1989 – 1994 | St Joseph’s Village Auburn

Young + Metcalf sought to create a vital and beautiful living environment from redundant institutional and convent buildings at the rear of St Joseph’s Hospital at Auburn. The concept called for a series of linked courtyards creating both formal and informal landscapes. A network of internal pedestrian “roads” connected residential areas with generous communal facilities in the renovated convent building and smaller localized communal areas.

The dementia unit was located off-site in a residential street adjoining the hospital and was designed to closely resemble a suburban home.
At every phase of the project care was taken to personalize individual spaces and provide a variety of experiences. The Sisters were keen to re-use building elements from previous sites and mantelpieces, balusters, timber doors and stained glass panels were all worked into the scheme.

Stage 1 - 40 bed Hostel
Stage 2 -12 Self Care Units
Stage 3 - 6 Self Care and Centre - renovated convent
Stage 4 - 30 bed Hostel
Stage 5 - 9 Flexicare Units
Stage 6 - 10 bed Dementia Unit
Completed July 1993

Auburn, NSW, Australia

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