The redevelopment of RMIT’s so-called ‘grey ghosts’ signals a much-anticipated final instalment in the University’s long – decades in fact – campus transformation.
April 18th, 2018
Architect: Lyons, in collaboration with NMBW Architecture Studio, MvS Architects, Harrison and White, Maddison Architects
Project Manager: DCWC
Builder: Lend Lease
Structural/Civil & Façade Engineer: Arup
Services Engineer: AECOM
Landscape Designer: Taylor Cullity Lethlean
Hydraulic Engineer: CJ Arms
Building Surveyors: PLP Building Surveyors and Consultants
Quantity Surveyors: Wilde and Woollard
Disability Access: Architecture and Access
Wind Engineering: MEL Consultants
Programme: PSA Project Management
Budget: $210m
Time: 5 Years
Furniture
Upholstered armchair, ‘Gillespie’ library chair, upholstered armchair, ‘Vancouver’ ottoman, ‘Segis Boom’ table, Kfive. Bespoke library chair and ottoman, ‘Alby’ ottoman, Jardan. Consultation chair, easy chair, bespoke library chair, student chair, ‘Olympic’ barstool, P4. Student task chair, student chair, ‘Stem-Webb’ barstool, I. AM. Table, Ski Slope Seat, Circular Desk and seat, Banquette Seat and Desk, Triangular Seat, Propeller Seats, STEM. Balance task chair, AOFS. Staff task chair, ‘SOFHIE’ lounge, ‘ZipPod’ ottoman, Haworth. ‘Caper’ student chairs, Living Edge. ‘Lerod’ chair, ‘Home-1’ lounge, ‘Stump’ stool, ‘Stylus; pedestal table, ‘Tetromino’ seating, Stylecraft. ‘Computer Key’ stool, Cloud Studio Melbourne. ‘Ultima Longspan’ metal shelving unit, Dexion. Mobile pedestal unit, Tambour storage unit, Zenith. ‘PLS G’ locker unit, Woods Furniture. ‘Bat End’ library shelving units, Kingfisher.
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