Dr Chau Chak Wing Building Sydney, Frank Gehry Australia Design, UTS Interior
Dr Chau Chak Wing Building
UTS Project, Sydney, New South Wales, design by Gehry Partners LLP
4 Feb 2015
UTS Business School by Frank Gehry
Design: Gehry Partners LLP with architect Daryl Jackson Robin Dyke (Australia)
photograph : Andrew Worssam
Dr Chau Chak Wing Building Sydney by Frank Gehry
Photos below all by Andrew Worssam
Dr Chau Chak Wing Building (CB08)
UTS Business School
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN FEATURES
• Awarded a 5 Star Green Star Design rating Certified by the Green Building Council of Australia.
• Natural daylighting provided through glasspanelled curtain wall.
• High performance glazing; insulated doubleglazed curtain wall with solar control & low emissivity coatings.
• Adjustable blinds minimise glare.
• Locally-sourced bricks; durable & low maintenance.
• Energy efficient building services, including zero water use air-cooled chillers, air handling units & fan coil units with Carbon Dioxide & Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) sensors, timers & individual controls.
• Energy efficient LED & T5 lighting, zoning & controls.
• Energy efficient external lighting with daylight sensors.
• Highly visible internal staircases function as “bump space” to connect people, reduce lift energy use & improve health & wellbeing.
• Energy & water sub-meters connected to campus-wide Energy Management System.
• Real-time sustainability performance data linked to digital screens in public areas.
• Bottle water refill stations on every floor.
• Water efficient fixtures e.g. toilets, hand basin taps, waterless urinals.
• Rainwater capture, treatment & re-use to supply the building’s toilets & landscaping.
• Capture, treatment & re-use of fire system test & maintenance drain-down water.
• Improved Indoor Environment Quality through selection of materials, furniture, flooring, paints, adhesives & sealants & carpet with zero or low VOCs & use of composite wood products with zero or low formaldehyde content.
• Low environmental impact flooring, joinery & loose furniture.
• Timber re-used, recycled or from certified sustainable sources; e.g. Radiata Pine glu-lam beams from New Zealand, Victorian ash stairway & Hoop Pine joinery.
• Steel sourced from environmentally responsible steel manufacturers.
• Green concrete; a proportion of cement substituted with flyash (a waste product from power stations).
• Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) products avoided where possible.
• Zero Ozone Depleting Potential refrigerants & insulants.
• Flexible, adaptable space design for “futureproofing” the building.
• Recyclable waste storage space & Hungry
Giant polystyrene compactor.
• 98% of construction waste recycled.
• 60% of car spaces allocated for small, fuelefficient cars.
• End Of Trip facilities in basement; 160 secure, undercover bicycle spaces, 9 showers, 112 lockers & change facilities.
PROJECT TEAM
OWNER + PROJECT MANAGER: University of Technology, Sydney
ARCHITECT: Gehry Partners (design architect)
Daryl Jackson Robin Dyke (executive architect)
ESD / GREEN STAR + MECHANICAL + ELECTRICAL + HYDRAULICS + FIRE: AECOM
STRUCTURAL + CIVIL: Arup
CONTRACTOR: Lend Lease
FACTS
SIZE:
Gross Floor Area 18,413m²
Useable Floor Area 15,500m²
14 levels basement + 11 floors + plant + roof
COST:
Project cost $180M
Construction cost per m² $6,517
DATES:
Start date November 2011
Early works completion November 2012
Main works completion November 2014
Official opening 2nd February 2015
4 Feb 2015
Dr Chau Chak Wing Building in Sydney, NSW
UTS delivers a business school for future captains of industry
Design: Gehry Partners LLP with architect Daryl Jackson Robin Dyke (Australia)
The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, Sir Peter Cosgrove, opened Sydney’s newest architectural landmark – the Dr Chau Chak Wing Building at the University of Technology Sydney on 2nd February 2015.
photo : Andrew Worssam
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