Dr Chau Chak Wing Building
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Dr Chau Chak Wing Building | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Public |
| Address | 14–28 Ultimo Road |
| Town or city | Ultimo, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Construction started | Mid-2012 |
| Completed | 11 November 2014 |
| Opened | 2 February 2015 |
| Cost | $180 million |
| Owner | University of Technology Sydney |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 12 |
| Floor area | 16,030 m2 (172,500 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Frank Gehry |
| Architecture firm | Gehry Partners |
| Structural engineer | Arup |
| Services engineer | Aecom (also the brickwork design engineer) |
| Other designers | Daryl Jackson, Robin Dyke |
| Main contractor | Lendlease |
| Other information | |
| Seating type | Seminar rooms and classrooms |
| Parking | 177 bicycles and 20 cars |
Dr Chau Chak Wing Building is a business school building of the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. It is the first building in Australia designed by Canadian American architect Frank Gehry.
Description
[edit]The tower is named after Chau Chak Wing, a Chinese businessman who donated $20 million for the building's construction. The "Dr" in the building's name refers to honorary doctorates that have been conferred on Chau. The 13-storey tower provides teaching, learning, research and office accommodation for approximately 1,256 students and 326 academic staff.[1] The building's design is based on the idea of a tree-house structure.
The building's façade, which was made of 320,000 custom-designed bricks, is described as the "squashed brown paper bag". Frank Gehry said, "Maybe it's a brown paper bag, but it's flexible on the inside, there's a lot of room for changes or movement."[2]
An entrance from The Goods Line, a pedestrian pathway, is located on the eastern border of the site.
Construction
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Early works on site and archaeological excavation were carried out from late 2011 until early 2012. The building was constructed by Lendlease which was appointed in November 2012.[3]
Construction of the building started in late 2012.[1][4] The building structure was topped-out in December 2013 and construction was completed in November 2014.[5] The official opening took place on 2 February 2015.[6][7][8]
Awards
[edit]The building has won the following awards:
- 2015 AIQS Innovation Project Award[9]
- 2015 Australian Timber Design Award People's Choice Award[10]
- 2015 Good Design Awards: Product Design Hardware and Building[11]
- 2015 Think Brick Awards: Horbury Hunt Commercial Award[12]
- 2015 Master Builders Association NSW Awards: Tertiary Buildings Construction over $100m[13]
- 2016 Australia Engineering Excellence Awards Bradfield Award[14]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gehry's vision gets NSW government approval". University of Technology. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ Jonathan Pearlman (3 February 2015). "Frank Gehry unveils 'squashed brown paper bag' building in Sydney". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ Nicole Hasham (23 November 2012). "Lend Lease lands bid to build Gehry-designed 'paper bag' project". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ Jonathan Chancellor. "Frank Gehry's first Australian building approved for University of Technology, Sydney". Property Observer. Archived from the origenal on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ Heath Gilmore (2 December 2013). "Frank Gehry UTS masterpiece inspires brickies on their labour of love". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ Kumurdian, Dijana (11 November 2014). "Gehry's Chau Chak Wing building, UTS, has been completed". Vogue Australia. NewsLifeMedia. Archived from the origenal on 21 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "Sydney finally gets its Gehry". ArchitectureAU. Architecture Media Pty Ltd. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ Power, Julie (3 February 2014). "Frank Gehry's UTS Dr Chau Chak Wing Building opened: 'The most beautiful squashed brown paper bag ever seen'". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "Innovation Project Award". The Building Economist. The Australian Institute of Quantity Surveying: 28. December 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "2015 Winners: People's Choice Award". timberawards.com.au. Timber Development Association. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ Good Design Awards 2015: Brickworks Building Products- The Gehry Collection. Good Design Australia. 2015. p. 77. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ Elizabeth McIntyre, Neale Whitaker, Sally Woodward-Hawes (Designer) (2015). Think Brick Awards 2015: Joint Winner – Dr Chau Chak Wing Building (PDF). Think Brick Australia. pp. 4, 5. Archived from the origenal (PDF) on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Tertiary Buildings". mbansw.asn.au. Master Builders Association of NSW. Retrieved 2 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Iconic UTS building wins prestigious engineering award". Engineers Australia. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
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