UC LIFE KIM SAGGERS
Architecture calls for tension. There is a realisation in a building when tension within the site is exposed and renegotiated. This project explores the relationship between flowing animated architecture and the tensions of a specific site. The brief asks for the design of a new central hub for the University of Canberra. The Concourse has been lowered to the level of the existing Hub creating a need to relocate facilities along with new services. The result is an organic insertion along the concourses long axis. Circulation and Entry occur where the building’s facade is anchored to the ground. This creates a stop-motion effect where the building appears captured in motion. In plan it appears as a horizontal skyscraper which has jetted out into the concourse.
UCSA
Redeveloped Child Care Centre
Cafe
A
Cafe
Storage
Library
CO-OP Book Store
Proposed Newsagency
Proposed Bank
B Proposed UC Info
Concourse
C
Student Services
UC Exhibition
D
Ground