The winning entry for the Mandatory Module, The Concourse, is Number 32 by MORQ; submitted by
Emiliano Roia, Andrea Quagliola and Matteo Monteduro. Collaborators: Luke Ravi, Anthony Plumb, Tor Dahl and Marco Tripodi.

This entry presents a strong and elegant vision for the concourse that is unique to the place and has the potential to create a special and wonderful campus experience. The entry is a highly sophisticated and integrated set of spatial proposals, which redefine the Concourse while respecting and engaging with the existing built fabric and mature tree canopy. The design populates the Concourse with activity and creates places of different character within a unified construct. There is a seamless integration of new and existing, of topography and climate, structure and landscape, colour and materials, signage, light and shade, rhythm and scale, and daytime and night-time activity and identity. The design achieves both density and focus. The clever extension to College Street and Pantowarra Street will connect the heart of the Campus to the city grid and the proposed framework of meeting places and pathways will interlock with the wider campus.

Prize: $30,000.00

The Winning Design

Campus Design (Overview, PDF format 600 Kb)

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Explanatory Text

The Western Canopy projects from Buildings 8 and 5 extending into the heart of the concourse.

Where it is intersected by Existing Trees a network of Skylights and openings pierce the roof allowing the trees to pass through. Solid and louvered Central Canopies are scattered across the open central court. Beneath the central canopies and elevated volumes, pedestrians can find paths of sheltered access across the concourse. They diversify the spatial qualities and proportions of the central plaza, and act as points of reference within the concourse. Meditative courtyard spaces are created amongst the undercover walkways offering a place for quite reflection.

Our design is also concerned with more phenomenological aspects such as tactility and sight, as characteristics of materials, colour and natural light determine the quality of the life in the campus. At night the new structures transform into glowing lanterns and become landmarks for orientation.

Please refer to the panels for a more comprehensive description of our design.