Text description provided by the architects. Ten years in the making the renovation and extension to Casey House a specialised healthcare facility for individuals with HIV/AIDS develops a new prototype for hospitals. The facility meets the needs of patients and health care providers in a setting designed to evoke the experience and comforts of home. With a new Day Health Program servicing a roster of 200 registered clients and 14 new inpatient rooms the 59000 square foot addition brings much needed space and modernized amenities to augment and renovate the heritage-designated Victorian mansion. The new structure embraces the existing building preserving its qualities and organizing day-to-day user experience around a landscaped courtyard.

为了营造舒适、如家一般的用户体验感 ， 拥抱作为统一的主题贯穿了整个建筑——包括温暖 ， 亲密 ， 舒适 ， 隐私 ， 连通性和坚固性 。 同样 ， 这种拼贴的建筑语言 ， 象征着与艾滋病毒的斗争 ， 这也是设计灵感的源泉 。