Swinburne University of Technology (SUTATC)
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Architect / Interior Designer / Superintendent
H2o architects
29 Northumberland Street, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 3066, +61 (0)3 9417 0900
Contact: Mark O'Dwyer, modwyer@h2oarchitects.com.au, www.h2oarchitects.com.au
Team: Tim Hurburgh, Mark O'Dwyer, Alison Binks, Cameron Clifford, Vieri Nembrini, Ross Weeks, Justin Shu, Anne-Claire Devile, Susannah Lempriere, Chelsea Koh, Dean Hole, Christian Olevasen, Babak Kahvazadeh, Elin Persson, Kate Butler, Davin Smith & the Smith Lebbos Team, James Murray, Tim Hill & the Tandem Team
Client / Principal
Swinburne University of Technology
Burwood Road, Hawthorn, Vic 3122
Contact: Geoff Joy, Director Major Projects, Facilities and Services, Swinburne University, + 61 (0)3 92144408, +61 (0)410 569 328, gjoy@ swin.edu.au
Team: Andrew Smith, Geoff Joy, Sarah Beswick, Vince Persi, Kathy Crellin
Construction Contractor / Builder
Kane Constructions
28-34 Rooney Street, Richmond, Victoria 3121, +61 (0)3 9428 8888
Contact: Tony Isaacson
Team: Tony Isaacson, Richard Sutterby, Paul Christian, Mark Hughes, Matt Lowe, David Peda, Kate Dawson, Laura McHugh, Audrey Seet
Brickwork Contractor
Deca Constructions. Factory 7, 28 Burgess Road, Bayswater North, 3153, Victoria, Australia, +61 (0)3 9761 6590, www.decaconstructions.com.au
Brick Types
Pressed Red and Pressed Cream bricks recycled from the existing Buildings demolished from the site before construction commenced
Brick Manufacturer
Not applicable, as bricks recycled from the existing Buildings demolished from the site before construction commenced
Project description
The Swinburne University of Technology Advanced Technologies Centre (SUT ATC) is the most important recent development undertaken by the university and creates 19,000 square metres for state-of-the-art research and learning centres for Engineering for 2500 students, staff and researchers.
The development is a single facility with four distinct built elements, configured as twin separated ten level towers behind twin three level buildings reinforcing the Burwood Road frontage. The SUT ATC is the first project to be awarded the five star Green Star rating by the Green Building Council of Australia.
Materials in the facility, particularly in the public circulation areas, are robust and self finished, with public domain hardiness - as a reference to village paths for this village in the sky. The brickwork from the buildings demolished on the site, was recycled and used as the feature walling on all the circulation balconies edging the buildings, especially on all north facades. The brickwork provides robust, self finished material in highly trafficked areas and also directs good thermal mass to the accommodation enclosed by the balconies.
In addition, the red and cream tones of the recycled bricks enlivens the north facades visible through the outer precast concrete facade cladding and creates a visual link to other adjacent university and neighbouring buildings, finished in similar brick tones.
The design of the building uses the high thermal mass, particularly from the concrete and recycled brickwork elements in double skin configurations, to stabilise internal temperature fluctuations for conditioned and non-conditioned space. This approach also levels the internal temperature fluctuations. The thermal mass is also topped up with coolth from night purging through the mechanical system.
The project is also assisted by passive design from appropriate building design responses for orientations and shading from trafficable balconies with the recycled brickwork walling.
Circulation spaces that are often edged in recycled brickwork, are designed to avoid using air conditioning and create an entry sequence that delivers joy and engagement from the changing environmental characteristics from passage through the building.
PROJECT DETAILS
Project Name
Swinburne University Advanced Technologies Centre
Project Location
Burwood Road, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia, 3122
Project Design Commencement Date
September 2007
Construction Commencement Date
February 2009
Project Contracted Completion Date
January 2011
Total Project Construction Cost
$75,000,000
Gross Building Area
19,000 sqm
Delivery
Delivered on time, on budget, with superior quality by Architect as Principal Consultant and Superintendent, from a full set of documents issued to a lump sum tender using a modified version of AS2124.
Green Star Rating
5 Stars By Design for the GBCA with the Educational tool v.1
Facilities
Engineering facilities for Education and Research
Architect / Interior Designer / Superintendent
H2o architects
29 Northumberland Street, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 3066, +61 (0)3 9417 0900
Contact: Mark O'Dwyer, modwyer@h2oarchitects.com.au, www.h2oarchitects.com.au
Team: Tim Hurburgh, Mark O'Dwyer, Alison Binks, Cameron Clifford, Vieri Nembrini, Ross Weeks, Justin Shu, Anne-Claire Devile, Susannah Lempriere, Chelsea Koh, Dean Hole, Christian Olevasen, Babak Kahvazadeh, Elin Persson, Kate Butler, Davin Smith & the Smith Lebbos Team, James Murray, Tim Hill & the Tandem Team
Client / Principal
Swinburne University of Technology
Burwood Road, Hawthorn, Vic 3122
Contact: Geoff Joy, Director Major Projects, Facilities and Services, Swinburne University, + 61 (0)3 92144408, +61 (0)410 569 328, gjoy@ swin.edu.au
Team: Andrew Smith, Geoff Joy, Sarah Beswick, Vince Persi, Kathy Crellin
Construction Contractor
Kane Constructions
28-34 Rooney Street, Richmond, Victoria 3121, +61 (0)3 9428 8888
Contact: Tony Isaacson
Team: Tony Isaacson, Richard Sutterby, Paul Christian, Mark Hughes, Matt Lowe, David Peda, Kate Dawson, Laura McHugh, Audrey Seet
Quantity Surveyors
Wilde & Woollard
37 Prospect Street, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia, 3128, + 61(0)3 9899 0411
Contact Paul Dowling, pauld@wildeandwoollard.com.au
Paul Dowling, Scott Reid, Kal Jaunalksnis
Building Surveyors
Willsmore Nelson
Suite 5, 1 Leicester Avenue, Glen Waverley, Vic 3150, +61 (0)3 9886 7260
Contact: Len Nelson
Structural & Civil Engineers
Waterman AHW Consulting Engineers (Vic)
60 Park Street, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3205, +61(0)3 9685 9900
Contact: Barry Russell, b.russell@wahwvic.com.au
Team: Barry Russell, Hector Catalogna
