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UTS GREAT HALL & BALCONY ROOM - ULTIMO
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Type
YEAR
2012
BUDGET
$5M - 10M
[Photography © Brett Boardman. All rights reserved]DESIGN STATEMENT Our design for the Great Hall and Balcony Room at the University of Technology Sydney [UTS] has created a dramatic new identity for Universityʼs most important ceremonial space. Located within the podium of a much-maligned Brutalist tower in Sydney, the project capitalises technological advances in materials and fabrication. The signature element of the new work is “The Mantle” a fluid skin of perforated aluminium comprised of more than 1000 unique facets. The Mantle lines the ceiling and walls integrating lighting, audio-visual, fire and mechanical services into a dynamic whole, that breathes new life into the space.
The character of the existing Brutalist interior building was quintessentially ʻof itʼs timeʼ, an era when mass- produced pre-cast concrete set-out using Cartesian geometry were the leading technologies. The latest developments in Rhino and Grasshopper allowed us to explore ʻmass-customisationʼ to create a fluid, dynamic character as a counterpoint to the existing structure. Our design model was developed in collaboration with contractors and digital fabrication consultants AR-MA who worked in a variety of software platforms including Processing and Python. 4,700 hanging rods, 1050 panels, 2.7km of edge conditions and1.2M acoustic perforations were coordinated with complex servicing requirements in the digital environment.New roof lanterns allow natural light to filter into the Hall, connecting it with the outside. At one end of the space sits a large (17m x 5m) LED media wall - a 21st century interpretation of stained glass windows that animates the interior with light and colour.
Beyond the initial brief we proposed “The Balcony Room”, a soaring reception space annexed to the Hall that takes advantage of commanding views across the future Alumni Green. The Balcony Room reinvigorates a previously unused terrace, enclosing it to provide a link between the main building foyer and the dynamic interior of the Hall. Parts of the Balcony Room cantilever two meters beyond the existing structure, creating intimate gathering spaces within the main volume. The self-shading "Pleats" frame oblique views of the landscape beyond. Operable elements of the facade are operable allowing the space to naturally ventilate for most of the year. Of an evening the facade becomes more transparent exposing the life of the building and its occupants.
Warm timber panels contain the volume of the Great Hall within the Brutalist podium while vibrant yellow doors announce the entries. The project reinforces the identity of the Hall providing a new address across the broader campus. In addition to The Great Hall and Balcony Room, the project includes a new commercial kitchen, Mutli- function Space and involved complete new mechanical and electrical services.
The Great Hall and Balcony Room are part of the Universitiesʼ multi-million dollar Master Plan that also includes buildings designed by Ghery and Partners, Lacoste & Stevenson, PTW, Denton Corker Marshall and Durbach Block Jaggers. The first graduations in the Great Hall will occur in May 2012.
The character of the existing Brutalist interior building was quintessentially ʻof itʼs timeʼ, an era when mass- produced pre-cast concrete set-out using Cartesian geometry were the leading technologies. The latest developments in Rhino and Grasshopper allowed us to explore ʻmass-customisationʼ to create a fluid, dynamic character as a counterpoint to the existing structure. Our design model was developed in collaboration with contractors and digital fabrication consultants AR-MA who worked in a variety of software platforms including Processing and Python. 4,700 hanging rods, 1050 panels, 2.7km of edge conditions and1.2M acoustic perforations were coordinated with complex servicing requirements in the digital environment.New roof lanterns allow natural light to filter into the Hall, connecting it with the outside. At one end of the space sits a large (17m x 5m) LED media wall - a 21st century interpretation of stained glass windows that animates the interior with light and colour.
Beyond the initial brief we proposed “The Balcony Room”, a soaring reception space annexed to the Hall that takes advantage of commanding views across the future Alumni Green. The Balcony Room reinvigorates a previously unused terrace, enclosing it to provide a link between the main building foyer and the dynamic interior of the Hall. Parts of the Balcony Room cantilever two meters beyond the existing structure, creating intimate gathering spaces within the main volume. The self-shading "Pleats" frame oblique views of the landscape beyond. Operable elements of the facade are operable allowing the space to naturally ventilate for most of the year. Of an evening the facade becomes more transparent exposing the life of the building and its occupants.
Warm timber panels contain the volume of the Great Hall within the Brutalist podium while vibrant yellow doors announce the entries. The project reinforces the identity of the Hall providing a new address across the broader campus. In addition to The Great Hall and Balcony Room, the project includes a new commercial kitchen, Mutli- function Space and involved complete new mechanical and electrical services.
The Great Hall and Balcony Room are part of the Universitiesʼ multi-million dollar Master Plan that also includes buildings designed by Ghery and Partners, Lacoste & Stevenson, PTW, Denton Corker Marshall and Durbach Block Jaggers. The first graduations in the Great Hall will occur in May 2012.
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