It delivers spaces for the students and teachers which are inclusive, future-ready environments, fostering learning, creativity, and connection. This alignment underscores our strength in delivering projects that meet and exceed the aspirations of a client who seeks to create an integrated, and socially responsive environment supporting diverse modes of learning.

The project also aligns with the University’s sustainability principles spanning energy efficiency, carbon neutral goals, material reuse, user comfort, and long-term adaptability.

Stage 2 delivers expansive formal and informal learning areas, a maker space for engineering students and a drop-down zone for staff.

Connectivity is at the heart of the design, focused around a north facing seven-storey circulation spine called the ‘Connector’. The south facing facade creates a clear and simple sculptural form acknowledging the historic campus setting. Bold forms float above, alluding to both the scientific investigation within and an indigenous narrative embedded in the sculptural sunscreens.

SBA will house a range of education and laboratory research facilities, specialist core laboratories and technical support spaces, bringing together multidisciplinary teams and integrating fundamental research at the molecular and cellular level with patient-centred research and health outcomes.

In association with HDR.

Denton Corker Marshall was appointed Principal Consultant for ACMD including specialist laboratory planning to initially deliver the Feasibility Study leading to the submission of the Business Case to Government and associated stakeholders.

ACMD is a landmark building designed to attract and retain biomedical expertise in Victoria. It also acts as a gateway to central Melbourne, the St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne Campus and Melbourne Biomedical Precinct.

The ACMD development features:

• state-of-the-art laboratories with shared access to platform technologies;
• workshop and biofabrication facilities;
• start-up and industry spaces; and
• education and conference facilities.

In association with L2D.

The ground plane of the library is defined by large public engagement and events spaces, including a large, timber lined auditorium, lounges for breakout meetings and smaller gatherings, display of local cultural artefacts and dedicated space for book launches and events. These spaces spill out through transparent glazed facades onto large external terraces and plazas, with views over the surrounding plazas and hillside landscapes.

A large internal timber-lined amphitheatre and atrium connects students, academics, and the public together over three levels in an expansive, daylit space, forming a variety of spaces for students to study informally in groups or individually. Beside the atrium, more traditional and quieter spaces including reading rooms, book stacks, study areas and administration open onto a series of landscaped courtyards, providing views over the campus and another alternative for outdoor collaboration and study.

The refurbishment includes teaching and research laboratories for students of Life and Environmental Sciences, a series of chemistry labs for the Institute for Frontier Materials, and various computer, VR and robotics labs for Deakin’s School of IT.

The project was delivered in four distinct stages, and constructed by two different contractors, at times with overlapping timeframes.

Our extensive experience working on education projects with a variety of specialist needs has led our practice to have a thorough understanding of efficient planning, space optimisation and innovation. To meet contemporary teaching and learning practices, we implemented a dynamic FF&E solution to empower teachers and students to work and learn in their own particular way. We provided flexible, reconfigurable settings, embedded ‘plug and play’ technology supporting ‘bring your own device’ (BYOD), along with ergonomic solutions such as height adjustable desks for workplace wellness.

A prominent spiral stair connects the building floors and creates a compelling informal common space in the form of a series of amphitheatres. This feature is articulated on the façade, creating a unique and individual architectural expression. External shade fins and solid panels are used to manage solar exposure and optimise daylighting into the internal spaces, creating shade, glare control and orchestrated views to the campus.

Facilities include 4 basketball courts and a competition show-court arena with 5,000 seats, of which 2,000 are retractable to allow a variety of events, including gymnastics and concerts. The upper seating tier is open allowing natural daylight into the arena, able to be controlled with black-out curtains and screens if required.

Basement carparking, change rooms, plant and support spaces are hidden beneath the landscaped plinth. A large entry plaza on the south relates to the heart of the campus and creates outdoor event space, complemented by a landscaped plaza to the north addressing the campus entry.

These three components are linked via a large, green-roof canopy 4 levels above the ground plane, unifying the complex into a singular expression. At the ground plane, the three building components are separated by plaza and laneway spaces protected by the roof canopy to enhance opportunities for student use and activation.

Located close to the ocean, the campus buildings are designed as a series of shell-like forms with a secondary skin of red terracotta breeze block walls, and roofs partially planted with coastal vegetation. The combination of openable windows and a secondary skin means that on cool and breezy days the windows can be opened instead of using air-conditioning full time. In addition, the terracotta breeze blocks protect the interior spaces from strong offshore winds.

The new school provides early childhood to high school education and by 2024, Binus University will also be established. The campus will eventually be surrounded by coastal gardens to provide shade and encourage birds and other wildlife back to the coastal area.

The Cryo-EM microscope’s extreme sensitivity to electromagnetic interference required separation from services and lifts, along with non-ferrous construction.

The design response creates two blocks: a services and lift block clad in charcoal aluminium, and a glazed laboratory wing.  They are connected via a transparent link containing breakout, meeting spaces and ‘science-on-display’, promoting interaction.  Informal outdoor learning extends the interaction into the landscape.

In association with Jacobs.