Rammed earth health hub suffused with country and culture!

Championing critical regionalism, David Kaunitz of Sydney-based Kaunitz Yeung Architecture conceives a state-of-the-art healthcare facility entrenched in place and community values. The PAMS Healthcare Hub, the first of its kind in Newman, 1400 km north of Perth, caters to a majority Aboriginal population. The Puntukurnu Aboriginal Medical Service (PAMS) head office makes medical services available for remote communities up to 800kms away. While minimising costs and negative health effects of Martu and Niaboli people leaving for treatment in Perth, the project also aims to bridge the gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians. Thus, a co-design process with the Aboriginal people […]