The University of Wollongong is hoping to install bright, large scale stickers across the front of its new accommodation block, in an effort to make it look more “innovative and inspiring”.
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In a development application lodged with Wollongong City Council the university’s builder Hutchinson Builders have asked for permission to place vinyl film over the south-east corner of the under-construction Kooloobong residence.
Design manager Chadi Akouri told the council the 200 square metre adhesive would display the text “Kooloobong Village” as well as “abstract lines and colours that complement the buildings’ architecture and internal design themes”.
“The designers feel the proposal adds to the visual quality of the soon to be completed buildings and the surrounding area by utilising the soft lines and colours to not only complement the building, but surrounding landscape and outdoor space,” he said.
“With the graphic being a form of a ‘building wrap’, the proposal does not obscure nor compromise any views, dominate the skyline or reduce the quality of vistas.”
At the same time, the university is asking permission to remove seven extra trees to allow for construction of its approved security building on Northfields Avenue.
All trees that are removed will be replaced according to the council’s protocol, the plans say.
Both applications are on exhibition until December 20.
Kate McIlwain
For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.
For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.
