First residents in just three weeks - APPLY NOW!

PLEASE NOTE: This is an old post, the NCV opened on the 5th January 2009

The first residents of New College Village will start arriving from the 5th January. While most residents won't arrive until February, a group of MBA and coursework masters students will start arriving in January. Applications have been flowing in steadily but we still have places, so apply now.

The building will be handed over to us next week (19th December) and we will be setting up all our systems in the week before Christmas.

The biggest development in the last week was the uncovering of the beautiful glass screen on the Anzac Parade side of the building. This acoustic screen is very effective (I've tested it!) and is designed so that residents on the Anzac parade side are able to have their windows open without hearing much outside noise.

In the last week I have been personally inspecting EVERY room as well as all community spaces to ensure that they are of the highest quality. I was struck again at just how many wonderful rooms we have in the building, all with their own character and features (see my previous post on choosing rooms, here). There are NO bad rooms at the NCV.

If you'd like more information on applications visit the NCV website (here).

First residents in just three weeks - APPLY NOW!

The Design of the New College Village

As mentioned in a previous post, the building that is being constructed by Lipman places a high priority on the building of community. It has been designed to help us build a strong postgraduate community.

The Architects who have been responsible for the design are well-known Sydney Architects Allen Jack+Cottier (AJC), with the driver being Andrew Parker. AJC has been careful to be faithful to the original design brief (which I had prepared based on my experience of residential buildings in Australia, USA and the UK), while constantly looking for ways to enhance the appearance, efficiency and functionality of the building. Just one of the special features that has taken considerable design expertise (and has obviously involved Lipman and various consultants) is the Acoustic screen on the Anzac Parade side of the building. This wonderful feature was originally devised as a means to reduce noise on Anzac Parade and to create an additional quiet outdoor recreation area. The idea for the screen came from Lipman in response to my brief. AJC has created an outstanding design. The screen will reduce noise to such an extent that residents of this air conditioned building could still leave their windows open without experiencing significant noise from the street. The screen will also enhance the appearance of the building as well as the general streetscape at the front door to the University.

The Design of the New College Village