Our services include business case support, technical support and user group engagement in the following disciplines
- Allied Health
- Ante Natal
- Birthing Delivery Suites
- Breast Screening
- Cardiology
- Child and youth services
- Colonoscopy
- Coronary care wards
- CT Suites
- Dementia Wards
- Dialysis Suites
- ED shortstay
- ED triage
- Emergency Departments
- General and Medical Wards
- General Surgery
- Heamatology
- Histopathology
- ILE fitout
- Inpatient mental health
- Intensive Care wards
- Medical records
- Mortuary
- Oncology
- Opthalmology
- Orthopaedics
- Outpatient mental health
- Palliative Care
- Phlebotomy
- SMO lounges
- Specialist rehab
- Spinal Rehab
- Womens Health
Whakatane Hospital 8000m2 new build
Our expertise lies in successfully navigating the intricate regulatory landscape of healthcare and educational architecture.
We specialise in healthcare and educational architecture and strive to meet the unique needs of our clients by designing spaces that promote wellbeing and productivity.
We are adept at ensuring compliance with guidelines and regulations, utilising our skills to provide comprehensive solutions.
We have a proven track record of advocating for broader outcomes and supporting the local community.
We also prioritise sustainability and energy efficiency to reduce operating costs and minimise environmental impact.
When it comes to masterplanning regional hospitals in New Zealand, we bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to the table. Middlemore Hospital, Tauranga Hospital, Whakatane Hospital, Whangarei Hospital, North Shore Hospital, Waitakere Hospital, and Auckland City Hospital are among the notable clients in our portfolio.
We have extensive experience in handling the unique challenges associated with delivering projects in a 24 hour operational hospital setting. This includes assessing project risks, providing realistic business case advice and establishing robust budgets that often require staging of deliveries to ensure minimal disruption.
A quality management protocol based on NZIA standards
The quality management protocol we follow is based on NZIA guidelines, and we have a quality manual and BIM-based building design CAD software to streamline our collaborative process with other design and cost consultants. We regularly communicate with our clients to capture evolving design requirements and coordinate with other consultants to ensure the best outcomes. We benchmark our designs against Australasian Health Facility Guidelines and conduct regular coordination reviews against NZCIC guidelines.
Prioritising health and safety
At Thema, health and safety is a top priority. We have built our policy document on RIBA guidelines to promote high-quality construction that focuses on the well-being of stakeholders, sustainability concerns, and an emphasis on providing excellence through architecture for healthcare settings and educational institutions alike.