The Practice

Silver Thomas Hanley is Western Australia’s leading architecture practice specialising in health planning and facilities design. The practice offers an integrated planning and design service to healthcare providers around the globe.
Originally formed in 1953, the practice evolved into what is now known as Silver Thomas Hanley in 1985. Since then the practice has completed an impressive portfolio of work on projects ranging in value from $1m to $1 billion in Australia and overseas. Its talented team of more than 30 professionals has over three decades of experience in health facility planning and design.
Silver Thomas Hanley understands that in healthcare, functionality and cost must always underpin the design solution. Each development is viewed as an opportunity to create innovative, smart, project-specific solutions.
Silver Thomas Hanley designs are world class, forward-thinking and sustainable in the long term. Evidence-based design, environmental innovation, advanced technology and adaptability all form part of the thinking behind every project.
The practice takes a holistic approach to design, offering planning, design, documentation and contract co-ordination and management services. The practice also offers pre-design services including needs analysis, feasibility studies and master planning.
Silver Thomas Hanley has an enviable reputation with many clients returning time and again. In Western Australia, the practice has been involved in all of the largest major public and private health projects undertaken in the past 25 years.

Through experience, keen interest and passion, healthcare planning and design has become Silver Thomas Hanley’s core business.

The practice has developed a reputation for delivering quality healthcare projects on time and within budget constraints.

Design Approach

Silver Thomas Hanley constantly strives to fuse the needs of the patient, the healthcare provider and architectural excellence into a building solution which is appropriate, practical, flexible and innovative.
Our philosophy is to create modern, welcoming places of healing that preserve the privacy and dignity of patients while supporting the delivery of superior care.

Our interest in healthcare design extends beyond bricks and mortar, to understanding the needs, demands and vulnerability of both the patient and the healthcare professionals.

We are constantly learning and expanding our expertise through experience, critical dissection of outcomes, exploration of alternative and innovative options and through the constant interaction with leaders in the healthcare profession.

Rapid changes in healthcare technology, models of care and increasing cost demand that healthcare buildings must be appropriate, flexible and adaptable.

Our goal is to be global leaders and innovators in healthcare planning and design.

Resources

Silver Thomas Hanley’s team of more than 30 professionals has a diverse range of skills and experience, giving the practice the ability to tackle any size healthcare project with confidence.

We employ an international workforce that brings a breadth and depth of experience to the planning and design process. Established relationships with drawing production companies allow us to boost resources when necessary.

Silver Thomas Hanley has a strong history of collaboration. On many occasions the practice has successfully joined forces with other architects in design collaborations to deliver healthcare projects around Australia.

Our team is made up of individuals with a diverse range of skills and experience which gives us the capability to tackle any size healthcare project with confidence.
Quality Assurance
STH is certified and third party audited to AS/NZS ISO 9001-2000 and as such we have well developed Quality Plans that are implemented on all of our projects.

Company Details
Full corporate name: STH Architects Pty Ltd
Australian Company Number (ACN):
009 132 290
Australian Business Number (ABN):
90 411 827 956
Registered Trading Name:
Silver Thomas Hanley

Services

We offer a comprehensive range of planning and design services including:

Stategic:
 SWOT Analysis
 Bed Occupancy Analysis
 Physical Growth potential
 Infrastructure Assessment
 Master Planning
 Recommendations: restructure, refocus
 Strategic land acquisitions
 Upgrade proposals
 Viability analysis
Space Planning:
 Existing space audit & utilisation analysis
 Development of functional brief
 Concept and Detailed design
 Interior design
 Technical and construction documentation
 Planning authority approvals
 Health Department approvals
Contract Administration:
 Tender assessment and report
 Contract documentation
 Quality control and inspection
 Site meetings and minutes
 Programme monitoring and reporting
 User operations manuals and guarantees
 Completion and occupation certification

Careers:
Silver Thomas Hanley welcomes applications by architects and technicians with a passion for healthcare planning and design.

Please email your cv in confidence to tonyd@silverthomashanley.com