A large-scale expansion and redevelopment of the UTS City campus has begun, with construction underway on a new student housing tower at the rear of the existing Peter Johnson building in Harris St.
The $427 million Broadway Precinct Concept Plan, a key component of the overall UTS City Campus Master Plan, covers four new buildings and a number of major refurbishments, relocations and new social hubs.
Construction will also soon start on the plan's second project, a multi-purpose sports hall that will be built underground adjacent to the existing UTS Fitness Centre.
The detailed design for a new landmark building on Broadway is underway, as is a design competition to extend the podium of the UTS Tower and the adjacent Building 2 to provide new student facilities.
The project will include 58,750 sqm of additional floor space for educational, retail, cultural and sporting uses; more than 25,000 sqm of extra floor space to house 720 students in studio and shared apartments; and an extra 70 bicycle spaces.
Under the planning approval, the university has committed to:
- maximising retail, student union and other activities at ground level, increasing the activation of the street frontage
- maximising pedestrian access into and through the site
- offsetting overshadowing through improved building frontages, better defined street edges and other public domain works
- achieving very high environmental performance ratings for its academic buildings
The multi-purpose sports hall will be the first project completed under the master plan. The student housing tower is scheduled for completion by the end 2011.
