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罗伯特·孟席斯学院(RMC)的新学生宿舍是该学院在麦格理大学(MacquarieUniversity)不断扩大的校园内的一个当代标志。它代表了RMC的品牌、文化和功能，强化了学院的互动性、支持性和社会性。

The new student accommodation building at Robert Menzies College (RMC) is a contemporary symbol of the college’s identity, on the expanding Macquarie University campus. It represents the brand, culture and function of RMC and reinforces the college’s interactive, supportive and social emphasis.

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麦格理大学(MacquarieUniversity)过去几年来对学生住房的需求呈指数增长，需求超过供应。RMC的新大楼包括104间新卧室、研究室和休息室，供大四本科生、研究生和博士生使用；公共户外娱乐空间和会议设施供大社区使用。

Macquarie University’s need for student housing has increased exponentially in the last couple of years, with demand exceeding supply. The new building at RMC includes 104 new bedrooms, seminar rooms and common room areas for senior undergraduates, post-graduate and doctoral students; and communal outdoor recreation space and conference facilities for use by the greater community.

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这是一项旨在完善RMC现有学院结构的填充式发展项目。建筑参考了现有建筑的坚固材料和结构，如面砖、异形混凝土和陶土覆层。该建筑还采用了形式元素，如餐厅的垂直窗口和住宿建筑物的调制块。

It is an infill development which seeks to complete the fabric of the existing college at RMC. Architectural references have been made to the robust materials and textures of the existing buildings, such as face brick, off-form concrete and terracotta cladding. The building also picks up on elements of form, such as the vertical windows of the dining hall and the modulated blocks of the accommodation buildings.

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这座建筑被分成两个翅膀，由一个玻璃桥梁元件轻轻地连接起来。南翼以生机勃勃、充满活力的方式，承载着新的校园空间，表达了大学社区的身份认同。这是学院的公众形象，在滑铁卢路有一个大胆的视觉形象，有助于麦格理大学校园的进入声明。北翼体现了一个更实际和有力的目的，参考现有住宿建筑物的砖石部分。

The building is divided into two wings, connected lightly by a glazed bridge element. The south wing addresses and contains the new active courtyard space, and expresses the identity of the college community in a vibrant and dynamic way. It is the public face of the college and has a bold visual presence along Waterloo Road, contributing to the entry statement of the Macquarie University campus. The north wing expresses a more practical and robust purpose, referencing the masonry elements of the existing accommodation buildings.

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学院的目标是在一开始定义的相对紧缩的预算范围内尽可能增加他们的住宿能力。这就要求团队在设计、文件编制和施工过程中进行严格的成本管理。常规和模块化计划、合理的承重结构和传统的建筑技术是针对不那么专业的建筑商和行业的。同样，正在进行的生命周期成本被最小化，所以坚固的材料需要很少或根本不需要维护，如面砖和混凝土块被指定。

The college aimed to increase their accommodation capacity as much as possible within a relatively tight budget that was defined at the outset. This required rigorous cost management by the team during design, documentation and construction. The regular and modular plan, rationalised load bearing structure and conventional construction techniques were aimed at less specialised builders and trades. Equally, ongoing lifecycle costs were to be minimized, so robust materials requiring little or no maintenance such as face brick and concrete block were specified.

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这座建筑的构思考虑了被动式太阳能原理，并提供了定制的遮阳元件、所有公共区域和走廊的交叉通风、隔热立面和热质量。公共区域采用自动控制和定时照明、机械通风和空调，以减少能源消耗。虽然没有为住宿房间提供空调，但即使在夏季的极端情况下，居住者也是完全舒适的。雨水是收集在一个大型地下水箱，用于灌溉校园的景观区，以及燃气热水器和电器。

The building was conceived with passive solar principles in mind and provides custom sunshading elements, cross ventilation to all common areas and corridors, insulated facades and thermal mass. Automatically controlled and timed lighting, mechanical ventilation and air-conditioning are used in common areas to reduce energy wastage. Although no air conditioning was provided to the accommodation rooms, the occupants have been completely comfortable, even in the extremes of summer. Rainwater is harvested in a large underground tank for irrigation of the landscaped areas of the campus, and gas water heaters and appliances.

 Elevations: East, West

海拔：东，西

虽然该建筑与现场现有建筑风格很好，但它的设计区别于为目前住在学院的研究生提供的住宿，并提供了学院想要的新的品牌元素。与邻近的大学相比，这些便利设施和当代的吸引力已经帮助记录了学生的入学人数。

While the building sits well stylistically with the existing buildings on the site, its design distinguishes it from the accommodation provided for the under-graduates currently housed at the college and provides the new branding element that the college desired. Already, the amenities and contemporary appeal have contributed to record student intake when compared to neighbouring colleges.

Architects Allen Jack+Cottier Architects

Location 136 Herring Road, North Ryde NSW 2113, Australia

Category Student Hall

Area 2546.0 sqm

Project Year 2012

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