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)

Dr Chau Chak Wing Building Sydney
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.

Dr Chau Chak Wing Building interior

• 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.

Dr Chau Chak Wing Building interior

• 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.

Dr Chau Chak Wing Building interior

• 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.

Dr Chau Chak Wing Building interior

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

Dr Chau Chak Wing Building interior

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

Dr Chau Chak Wing Building interior

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.

Dr Chau Chak Wing Building
photo : Andrew Worssam

Dr Chau Chak Wing Building

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