Due to open sometime in 2014, this $1.28 billion children’s hospital in Brisbane has been inspired by a “living tree”, with the various wooden windows jutting out like treehouses sat on branches.
Once it’s finished in four years’ time, the hospital will contain 359 beds and is just bright and cheery-looking enough that it should help lessen the trauma of the kids who are cooped up inside. [Lyons and Conrad Gargett via DesignBoom]
Rob
Saturday, July 3, 2010 at 9:52 AMLucky this is a childrens hospital, imagine if it was a rehab center the patients would all freak out if they stepped outside.
Kroo
Sunday, July 4, 2010 at 11:55 AMBLAAHHHH! It would make you sick just looking at it
Cody
Monday, July 5, 2010 at 4:16 PMWhy do people equate a fucking ugly building with inspired design? Jesus christ. I can’t believe we funded this crap.
Isaac
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at 9:58 AMOk Cody, let’s make every single building a bland beige cube. Would that appease your raging asperges?
Courtenay Grant-Wakefield
Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 1:54 PMI don’t really see anything tree like in this… even worse I am having trouble seeing this fit in anywhere at all! I’m a bit tired of eyesores appearing in brisbane… first off it was the Kurilpa bridge and then the god awful exhaust stakes for the clem 7 tunnel.. Just because you make something with cool colours and panels doesn’t make it aesthetically appealing or an inspiring piece of architectural brilliance…