Thomas Street Building

Thomas Street Building

The new Thomas Street Building viewed from Alumni Green. The building will mainly service the Faculty of Science.

Thomas Street Building

Internal public spaces. The building will include general teaching spaces, lecture theatre, and social spaces.

Thomas Street Building

Internal stairs in the new four-storey building. Natural light will be emphasised throughout the space.

Thomas Street Building

View of the building from Jones Street, overlooking Alumni Green.

Project description

The proposed Thomas Street Building will mainly service the UTS Faculty of Science. The building will offer research, teaching, learning, and social spaces for the faculty, as well as general teaching spaces and public areas for the general UTS community. Overlooking Alumni Green, the new building will be connected to the adjacent UTS Science Building (CB04), while also providing pedestrian connections to Thomas Street.

The proposal for the new building by Sydney practice Durbach Block Jaggers, in association with BVN Architecture, was declared the winner of a design competition recently held by the university. The building's design is inspired by the organic forms of a tree grove.

Read the full media release here.

Project timeline

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Documents

• Thomas Street / Library Retrieval System Project Inception Forum Presentation [PDF, 8mb] - 16 February 2012 (UTS Staff only)

Key features

• General teaching spaces and specialist facilities for Science
• Social spaces such as a cafe at ground level
• Dry labs, serving disciplines such as physics
• The building will connect to the existing, adjacent UTS Science Building (CB04)
• A green roof proposed to sit on top of the Alumni-Green facing top floor, providing the university with additional open space that could also be used for Science teaching and research

Project Data

Location

City Campus, Thomas Street (opposite Alumni Green)

Timeframes

• Bulk excavation: October 2011 - June 2012
• Design completion: July 2012
• Construction: August 2012 - December 2013

Project team

• UTS Project Manager: Campus Development, Planning and Design Review Branch, Program Management Office
• Architect: Durbach Block Jaggers, in association with BVN Architecture
• UTS Team: Information Technology Division (ITD), Audio Visual Services (AVS), Security Services, Building Services

More Information

Dane Sinclair, Project Manager, Ext. 8426, email: Dane.Sinclair@uts.edu.au