2,150 m²
Concept Design
3,200 m²
Medical Centre & Office
A 3,200 m² medical centre and office development in Brabham, WA, designed to serve Perth’s growing north-east corridor. Concept design by Ryan Tsen Architects.
The Brabham Medical Centre is a proposed healthcare and commercial development on a 2,150 m² site in Brabham, one of the fastest-growing suburbs in Perth’s north-eastern corridor. Commissioned by a private developer and currently at concept design stage, the project responds to a clear gap in the market: a young, rapidly expanding residential catchment with limited access to local medical and allied health services. The brief was to plan a building that performs as community infrastructure and as a durable commercial asset - pairing ground-floor clinical tenancies with upper-level office and consulting space across a 3,200 m² gross floor area. The result is a scheme shaped as much by leasing fundamentals and approval pathways as by architecture.
The concept organises the building vertically to make the most of a compact site. Clinical and patient-facing tenancies sit at ground level, with direct, accessible entry and a clear separation between arrival, waiting and consulting zones. Office and consulting suites occupy the upper floors, served by a shared lobby and lift core. Floorplates are designed to be subdivided, allowing the developer to tailor tenancies to a mix of general practice, allied health, specialists, pathology and pharmacy as leasing demand dictates. Natural light, generous circulation and a calm, legible internal layout support both patient experience and staff retention. The street frontage is treated for visibility and signage, giving tenants prominence on a key local road. Parking is calibrated to medical-centre demand rather than a generic office ratio, recognising the higher turnover and accessibility needs of healthcare uses. Material selection favours durability and low maintenance - important for an asset intended to hold its value and contain operating costs over a long hold period.
The commercial case rests on location and timing. Brabham sits within one of the City of Swan’s largest residential growth fronts, where sustained land release and new housing have outpaced the rollout of local services. Medical centres are among the most resilient commercial asset classes - underpinned by long leases, stable healthcare tenants and demand that is largely insulated from economic cycles. On a 2,150 m² site, the 3,200 m² gross floor area delivers an efficient plot ratio without over-capitalising the land. Combining medical and office uses spreads leasing risk across two tenant markets and broadens the pool of prospective occupiers. The design anticipates staged fit-out, so the developer can secure anchor medical tenants early and complete speculative space as commitments firm up. Improving local amenity - new schools, retail and the corridor’s expanding transport links - further strengthens the long-term tenant and investment proposition.
The site’s zoning supports medical and commercial use, and the concept has been developed to align with the City of Swan’s planning framework from the outset - addressing building height, setbacks, parking provision, access and stormwater early rather than retrofitting compliance later. This front-loaded approach is intended to give the development application the clearest possible path through council assessment and to reduce the risk of costly redesign. Vehicle access, on-site circulation and servicing have been resolved against the realities of a healthcare use, including patient drop-off and accessible parking. Structure, services and floor-to-floor heights have been coordinated at concept stage to keep construction cost predictable and the program efficient - so the scheme that gains approval is the scheme that can be built to budget.
At concept stage, the Brabham Medical Centre demonstrates a feasible, well-located healthcare and office asset positioned to capture demand generated by the surrounding residential growth. The scheme balances an efficient development yield with strong leasing fundamentals and a considered approvals strategy, giving the developer a credible basis to progress to detailed design and tenant engagement. It reflects our approach across the practice: treating each project as a commercial proposition first, then designing a building that delivers on it.
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