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Monash Matheson Library Clayton

The Sir Louis Matheson Library, which was named after Monash University's first Vice Chancellor, was opened in 1964, just after the establishment of the University. It has been added to a number of times and is now 12,480 square metres. It is the central humanities library for the University, housing over 1.5 million items, including a number of special collections, and providing seating for 1,200 people. It also houses many of Monash University Library's management and administration functions.This refurbishment provides the opportunity to create a contemporary, engaging, inspiring and functionally effective library that reflects the status of the Matheson Library as one of Australia's foremost humanities libraries. The refurbishment will:•enhance the precinct and advance the Clayton Campus Masterplan objectives;•create a welcoming and inspiring entrance;•improve navigation throughout the building;•create state-of-the art teaching spaces;•provide a range of individual and collaborative study areas, with an overall increase of seating of 25%, to 1,500;•integrate advanced technology into study and teaching areas;•showcase the Library's special collections;•add depth to the experience of using the Library through the incorporation of a substantial amount of artwork from the University's collection, with the theme of "Narrative";•contribute to community engagement; and•provide an in-house café.

Greater Perth Area

The PCH project involves the design and construction of a state of the art tertiary paediatric hospital at the QEll medical centre site in Perth, Western Australia. $1.2bSome key features:- 298 beds- Increase from 17 to 31 isolation rooms- Increased out patient and day-stay capacity- Integrated research and education facility/staff lounge- Integrated family resource centre/parent lounges on every floor/dedicated parent accommodation suite- Increase from six theatres and two procedure rooms to 12 multi-use theatres including an intra-operative MRI and two interventional theatres- A 10 bed high dependency unit- Child-care facility with up to 80 places for children of shift-workers, siblings of children who are ill and children who have complex care needs- Aboriginal Resource Area- Increased outpatient facilities- Increased staff amenities such as bike racks and showers- Helicopter landing pad for the QEII campus- Centralised Sterilising Unit for the QEII campus- The first single state inpatient mental health unit for under 16s- Automatically Guided Vehicles (AGVs)- 3500m2 of green space including roof gardens- Three retail food locations