The School of Fine Furniture at the University of Tasmania in Australia is the first purpose built educational facility of its type in Australia. It accommodates 45 students in a flexible, interactive space with room for future expansion within the building fabric.
Following the philosophies established for the School of Architecture, the school of fine furniture building aims to embody the value of learning by making and using environmental sustainability as the key design generator.
The design makes use of a number of environmental strategies such as long span timber structures to minimise the use of non renewable resources; long life materials such as plywood, recycled carpet tiles and fiberglass; translucent cladding to maximise day-lighting; along with other measures to reduce water and energy consumption.
The building design is simple and clear, with external emphasis on clearly delineated entries and a modest, clean composition of durable materials. Decks and planters are used to encourage occupation of the outdoor space.
Project Details
Project size – 820 m2
Completion date – 2009
Building levels – 1
Project Team
Architecture
Six Degrees Architects
Established in 1992, Six Degrees is one of Australia’s leading architectural practices.
The project team included:
Director – Peter Malatt, Simon O’Brien
Project Leader – Six Degrees and SBE in collaboration
Architects – Dan Demant, Giles Freeman, Alan Ting, Sian Murray, Chris Begert. Sean McArdle
Documentation – As above
Interior Design – Robyn Ho
SDA practice areas include residential, master-planning and place making, aged care and community, office and workplace, hotels and hospitality, and education, delivering design solutions for both new and heritage places.
Consultant Team
Services – Engineering Solutions Tasmania
Structural Engineering – George Apted & Associates
Heritage – Six Degrees Architects
ESD – Sustainable Built Environments
Photography
Patrick Rodriguez
Patrick is a commercial photographer based in Melbourne with over 10 years of industry experience, collaborating closely with clients in design, architecture, fine arts, editorial industries and with local government; documenting heritage materials and artworks for the City of Melbourne, the State Library Victoria and other arts related organisations.
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