Dr Chau Chak Wing Building

Description

The tower is named after Chau Chak Wing, a Chinese businessman who donated $20 million for the building's construction. The "Dr" in the building's name refers to honorary doctorates that have been conferred on Chau. The 13-storey tower provides teaching, learning, research and office accommodation for approximately 1,256 students and 326 academic staff. The building's design is based on the idea of a tree-house structure.

The building's façade, which was made of 320,000 custom-designed bricks, is described as the "squashed brown paper bag". Frank Gehry said, "Maybe it's a brown paper bag, but it's flexible on the inside, there's a lot of room for changes or movement."

An entrance from The Goods Line, a pedestrian pathway, is located on the eastern border of the site.

Construction

Early works on site and archaeological excavation were carried out from late 2011 until early 2012. The building was constructed by Lendlease which was appointed in November 2012.

Construction of the building started in late 2012. The building structure was topped-out in late 2013 and construction was completed in November 2014. The official opening took place on 2 February 2015.

Awards==

The building has won the following awards:

• 2015 AIQS Innovation Project Award
• 2015 Australian Timber Design Award People's Choice Award
• 2015 Good Design Awards: Product Design Hardware and Building
• 2015 Think Brick Awards: Horbury Hunt Commercial Award
• 2015 Master Builders Association NSW Awards: Tertiary Buildings Construction over $100m
• 2016 Australia Engineering Excellence Awards Bradfield Award

References

References

1. Jonathan Pearlman. (3 February 2015). "Frank Gehry unveils 'squashed brown paper bag' building in Sydney". [[The Daily Telegraph]].
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3. Jonathan Chancellor. "Frank Gehry's first Australian building approved for University of Technology, Sydney". Property Observer.
4. Heath Gilmore. (2 December 2013). "Frank Gehry UTS masterpiece inspires brickies on their labour of love". Sydney Morning Herald.
5. Kumurdian, Dijana. (11 November 2014). "Gehry's Chau Chak Wing building, UTS, has been completed". NewsLifeMedia.
6. (11 November 2014). "Sydney finally gets its Gehry". Architecture Media Pty Ltd.
7. Power, Julie. (3 February 2014). "Frank Gehry's UTS Dr Chau Chak Wing Building opened: 'The most beautiful squashed brown paper bag ever seen'". Sydney Morning Herald.
8. (December 2015). "Innovation Project Award". The Australian Institute of Quantity Surveying.
9. "2015 Winners: People's Choice Award". Timber Development Association.
10. (2015). "Good Design Awards 2015: Brickworks Building Products- The Gehry Collection". Good Design Australia.
11. Elizabeth McIntyre, Neale Whitaker, Sally Woodward-Hawes (Designer). (2015). "Think Brick Awards 2015: Joint Winner – Dr Chau Chak Wing Building". Think Brick Australia.
12. (February 2024). "Tertiary Buildings". Master Builders Association of NSW.
13. (13 October 2016). "Iconic UTS building wins prestigious engineering award".