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Literature Review of

Robert Menzies College Student Accommodation, Australia

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Submitted to

- Ar Anish Sharma

Ar Manmohit Singh

Submitted by

-Sumit Ranjan

Manisha Huria

Shailza Choudhary

College of Architecture,

Bhaddal

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introduction

Name- Robert Menzies College Student Accommodation

Architects: Allen Jack+Cottier Architects

Location: 136 Herring Road, New South Wales, Australia

Function- Student Housing

Area: 2546.0 sqm

Year: 2012

Total Project Cost: $9.2m

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Site p

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nd landsca

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The new student accommodation building at Robert Menzies College (RMC) is a contemporary

symbol of the college's identity, on the expanding Macquarie University campus.

It represents the brand, culture and function of RMC and reinforces the college's

interactive, supportive and social emphasis.

The amenities and contemporary appeal of the new facilities have contributed to record

student intake when compared to neighbouring colleges.

Macquarie University’s need for student housing has increased exponentially in the last

couple of years, with demand exceeding supply.

The college aimed to increase their accommodation capacity as much as possible within a

relatively tight budget that was defined at the outset.

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elevations

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elevations

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Planning

The building is divided into two wings, connected lightly by a glazed bridge element.

The south wing addresses and contains the new active courtyard space, and expresses the identity of the

college community in a vibrant and dynamic way.

It is the public face of the college and has a bold visual presence along Waterloo Road, contributing to the

entry statement of the Macquarie University campus.

The north wing expresses a more practical and robust purpose, referencing the masonry elements of the

existing accommodation buildings.

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While the building sits well stylistically with the existing buildings on the site.

Its design distinguishes it from the accommodation provided for the under-

graduates currently housed at the college and provides the new branding element

that the college desired.

Pics depicting north and south wing

joined by some bridge element

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Materials and speciality

The regular and modular plan,

Rationalised load bearing structure ,

Conventional construction techniques and,

Less specialised builders and trades.

Robust materials are used requiring little or

no maintenance such as face brick, concrete

block and terracotta cladding were specified.

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Accommodation in the building

The building provides 104 new

bedrooms, seminar rooms and common

room areas for senior undergraduates,

post-graduate and doctoral students.

It provides communal outdoor

recreation space and conference

facilities for community use.

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Accommodation facilities

All student rooms in RMC are single.

There are no shared rooms.

Some rooms have private bathrooms with kitchenette.

Only some rooms have ensuites.

Each student room is equipped with a bed, wardrobe, desk, chair, bookcase, pin board,

fan, and phone and internet connection.

Each study bedroom is 3m x 4m..

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you have access to all College central facilities (including library, games, music and

computer rooms), academic tutoring, pastoral support and events!

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Common and recreational area

Every group of ten rooms share a common lounge area and kitchenette, where people

meet to chat with their neighbours, enjoy a cup of coffee, play games or study

together – all of which adds to the great sense of community at RMC.

Recreation areas include: pool table, TV, music room, foosball.

Laundry facilities are provided to wash and dry your clothes.

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approximately

In meters

Room s

izes

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Seminar halls, lift

,lobby

are

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Toilet and Bathroom

103 rooms in RMC have their own private bathrooms.

The shared bathrooms in RMC are for single gender use.

Males and females are allocated seperate floors and bathroms.

Nine students share two and a half bathrooms.

The bathroom are cleaned every day by our full-time cleaners.

All bathrooms are locked.

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kitchens

Every group of ten rooms share a common lounge area and kitchenette.

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laundry

Full laundry facilities are available

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parking

Car parking for 23 cars

are provided in front of

south wing.

Ramp is provided for

physically handicapped

persons direct from the

car parking to the building

entrance.

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park

ing

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The building was conceived cross ventilation to all common areas and corridors, insulated facades and thermal mass.

sustainability

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The building was conceived with

passive solar principles in mind and

provides custom sunshading

elements,

The building also picks up on

elements of form, such as the

vertical windows of the dining hall

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Automatically controlled and timed lighting, mechanical

ventilation and air-conditioning are used in common

areas to reduce energy wastage.

Although no air conditioning was provided to the

accommodation rooms.

The occupants have been completely comfortable, even

in the extremes of summer.

Rainwater is harvested in a large underground tank for

irrigation of the landscaped areas of the campus, and

gas water heaters and appliances.

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Gro

und floor plan

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First floor plan

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2nd,3rd

and 4

thfloor plan

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5th

floor plan

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roof plan

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