Almost done……..

Posted on August 7th, 2014 by achang

Posted under: _Melbourne School of Design, construction

In the summer of 2009 John Wardle Architects invited us (then office dA) to collaborate on a open design competition for University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning.  Through the competition the University’s mission was to select a design team rather than a completed design.  So our trans-global collaboration extended through an extensive re-evaluation of program and budget, complete redesign, documentation and construction.  Today, 5 short years later, delivered by Brookfield Multiplex 6 months ahead of schedule and with a 6 star Greenstar rating, the building is nearly complete.

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SLAB XRAY: NERVOUS SYSTEM

Posted on July 19th, 2014 by tberesford

Posted under: _Daniels Building, construction

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All slab-bourne conduit serving level 03/level 02 ceiling electrical, IT and A/V devices. (courtesy Mulvey Banani Intl Inc.)

 

These are images of the electrical nervous system to be embedded in the concrete slabs supporting the graduate design studios at the new U of Toronto Daniels Faculty of Architecture.  Lines shown in cool/blue tones indicate conduit that will serve devices mounted to or embedded within the exposed concrete ceilings below.  Lines shown in warm tones indicate conduit that will serve floorboxes at the top of the floor slab.  If we are lucky, we will be able to embed/conceal all of these conduits within the congested 12 inch thickness of concrete also containing hydronics for radiant cooling/heating, reinforcing bar, and voids that will reduce the slab’s dead load self weight.

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There are two major bottlenecks that correspond roughly with the locations of the “spinal cord/brain”: the electrical and IT closets located at the the northeast and northwest stair cores, respectively.  From these locations, conduit fan out in all directions.  However, the local bottlenecks are exasperated by a large, floor-through penetration right at the center of the plan, which corresponds with a large amphitheater sunken to the level below.  We will try to mitigate the need for additional slab thickness at areas of congestion by omitting slab voids in those locations.

 

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Detail of data (orange) and electrical (yellow) conduits serving cast-in floor boxes at the graduate design studio level. (courtesy Mulvey Banani Intl Inc.)

 

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Joseph Reed Gets a Face Lift

Posted on July 15th, 2014 by achang

Posted under: _Melbourne School of Design, construction

The Historic Facade of the Bank of New South Wales is an essential element of, what is lovingly called, The Concrete Lawn.  In the competition stage teams struggled with whether to relocate it or to integrated it into the new FABP  building.  We chose the latter.

 

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JOSEPH REED’S BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES FACADE  PRE-DEMOLITION 

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APRIL 2013 – HISTORIC FACADE BRACED

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JULY 2013 – EVERYTHING BUT JOSEPH REED IS DEMOLISHED

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DEC 2013 – PRIMARY STRUCTURE ERECTED

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JUNE 2014 – DRYWALL FRAMING

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JULY 2014 – DRYWALL ALMOST COMPLETE….

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JULY 2014 – FIRST COAT

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Construction Update in 5 Minutes

Posted on June 20th, 2014 by Sia Herr

Posted under: _Melbourne School of Design, construction

Check out the  time-lapse construction video of  University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning from January 2013 – April 2014.  Only a couple more months until we get to see the completed building.

Additional  videos from different cameras on-site are also available on the university’s website.

 

 

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Innovation Talks

Posted on May 19th, 2014 by Sia Herr

Posted under: _Melbourne School of Design, Lectures

Next week, Nader Tehrani and Alan Pert will be part of a joint discussion in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur about their award winning projects.  Both lectures are free and open to the public but seating is limited.  Follow the links below to register:

For Singapore, tehranipertsingapore.eventbrite.com.au
For Kuala Lumpur, tehranipertkualalumpur.eventbrite.com.au

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Nearing Completion

Posted on May 12th, 2014 by Sia Herr

Posted under: _Melbourne School of Design, construction

The construction of the University of Melbourne FABP has been very exciting and we are glad to see it actively documented through time lapse cameras, a university blog and video series. The latest video by the university captures John Wardle and Nader Tehrani’s visit to the site as the building nears completion. We can’t wait to share the finished project.

JWA and NADAAA in collaboration.
Visit the University of Melbourne blog: http://abp.unimelb.edu.au/blog
Check out the timelapse: http://www.abp.unimelb.edu.au/timelapse

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Melbourne Milestones

Posted on March 10th, 2014 by Sia Herr

Posted under: _Melbourne School of Design, construction

Over the last month, construction of Melbourne University FABP celebrated two major milestones. One being the removal of the supports for the 40 foot cantilever and the other, the installation of the coffered roof which has been an intricate and coordinated process to bring on site and install.  You can already start to experience the spatial impact of these two elements.

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JWA and NADAAA in collaboration.

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P/A Awards 2014

Posted on February 21st, 2014 by Sia Herr

Posted under: _Melbourne School of Design, Awards

JWA and NADAAA‘s new architecture building at the University of Melbourne was selected as 1 of 10 projects for this year’s Progressive Architecture Awards.  It is an incredible honor to be recognized among talent of such high caliber.

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Coffered Roof Taking Shape

Posted on February 5th, 2014 by Sia Herr

Posted under: _Melbourne School of Design, construction

Last week, we posted on the off-site fabrication of the panels for the coffered roof above the studio hall at the University of Melbourne.  The first bay has been assembled and craned in place!  Stay tuned for the full reveal.

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JWA in collaboration with NADAAA.  Photo credit: JWA

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Melbourne Coffered Roof

Posted on January 27th, 2014 by Sia Herr

Posted under: _Melbourne School of Design, construction

The glu-lam coffers at University of Melbourne are being prefabricated off-site and prepared for installation. Each module differs in dimensions, faceted to integrate with the suspended studio.

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JWA in collaboration with NADAAA.  Photo credit: JWA

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