University of Technology Sydney, Australia
The University of Technology, Sydney new treehouse inspired education building opted for Lockwood inspired products specified and designed to solve innovative requirements.
Challenge
Renowned Canadian architect Frank Gehry’s brainchild, the Building’s unique, unusual and yet urbane shape follows a treehouse concept which the UTS hails as a “distinctive building for a distinctive educational style”. Gehry’s organically arboreal stylizing creates offshoot ‘branches’ incorporating offices and rooms for quiet, focused and reflective thought, whereas the ‘trunk’ supports scheduled and unscheduled, formal and informal, open plan social gathering spaces and areas.
Solution
ASSA ABLOY supplied the architectural door hardware for the new Dr. Chau Chak Wing Building at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) in Australia.
The ASSA ABLOY Sales Team worked tirelessly with the Gehry Partners and Daryl Jackson Robin Dyke Architects throughout the fittings specification stages to envision a comprehensive door hardware solution for the twelve story tower’s over six hundred doors. Builder Lend Lease and contractor Access Hardware ensured smooth installation and finish.
The Dr. Chau Chak Wing Building officially opened in February, 2015.
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Hinged Door Furniture
A complete collection of door furniture to suit all residential and commercial applications including a range of levers, knobs, decorative architectural door handles and complementary accessories.Access Control
Managing access is a critical requirement for many businesses, both large and small. Lost credentials can pose a security risk, especially without the ability to quickly restrict access or monitor user traffic throughout the building.
With technologies developed for both standalone systems as well as open standard products that integrate with existing access control systems, ASSA ABLOY offers an intelligent, yet simple step up from keys which enables administrators to control access to secure areas through physical, logical, electronic, offline, online and wireless access control solutions.
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