Following a design competition, fjmt was commissioned to design the new landmark Tyree Building (formerly the Energy Technologies Building) at the University of New South Wales. Located on arguably the most important development site remaining on campus, the iconic building will provide a gateway to the Faculty of Engineering, the Lower Campus, and the University as a whole.
The design concept is a balance and resolution of: the brief combining functionality and flexibility in the creation of best practice environments for teaching and learning, research and workplace, with the aspiration of the University’s strategic vision and goals and the potential of the important gateway site.
The new facility will include modular research laboratories, teaching laboratories, lecture theatres, flexible collaborative learning space, student lounge and café, exhibition and showcase, workplace and write-up areas and experimental roof-top areas for the testing of photovoltaic arrays, a key component of the research of this new facility.