Dean Payton

Dean is a technical architect and lead designer for healthcare and laboratory facilities, including interior fit-outs and refurbishments, new-build extensions, and critical infrastructure upgrades. He is involved with compliance and derogation reviews, stakeholder engagement, brief development, applications and liaison with statutory authorities, and understands complex multi-phase construction.

Dean is passionate about transforming the clinical and patient experience by creating engaging, compliant and efficient operational healthcare spaces. He has extensive experience in designing for acute healthcare, including operating theatres, medical imaging modalities, MSK/physio facilities, pathology and life sciences, as well as mixed-use residential, retirement and extra care developments. Dean has sector-specific knowledge of ADB (Activity Database), HBN (Health Building Notes) / HTM (Health Technical Memoranda) and other relevant standards. He has completed the intensive Health Facilities Planning Course by IHEEM / TAHPI.

Dean is an avid learner and is keen to continue developing professionally and personally.