Education, Sustainable Architecture, Interior Architecture, Performance Spaces

AEB Auditorium

The AEB Auditorium was conceived as a flagship space for how the didactic pedagogy of the conventional auditorium could be transformed to one built around a performance-based mode.

An Innovative Performance Space

The last thing we wanted was another “black box” that assumed a very dry singular didactic mode (read boring).  The beautiful lake setting presented an opportunity for a living and active backdrop to each presentation through a fully glazed facade.  The use of a high-performance glass facade, carefully oriented to avoid unwanted glare, utilises argon filled double glazed units, and very bright projectors to allow functional presentations in the open mode. It also acknowledged that many presentations were in effect and event.

The number of seats, 500, was critical in allowing facial recognition between presenter and the entire audience, irrespective of seat location. The concrete balcony wings provide an “embrace” to the space and enhance the sense of drama as a performance experience.

Mass Engineered Timber Structures | Timber Tower

The Timber Tower is an experimental project that is the first non-residential building in Australia to use locally grown and manufactured mass engineered timber. The 5-level structure was erected in less than a month and the building, including the integrated fitout for 90 staff was completed within 7 months. It is also the first tall building to utilise CLT as the primary vertical structure. This increases the column free useable floor area with the added benefit of providing a more solid façade thereby providing a very efficient building envelope. The resulting effect of exposed timber structure, smaller intimate column free floor plates, and generous windows produces a completely new typology for the commercial office.

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Experts in Timber

KIRK has a deep interest in researching and developing cutting-edge construction methods and material knowledge. The studio is committed to employing renewable resources and local industry on a large and meaningful scale upon selection of the construction materials.  Specifying locally-grown timber species, manufactured in Queensland demonstrated the benefits of this technology as a sustainable alternative to steel and concrete.  Local Queensland timber is central to the sustainability initiatives employed by KIRK.

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Education, Sustainable Architecture, Interior Architecture, Performance Spaces

AEB Auditorium

An Innovative Performance Space

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