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Level 2 Suite 2.01

460 Pacific Highway

St Leonards NSW 2065

61 2 9929 6777 61 2 9929 3999 design@gardnerwetherill.com.au

This commission is for the fitout of the extension to the existing podium to create an additional 6000 square metres of additional space over five floors (3-7) for the Faculty of Design Architecture and Building as well as other “Teaching and Learning” facilities.

The design solution is an innovative architectural approach which:-

  • Creatively interprets the Masterplan
  • Creates a connectivity between spaces (existing to new to courtyard area to campus)
  • Create a benchmark for teaching spaces
  • Implement sustainable measures to both existing and new spaces to minimize the environmental footprint and achieve the equivalent of 5 Star Green
  • Enhance the reputation of UTS as an innovative education provider

The following considerations in arriving at a design solution:-

  • Openness/Connectivity/Sight Lines
  • Sustainability + Capturing Daylight
  • Sophisticated Industrial Brand/UTS Environ
  • High Technology Environment
  • Flexibility/Collaborative Learning
  • Learning Commons/Research Commons/Social Spaces
  • Linkage (between existing and new)
  • Zoning/Spatial Relationships (staff – students – commons – formal learning)
  • Public Realm/Learning Environments
  • Robust design able to take everyday wear & tear
  • Colour/Material Selections
  • Community/Security
  • Environmentally Sustainable Design initiatives

The considered interface between the existing and the new as well as working with the structure and careful planning of zones/spatial relationships are the keys to the outcome being successful . This project has also offered the chance to integrate technology into the design and use it as an integral part and a benefit to the overall design resolution and increase flexibility into the future and enable the space to be used in a number of modes.

We are excited to see the design translated into reality over the next eight months.

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