The Chris O'Brien Lifehouse in Camperdown, Australia, earned a Healthcare Design Showcase Award of Merit, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
The Chris O’Brien Lifehouse in Camperdown, Australia, earned a Healthcare Design Showcase Award of Merit, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website. Its innovative use of daylighting and the modulation of light and privacy caught the attention of showcase jurors. “Daylight figures in most project design, but here it’s expertly handled,” one judge noted.
September 12, 2014
Topic Area: Architecture
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