opportunity to ask Anne for her insights on how this significant development will shape the future of the city. “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘰 𝘢𝘵 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘺𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘺, 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘵.” Read Anne’s full insights article: https://lnkd.in/gFJDwpjG Project photography: Tyrone Branigan GHD #GHDDesign #CentralStation #TheMetro #UrbanDesign #Architecture

Our team is thrilled to be celebrating the opening of Sydney’s new Central Station metro platforms, as part of the Sydney Metro City project - an iconic project set to transform the travel experience for thousands of people each day.   As lead designers, GHD and Aurecon delivered detailed design for the rail, civil, structural and building components of the new and upgraded rail infrastructure, with GHD Design leading the back of house architectural design.   Congratulations #SydneyMetro, Laing O'Rourke and all involved on this landmark project! We’re proud to have been part of the journey to this milestone.   #PowerOfCommitment 

The BIM Hero Token of Appreciation is a recognition of the contributions to Women in BIM and excellence in information management within architecture, engineering and construction (AEC). This token is awarded to those who tackle challenges and bring order and value to the AEC sector. It's no surprise that our BIM Coordinator, Nastassja Arnott, has been honoured with this award by Women in BIM. Congratulations, Nastassja, on this well-deserved recognition! We look forward to witnessing the continued impact she will undoubtedly have in the AEC sector and beyond. #BIMhero #BIMcoordinatorSummit2024

As part of our commitment to continuous evolution and growth, GHD Design appoints Senior Architects Daphne Cheong and Joseph Macabenta as Team Leaders for the Sydney studio. Daphne brings with her 15 years of architectural experience in leading and delivering successful projects in defence, industrial processes, healthcare and educational facilities. With over 10 years at GHD Design, her role as a project architect and design reviewer has demonstrated her commitment to quality and technical expertise across diverse sectors. With over 16 years of architectural experience, Joseph specialises in transport, infrastructure and aviation projects. His extensive background in architectural design and project management will play a pivotal role in driving innovation and leadership in our Sydney studio. We're looking forward to the positive impact Daphne and Joseph will have by providing direction, guidance and support to their teams. GHD #GHDDesign #OurTeam #Architects

GHD Design welcomes Ryan Brown as Director of Architecture and Architecture Team Leader in our Perth studio. With over 15 years of architectural experience, Ryan has been responsible for the design of award-winning civic and cultural buildings, resorts and hotels, multi-residential and housing projects. As a Councillor for the Town of Claremont, he also provides leadership and guidance that positively impacts the community. “𝘐’𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘎𝘏𝘋 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯, 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘩. 𝘐’𝘮 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪-𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘵 𝘎𝘏𝘋 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸, 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴.” We can't wait to see the energy and expertise Ryan brings to our team. Welcome, Ryan! GHD #GHDDesign #Architecture #Perth

The GHD Career Relaunch program started in 2017 and is now an annual initiative available across Australia. Tailored for professionals seeking to re-enter the workforce after a career break, the program has welcomed Genevieve Haussegger to the Melbourne studio as Interior Designer. “𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘵𝘸𝘰-𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘐’𝘮 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘵 𝘎𝘏𝘋 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯. 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘐 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮.” Genevieve brings over 20 years of Interior Design experience, with expertise in educational projects from primary to tertiary, workplaces and community projects. For more information about the GHD Career Relaunch program, visit: https://lnkd.in/g4wfYJWS #GHDDesign #InteriorDesign #CareerRelaunch

Vertical schools are becoming increasingly popular across Australia and provide a great way for new schools to be established where space is scarce and land is expensive. However, they also pose some unique challenges, such as space optimisation, high costs and energy efficiency.   Join us for our four-part webinar series hosted by GHD and GHD Design, as we navigate these challenges and reflect on successful vertical school projects.   In our first webinar Jane Cassidy GAICD FRAIA HON. AIA SFHEA, Michael Rumbold and Paul Thatcher will explore strategies to enhance vertical schools by improving movement efficiency, energy usage and incorporating learning into their design.    Learn more and register now: https://lnkd.in/gQkcDqqT   #PowerOfCommitment #VerticalSchools #Education #FutureOfEducation