Vancouver General Hospital Campus Master Plan

[jollyburger]

Pretty much identical to what we already know but this is the response to the new development placement.

Given that Oak-VGH Station at Laurel is identified as a primary VGH gateway, can you clarify whether alternative phasing or massing approaches were explored that would have concentrated more institutional weight toward the Laurel/Oak interface and potentially retained the heritage building, rather than shifting the campus centre of gravity eastward?
Chris asked 4 days ago

Thanks for your question. The applicant has advised the following: The western half of the campus is already fully occupied by existing patient-care buildings, including the Jim Pattison Pavilion and Leon Blackmore Pavilion. This significantly limits opportunities to add new buildings in that area without disrupting continuous patient care. The only non-patient care buildings in this zone are Laundry and Research Pavilion, which have been identified as the first set of buildings to be demolished to create space for the first new building on campus. After this, there is no additional developable capacity on the west side unless non-patient care buildings on the eastern half of the campus are demolished and replaced with new buildings. As a result, subsequent redevelopment must occur where replacement of non-patient-care buildings is feasible, so the location of available sites naturally concentrates future new buildings on the east side of the campus.

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