New South Wales
UTS’ unique city fringe location brings significant space limitations necessitating vertical rather than horizontal growth. Tower 1 has great significance for UTS. Through a conscious relationship UTS Central transforms the experience of Tower 1, through a partnership that makes both architectures richer and experiences more powerful.
The project seeks to resolve the interrelationship of city and campus. The Ribbon element developed with Lacoste and Stevenson, addresses Broadway, its transparency is open and inviting, seamless with public domain. The library volume redefines Alumni Green, through its pavilion form and active uses. Between these volumes the tower’s geometry adjusts from the campus grid of Alumni Lawn to the City grid of Broadway. Embodying UTS’ teaching strategy – students journey to innovative teaching spaces through campus-like collaboration spaces, open to view and light.
New world first collaborative teaching spaces offer both the intimacy of small groups and potential for centralised or satellite tutorial.
fjcstudio (formerly fjmtstudio) understood instinctively UTS’s aspirations but took the time to really understand our character. They presented options that were beyond even our wildest imagining, but also pushed in a positive way to ensure a razor-sharp focus on our desired outcomes. From the transparent façade that indicates our desire to create a porous campus that is open and welcoming, to the double helix stair that acts as a reminder of the transformative power of science, each element of UTS Central was thoughtfully considered and crafted.
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
