New home for the School of Media and Communication (formerly the School of Applied Communication)
The newly renovated Building 9 is now home to the School of Media and Communication.
The new School of Media and Communication in Building 9 is featured in the “Sustainability at RMIT” poster series. For more information on Building 9’s environmentally sustainabe design features, download a copy of the poster (PDF, 291KB).
- Address
- Project overview
- Project update
- Project update: staff and student access
- Project timeline
- Consultants
- Victorian Architecture Award 2010 - Public Architecture Alternations and Additions, awarded to Peter Elliott Architects and Urban Design
- John George Knight Award for Heritage Architecture, awarded to Peter Elliott Architects and Urban Design
- Sustainable design features, including rainwater collection tanks, natural ventilation, energy-efficient lighting and chilled beam technology
- Two additional storeys and 2,052m2 of extra space
- A staff precinct
- A teaching and learning precinct
- Cross-disciplinary, flexible, multi-purpose teaching spaces
- An ‘open to the sky’ courtyard
- Student-designed graphics throughout the interior developed by “The Works”
- February 2011
- July – January 2011
- January – June 2010
- September – December 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- October 2008 – May 2009
- September 2008
- May 2008
Address
Corner of Bowen and Franklin Streets, City campus
Project overview
Building 9 is the new home for the School of Media and Communication. The 71 year old building required a renovation to improve its functionality and internal visual appeal.
Building 9 now has two additional storeys. The new storeys include the addition of innovative classrooms and office spaces. Sustainable design features were included in the renovation.
The renovations of Building 9 consolidated the School of Media and Communication. Previously, the School was housed across seven building on the City Campus. This consolidation will reinforce the School’s identity within RMIT.
Building 9 has received several architectural awards.
Sustainable Features:
Project update
February 2011 – August 2011
Briefing for the final phase of the project (Level 1 South) is underway.
July 2010 – January 2011
Construction of the new sound recording and production facilities in the basement and Level 1 North are complete are ready for semester 1.
January – June 2010
Design development for the northern areas of the Building 9 basement and level 1 is now complete. The first phase of construction works has commenced.
September – December 2009
Levels 2 and 3 of the School of Media and Communication are now complete.
August 2009
Levels 4 and 5 of the School of Media and Communications are now completed and staff have now moved into their new premises.
July 2009
The School of Applied Communication and the School of Creative Media have combined to become the School of Media and Communication, which began operating on 6th July. Read more.
October 2008 – May 2009
Construction works for the new levels 4 and 5 are progressing well and teams are targeting to complete the two new levels by August, 2009. Works have been brought forward for progressive completion. Levels 2 and 3 will be completed to allow occupancy in October, 2009, followed by the fitout works to Level 1 and the basement, allowing for occupancy in December 2012.
September 2008
Completion of the basement and levels 2 and 3 upgrade has been brought forward to early 2010.
May 2008
Building 9 is now shrouded in protective scaffolding and screening to isolate the comprehensive works that are underway and to allow University business to continue in neighbouring locations.
Recent works in Building 9 have concentrated on finalising construction of the new lifts.
Works to date have achieved this for levels 1 to 4 and the building contractor is completing the basement excavation for the lift overrun in the existing mudstone foundation material.
Scaffolding has been erected along Bowen Street, Franklin Street and University Way to allow the upper storey demolition to begin. Planning is well underway for all other aspects of the construction for the two new floors with the building contractors.
Project timeline
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Early works began |
October 2007 |
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Major works began |
end November 2007 |
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Work ends |
Levels 4 & 5 – August 2009 Levels 2 & 3 – October 2009 Basement and Level 1 North – January 2011 Level 1 South - 2012 |
Consultants
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Architects | |
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RMIT Project Manager |
DCWC (Project Manager for Building 9, Levels 2, 3, 4 and 5) Louise Allgood (Project Manager for Building 9 basement and Level 1) |
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RMIT Client Relations Manager | |
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Building Surveyor |
BGSM Consulting Pty Ltd |
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Quantity Surveyor |
Simon Wragg and Associates |
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Main Contractor |
APM Group Pty Ltd & Harris HMC Pty Ltd. |