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HOLMAN & CAMPBELL HALLS
HAYBALL AND RICHARD MIDDLETON ARCHITECTS
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MONASH UNIVERSITY
HALLS OF RESIDENCE
CLAYTON, VIC
Monash University’s four bold new halls of
residence are an impressive investment in
education here and now, rather than the
virtual experience tethered via cyberspace.
Four design practices teamed to produce
site-specific buildings right in the heart of
campus – possibly to the surprise of some
who view such real estate as the province
of more strictly academic pursuits. Without
any hint of competing ‘styles’, each
practice contributes a convincing,
compatible vision:
Hayball and Richard Middleton Architects
(RMA), McBride Charles Ryan (MCR) and
Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
(JCBA) were given one building each
(two for the joint Hayball and RMA team)
and briefed to deliver common areas,
landscaped spaces and residential areas
all under the now familiar umbrella of a
5-Star Green Star rating.
An ensemble of Viridian Low-E performance
glazing stars in the delivery of these
enlivened, distinguished designs full of light
and life. Rather than inert skins, glass walls
and windows-as-gills create a mellifluous
environmental dialogue.