In order to create a comfortable home-like user experience the embrace emerged as a unifying theme—one of warmth intimacy comfort privacy connectivity and solidity. Similarly the language of the quilt a symbolic expression of the battle against HIV/AIDS was a source of inspiration for the design.

建筑是在垂直面和水平面来表达拥抱这一主题的 。 扩建部分延伸到了现有的维多利亚式豪宅周围 ， 这座豪宅已经被修复过了 ， 而新的坚固的、有质感的附加设施环绕着中央庭院 。 让人们从每个走廊和病房都可以看到庭院美丽的、充满活力的风景 。

The architecture is a physical manifestation of the embrace in both the vertical and horizontal planes. The extension reaches over and around the existing heritage designated Victorian mansion which has been restored while the new addition—a robust textured exterior— surrounds the central courtyard. Beautifully landscaped and alive the courtyard is visible from every corridor and in-patient room.