COLOMBO HOUSE REMASTER

Student Accommodation

THIS PROJECT IS A 2 STORY REDESIGN OF THE EXISTING FLOORS OF THE COLOMBO HOUSE STUDENT DORMITORIES AT UNSW. THE STRATEGY DIVERSIFIED THE ACCOMMODATION TYPOLOGIES WITH A FOCUS ON PROVIDING 3 DIFFERENT ACCOMMODATIONS THAT EACH PROVIDED A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF PRIVACY AND RENT COST, WITH AN ASSUMPTION THAT THE LONGER STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN THIS HOUSING THE MORE LIKELY THEY ARE TO MOVE IN WITH OTHER LIKE MINDED STUDENTS TO REDUCE RENT ALONGSIDE THE REDUCED PRIVACY

VISITOR CENTRE

SINGLEWOOD IS A DESIGN BASED ON THE EXTENSION OF THE SINGLETON VISITORS CENTRE WHICH NOW HAS AN ARTS WING. WE WERE TASKED WITH COMING UP WITH INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE OLD SPACE. AFTER A PROJECT ON MORE EXPERIMENTAL SOLUTIONS, SINGLEWOOD IS THE RESOLUTION OF THE INTERIOR. IT WAS THEMED MAINLY ON THE BUSH LANDS IN THE SURROUNDING REGION AND INTERPRETING THEM TO THE INSIDE SPACE. THE DESIGN FEATURES DISPLAY SHELVING, SPACE FOR INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS AND ARTWORK, RECEPTION DESK AND STORAGE, AND COVID-19 REQUIRED CHECK-IN AND DISINFECT STATIONS.