Osborne Park hospital expansion
Main entry artwork/s

Intent of the artwork

The Arrival Forecourt and lobby will feature the hero artworks at Osborne Park Hospital. This location is an opportunity for an artwork or series of artworks that may include:

1.     An artwork applied or integrated into the entry canopy ‘veil’

2.     Integrated artworks within the ground plane

3.     A design applied to the brickwork to the ground level facade

4.     An integrated artworks applied to the internal bulkhead to the internal front of house (currently specified as perforated metal), or a lightweight sculptural artwork fixed to this location.

The artwork is intended to enhance the existing architectural design and create a distinctive entry experience. The artworks in this location will aid in wayfinding and creating a site-specific sense of arrival without obstructing pedestrian flow.

Cultural content

Artworks in this location may reference a Welcome or Acknowledgement of Country, traditional birthing practices and the use of endemic species (for example the Peppermint or Paperbark tree), the importance of water and wetlands of the surrounding area, and the Seven Sisters songline.

Artists engaging with these cultural themes must have cultural authority to do so.

Scope

The scope of these artworks includes:

• Manipulating or redesigning the current veil treatment, ground treatment, and brickwork

• Treatment of the ground plane or introduction of new elements in this location (noting priority of circulation and pedestrian flow)

• The artist may choose to manipulate existing specified materials, revise the colours, patterns, or introduce new elements within these spaces

• The artist/s will be required to work closely with the design team on these commissions, to ensure the proposal complements the design, is feasible and within budget.

• The artist will be responsible for the design and fabrication of any elements to be fixed to surfaces such as sculptural components fixed to the internal bulkhead.

• The artist will be responsible for design only of any integrated components, and the design and fabrication of any new elements introduced into the space (i.e. fixed artworks).