Bricklayers have called their involvement in its construction a \u201ccareer highlight\u201d, and soon it will be where the next generation of business careers are nurtured.<\/p>\n
Designed by internationally-renowned architect Frank Gehry, the University of Technology, Sydney\u2019s (UTS) new Business School, with its rippling fa\u00e7ade and angled columns, is one of the most iconic buildings currently under construction in Australia, setting a precedent for future architectural design.<\/p>\n
Having been referred to as a \u201ccluster of tree houses\u201d, a \u201ccrumpled paper bag\u201d and an \u201curban sandcastle\u201d, the Dr Chau Chak Wing building\u2019s unique masonry fa\u00e7ade\u2014contorting and twisting in a three-dimensional plane for the full height of the 14-storey structure\u2014created structural engineering challenges requiring innovative solutions.<\/p>\n
In collaboration with UTS and the brick supplier, AECOM developed a unique brick, tie, mortar and backing system that solved the load, constructability and complex geometrical issues, allowing a near impossible feat of engineering to be realised.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no building in the world that has bricks like this\u201d, Stephen Giblett, AECOM\u2019s Building Structures Lead, told ABC Radio\u2019s \u201cBy Design\u201d program.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe bricklayers on this project are very proud of what they\u2019ve done, because they\u2019ve taken standard bricklaying and they\u2019ve gone back to being the grand masons of centuries past to create something beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the bricklayers even has a tattoo on his arm of the bricks which shows the pride they have in what they\u2019ve achieved, and which results in the building\u2019s defining characteristic.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not just the outside of the Dr Chau Chak Wing building where boundaries are being pushed.<\/p>\n
AECOM worked with UTS to embed several sustainability features within the building that again set it apart as a 21st century learning space.<\/p>\n
One of the challenges AECOM faced in partnership with UTS was how to heat and cool the building sustainably. The interior consists of various different zones – lecture theatres, offices and meeting rooms \u2013 all requiring different methods of temperature control.<\/p>\n
The solution? Provide dedicated air conditioning units for each zone, and sensor technology to minimise wastage when a zone is unoccupied. The building also uses a higher than normal volumes of outdoor air to cool fan coil units.<\/p>\n
This fresh-air feature, combined with shorter air conditioning ducts means fans don\u2019t need to work as hard, and air-cooled chillers mean the building does not consume much water in the process. In fact, water usage is kept to a minimum across the building, with a fire water reclamation system and water-efficient appliances fitted throughout.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3807,"template":"","tags":[],"city":[53],"class_list":["post-2189","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","city-sydney"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/2189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/2189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2189"},{"taxonomy":"city","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/city?post=2189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}