Queensland Fertility Group IVF Facility
Relocating IVF services to an exceptional purpose-built space.
Case Study
This project meets an increasing need for fertility specialists and IVF treatment in Brisbane.
8i Architects has designed and delivered this project for Queensland Fertility Group, which consists of an IVF Clinic, 4 Doctors’ Suites, an Andrology Laboratory and specialised storage facility.
Our brief was to relocate part of our client’s operations to an existing building within four months from start to finish.
The project’s timeframe was incredibly short. We commenced our site measure on 1 September 2022, and met the required fitout completion date of 31 January 2023. To ensure we met this timeframe, we were in constant dialogue with the builders throughout the construction process so their queries could be addressed quickly to minimise delays to their works. We also came up against some unforeseen issues with a restaurant tenancy on the ground floor, and acted quickly to adjust our design to accommodate the unexpected.
Understanding the staff and patient journey is critical to our role as healthcare designers. Our experience and deep understanding of our client’s needs allowed us to begin our work with a very limited briefing, which in turn sped up the design and documentation process.
We worked closely with many stakeholders throughout the project, including; doctors who would occupy the suites; embryologists running the Andrology Laboratory; nurses running the IVF Clinic; Queensland Fertility Group management; construction consultants and subcontractors.
Since the facility’s opening, we’ve received positive feedback from the doctors and staff about the design and high amenity of their rooms.
We delivered our design and documentation within a very short timeframe to meet the needs of our client. Our client and the users of the space were thrilled they had a facility to move into at the agreed completion date.
Connection between the reception and administration.
Open reception with natural light and visibility to consulting suites.
Consulting rooms are designed to have ample natural light.
Timber details create warmth in a medical environment.
Colour creates a more welcoming patient experience.
“8i Architects have been instrumental in designing a number of new locations for our business across Australia.”
Rebecca Innes
Patient Services Manager – Queensland Fertility Group
Comfortable clinical spaces for improved patient experience.
Clinical rooms adjacent to consulting rooms for privacy.
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Case Study
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Queensland Fertility Group IVF Clinic
- Name: Queensland Fertility Group IVF Clinic
- Client: Queensland Fertility Group
- Builder: Shape Australia
- Category: Healthcare
This IVF Clinic in Spring Hill caters for the increasing need for fertility specialists and IVF treatment in Brisbane.
The 1100m2 clinic has personalised consultation rooms for some of Australia’s leading fertility specialists, pathology, andrology and scanning support services.
Virtus Diagnostics Queensland
- Name: Virtus Diagnostics Queensland
- Client: Virtus Diagnostics
- Builder: Shape Australia
- Category: Healthcare
This new 1,025m2 Diagnostic Laboratory for Virtus Health Specialist Diagnostics provides a complete range of pathology services and genetic testing to complement the fertility services provided by Virtus Health.
As part of the largest Assisted Reproductive Services providers in Australia, Virtus Genetics provide patients with access to not only leading genetic testing but also a wide range of fertility expertise and resources.
IVF Clinics that sit within the Virtus Health umbrella in Australia include IVF Australia, Melbourne IVF, Queensland Fertility Group, and Tas IVF.
This project improves the workflow of the endocrinology, cytogenetics and microarray laboratories to increase the quality of diagnostic outcomes for patients.
Lakelands Medical Centre
- Name: Lakelands Medical Centre
- Client: Chatham Property Projects
- Builder: Ray White Constructions
- Category: Healthcare
Located on a 4644m2 corner site, Lakelands Medical Centre is a 1600m2 healthcare facility designed for a 12 consulting room general practice, pharmacy, radiology, pathology, dental, audiology and allied health tenancies.
As part of a medical precinct linked to North Lakes Day Hospital, this project is a great example of complementary healthcare hub that caters for a variety of healthcare needs.
Lakelands Medical Practice
- Name: Lakelands Medical Practice
- Client: Chatham Property Projects
- Builder: Ray White Construction
- Category: Healthcare
Located within Lakelands Medical Centre, this 12 consulting room general practice was part of an expansion and relocation of a long established local practice. The existing practice was a small 4 consulting facility located in an nearby suburb.
The client was initally apprehensive about building a practice that was significantly larger than their existing tenancy. By creating a new modern facility with a dedicated treatment area and procedure room, the client was able to attract 8 new doctors to join the practice within 12 months of opening. Instead of recruitment, many of the new doctors contacted the practice directly requesting to join the practice based on the design of the facility.
The ongoing success of the practice was such that Australia’s largest operator of medical centres acquired the practice a few years after opening.
This is a great case study of how good healthcare design can support signficant business growth of a general practice.
Margate Medical Centre
- Name: Margate Medical Centre
- Client: Chatham Property Projects
- Builder: Ray White Construction
- Category: Healthcare
Margate Medical Centre is a medical centre that consists of a new purpose built medical centre (600m2) and a refurbishment of an existing showroom into a purpose built radiology facility (620m2).
Located on a 3235m2 site with 3 street frontages, the 1,220m2 medical centre contains a radiology facility, pathology, dental and Medicare.
North Lakes Day Hospital
- Name: North Lakes Day Hospital
- Client: Chatham Property Projects
- Builder: Ray White Construction
- Category: Healthcare
North Shore Medical Centre (Townsville)
- Name: North Shore Medical Centre (Townsville)
- Client: Chatham Property Projects
- Builder: McDonald Constructions
- Category: Healthcare
Located on a 6,660m2 corner site, North Shore Medical Centre (2,131m2) was designed as a 2 stage healthcare precinct.
Stage 1 was 1155m2 building that included 520m2 North Shore General Practice, dental practice, physiotherapy, pathology and allied health.
Stage 2 was a 976m2 building that contained radiology, allied health and a specialist vet practice.
The staging of precinct allowed Stage 1 to be occupied and fully operational while Stage 2 building works commenced. The design was deliberately strategic so that was minimal disruption to the tenancies operating in Stage 1 while Stage 2 was being built. This assisted our client to confidently invest in a medical facility in a growing regional suburb.
