Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Care Hospital

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ShapeShift technologies was involved in the design, engineering, project management and on-site installation works of the 4800m² façade for the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre. The project incorporated two separate areas, the lower organic colonnade and the upper sweeping veins up the building.

This complex project required collaboration with multiple trades and stakeholders to make it successful. In order to deliver the project, ShapeShift Technologies was required to collaborate closely with the glazing consultants and manufacturers in order to integrate the required bracketry to fix the panels to the building.

For facade, we apply large span sweeping shapes wrap around the hospital creating a dramatic and futuristic effect. ShapeShell monocoque was used due to its light weight, yet stiff characteristics. Panels are fixed outside of the curtain wall and span 12 metres between fixings.

For the colonnade, the highly organic shape of the ground floor colonnade, extending around the full perimeter of the hospital, was a perfect match for ShapeShell single skin as the material is able to take advantage of the natural strength of the complex curved design. A seamless monolithic look was possible thanks to highly accurate 3D digital manufacturing techniques meant minimal section joins. With its cementatious finish incorporated during manufacture, the structure has the look and feel of concrete.