With the growing demand on space at QUT, the University has decided to relocate the school of design from QUT Gardens Point to meet the rest of the Creative Industries Faculty at QUT Kelvin Grove. The proposed site is the existing, heritage listed student residences, built in 1978, at 95-107 Musk Avenue, designed by architect John Dalton.
QUT wishes to create a building that further sets itself apart from the competition, with a brand-new school of design, consciously connecting the history of Brisbane architecture with the excitement for the future through innovative design. The proposed design seeks to transform the existing site, utilizing the existing student residences and celebrating the historical relevance of the site. The proposal boasts a series of new teaching spaces, student spaces, exhibition spaces, workshops, student support services and staff offices, a sizable expansion on the previous 5473 sqm existing at QUT Gardens Point.
The building form is designed to learn and educate, with the reflective glass facade allowing the building to absorb and learn from its surroundings, to learn from the people, culture and place at surround it. With exposed structure and services, the internals educate students on the compound and inner workings of the built environment. A kinetic glass facade encases the building, designed to provide a breathable skin protecting the internals whilst allowing ventilation, shading & reduced heat loads, while maintaining maximum natural light into the internal spaces. Each floor is surrounded by a circulation balcony, designed to accentuate student movement through the facade, as well as providing a cooling zone around the building’s perimeter.
The proposed School of Design soars over the existing residences, celebrating the ground plane and inviting circulation through and around the existing residences. The existing Dalton residences are proposed to be refurbished and converted into new flexible collaboration spaces for students and staff, creating new opportunities for collaboration and interaction.
The new workshop boasts two double height levels of flexible space, to accommodate the ever-changing equipment and machinery. The translucent facade allows interaction from the exterior, inviting students to learn and collaborate with each other.
QUT wishes to create a building that further sets itself apart from the competition, with a brand-new school of design, consciously connecting the history of Brisbane architecture with the excitement for the future through innovative design. The proposed design seeks to transform the existing site, utilizing the existing student residences and celebrating the historical relevance of the site. The proposal boasts a series of new teaching spaces, student spaces, exhibition spaces, workshops, student support services and staff offices, a sizable expansion on the previous 5473 sqm existing at QUT Gardens Point.
The building form is designed to learn and educate, with the reflective glass facade allowing the building to absorb and learn from its surroundings, to learn from the people, culture and place at surround it. With exposed structure and services, the internals educate students on the compound and inner workings of the built environment. A kinetic glass facade encases the building, designed to provide a breathable skin protecting the internals whilst allowing ventilation, shading & reduced heat loads, while maintaining maximum natural light into the internal spaces. Each floor is surrounded by a circulation balcony, designed to accentuate student movement through the facade, as well as providing a cooling zone around the building’s perimeter.
The proposed School of Design soars over the existing residences, celebrating the ground plane and inviting circulation through and around the existing residences. The existing Dalton residences are proposed to be refurbished and converted into new flexible collaboration spaces for students and staff, creating new opportunities for collaboration and interaction.
The new workshop boasts two double height levels of flexible space, to accommodate the ever-changing equipment and machinery. The translucent facade allows interaction from the exterior, inviting students to learn and collaborate with each other.