Glenside Campus: Acute Building

The Glenside redevelopment brings together a number of key mental health, drug and alcohol services onto one site with purpose built facilities.

Designed to accommodate short term consumers in need of immediate care, the Acute Building consists of three conjoined pods.  Each pod contains a number of bedrooms (typically 8-10) arranged around private secure courtyards and day spaces. The courtyards provide a high quality therapeutic environment offering a range of spaces for sitting and walking and provides security for consumers without creating a sense of detention. The building also accommodates the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit as well as an ECT suite which can be accessed by the general public.

Overall, the building is configured to provide a sequence of spaces from private and secure to public, to support the model of rehabilitation for consumers, from the ultimate privacy of consumer bedrooms and ensuites though to full engagement with the public realm. The internal colour palette reflects this sequencing by providing greater colour saturation in public spaces and less colour saturation in private zones.

The earthy colour and material palette is unique for this building and reflects the Adelaide plains region. The internal spaces are safe and homely and have been designed to be timeless with durability and maintenance in mind.