Taronga Zoo Wildlife Hospital Dubbo
TARONGA WESTERN PLAINS ZOO, DUBBO
WILDLIFE HOSPITAL & NODE 7 UPGRADE
CLIENT: Troppo Architects
SERVICES: Mechanical, Electrical, Hydraulic, High Voltage, ESD
LOCATION: Dubbo, NSW
PROJECT VALUE: $14.6m
JHA delivered multidisciplinary building services for the new wildlife hospital located at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo which will allow visitors to observe the zoo’s veterinary and conservation science teams in action.
The facility is equipped with specialist medical equipment to allow its dual function as a teaching hospital for veterinary students, as well as research laboratories for animal ecology and reproductive health, and separate rehabilitation enclosures for birds of prey and koalas.
The project included landscaping for the new visitors’ arrival garden, and redevelopment of the Node 7 Precinct of the zoo loop which includes the Amati Education Centre.
