3 A building that connects people and professions/industry
Functional needs
• Greater employment opportunities for students; they have as much of a presence in the building as staff, which leads to more formal and informal interactions • Places (formal and informal) that encourage planned and spontaneous collaboration, and connecting with professions in the CBD, including a mix of meeting spaces • Secure staff area but common spaces open and inviting to wider community. Staff kitchen / lounge separate from workplace (acoustic barrier) with books/magazines
• News boards for sharing upcoming events
Built form
• Dedicated student kitchen, social common area and collaborative work environment, storage, dedicated student space • Multi-use spaces for holding events (social and scholarly) such as: career events, mock job interviews, writing courses, Peer Assessment Help, language proficiency, social night activities (dance nights, games nights, movie nights), markets (second hand clothes, books, crafts etc), fitness classes, drinks with staff, informal unit chats • Study space for HDR candidates to encourage a sense of identity and cohort; study spaces for students to encourage them to stay on campus longer
“If we move into the city, then a connection with the actual professional precincts that we are supposed to train students for, and work alongside, would be good – rather than being tucked out of the way and lost in a mix of disciplines.”
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