Projects

Third Skin has consulting and design experience in a range of building typologies and building industry sectors. Our project experience is summarised in the following three categories.

CONSULTING

DESIGN

EDUCATION SECTOR

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CONSULTING
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ESD consulting roles have included engagements by architects, developers and government to work with design teams across a variety of building typologies and sectors.

Partnerships Victoria in Schools Project - PPP

Strategic ESD advice to the bid winning team on the Victorian Schools Public Private Partnership, designing, delivering and operating 11 public schools for the Victorian Government over a 28 year period. All schools were designed to achieve a 5 Star - Green Star Education rating upon release and include a range of integrated community facilities.

Client: ABN Amro, ABI Group, United Cost: $400M+

Sustainable Design Advice

Strategic ESD and sustainability advice relating to the brief of the Victorian Government Architect. ESD discussion paper and assistance in the production of an Ecologically Sustainable design brochure.

Client: Office of the Victorian Government Architect Cost: $ N/A

Tower Turnaround Competition

Public housing tower rejuvenation, Footscray. Architectural competition ESD brief writing and assessment.

Client: Victorian Office of Housing Cost: N/A

Carlton Housing Redevelopment Bid

Sustainability strategy and ESD advice to bid design team



Client: CITTA Property Group/ Australand                      Cost: N/A

Waverley Park

ESD review and advice on Six Star and demonstration sustainable housing models.



Client: MIRVAC                                                 Cost: $ 100.0M+

Renewable Energy Discussion Paper

Discussion paper on options for supplying new cooling energy from renewable sources.



Client: Swinburne University                                         Cost: N/A

Living Places Competition

Infill public housing, Dandenong. Architectural competition ESD brief writing and assessment.



Client: Victorian Office of Housing                                 Cost: N/A

Geelong Mineral Springs

ESD and collaborative design advice.

Client: BKK Architects Cost: N/A

Designex Latitude Stand

Lifecycle sustainability statement for Buro North's 2007 Designex Latitude Stand.



Client: Monument Magazine                                         Cost: N/A

Commonwealth Games Village

Energy and water advice



Client: URS                                                       Cost: $ 100.0M+


	Carbon Offsetting
	Analysis of carbon neutral business offsetting markets Client: Climate Positive Cost: $ 0.1M

CSIRO CMIS Division Building

ESD advice



Client: S2F Architects                                             Cost: $ 5.5M

St. Kilda Triangle Bid

ESD advice. Daryl Jackson Architects



Client: Baracon                                                  Cost: $ 350.0M+

Heller Street Infill Housing

Sustainability advice



Client: Six Degrees Architects                                  Cost: $ 2.0M

Peninsula Hot Springs Stage II

ESD advice with Greg Burgess Architects

Client: Peninsula Hot Springs Cost: $ 1.2M

Australian Government ESD Design Guide

The guide forms the reference for all Commonwealth department in relation to new facilities.

Client: Department of Environment & Heritage Cost: $ 1.2M

National Potrait Gallery Submission

ESD advice in conjuction with Connell Wagner

Client: Sean Godsell and PTA Cost: $ 32.0M

Smith Street Mixed-Use D

ESD advice in conjuction with Jan and Manton Architects

Client: Banco Group Cost: $ 35.0M

Doncaster Hill Apartments

ESD advice in response to Doncaster Hill Strategy

Client: Woods Baggot Architects Cost: $ 75.0M

Edgewater Escarpment Precint

ESD advice with SJB Architects

Client: Delfin Lend Lease Cost: $ 80.0M

Holden Headquarters

ESD advice with PTA

Client: Holden Cost: $ 25.0M

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DESIGN
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Architectural design projects completed in recent years include:


	2010 Venice Architecture Biennale
	Third Skin is part of a multi-discipline design team that has been selected to exhibit work in the Australian Pavilion at the 2010 Venice Architecture Biennale. The -41+41 installation will feature as part of a 3D Australian presentation titled NOW + WHEN Australian Urbanism. Design Team: Peck Dunin Simpson Architects - Fiona Dunin, Alex Peck, Andrew Simpsons in association with Martina Johnson, Third Skin, Eckersley Garden Architecture, Angus McIntyre, Tim Kreger


	Sustainable Affordable Housing Initiative
	Third Skin / BKK Architects collaboration selected as one of four design teams commissioned to produce sustainable, affordable housing models in the mass housing sector. The resulting design provides a pragmatic response to improving sustainabiity outcomes within the context of current affordability and consumer expectations. Vicurban are looking to build five of the resulting designs as a demonstration project. Client: Vicuban, DSE & Vic. Gov. Architect Cost: $ 0.16M

UTAS School of Architecture & Design

Chris Barnett instigated the innovative architectural collaboration between SBE and Six Degrees, won a competitive EOI process and was the Project Architect for design of the award winning new School of Architecture & Design in Launceston for the university of Tasmania.

2007 National RAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture
2007 RAIA Lachlan Macquarie Award for Heritage
2007 RAIA Tasmania- Sustainability, Public Building & Heritage Awards

Client: University of Tasmania Cost: $ 6.4M

Broome Filter House

Demonstration sustainable public housing model for the north-west of WA. Monitored in operation by SEDO has shown the house to use 47% less electricity and 51% less water than the avergae Broome house.

2007 RAIA WA Sustainability Award
2005 HIA GreenSmart Award

Client: WA Department of Housing & Works Cost: $ 0.3M

Office Fitout

Design Architect

Client: eservices Interactive Cost: $ 0.1M

Randolph House Renovation and Extensions

Project Architect. Project Management

Client: Private Client Cost: $ 0.2M

Fraser House

Project Architect. Project Management

Client: Private Client Cost: $ 0.5M

Suffolk Park House

Project Architect. Project Management

Client: Private Client Cost: $ 0.6M

Bulgarra House

Project Architect. Water system regeneration and permaculture design. Project Management

Client: Private Client Cost: $ 0.3M

Claridge House

Project Architect. Project Management

Client: Private Client Cost: $ 0.4M

Cudgera House

Project Architect. Project Management

Client: Private Client Cost: $ 0.18M

Folio of Earlier Design Work

PDF Link to a Folio of Chris Barnett's earlier architectural design work.

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EDUCATION SECTOR ROLES
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Chris Barnett has a depth of experience in the education sector and a long running interest in the opportunities teaching spaces hold to communicate ESD.

Victorian Schools - ESD Guidelines

Project manager ESD Guidelines for all new Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development Schools.

Client: Victorian DEECD Cost:N/A

Dandenong Education Precinct

ESD advice to Hayball Architects

Client: Victorian DEECD Cost:N/A

UTAS School of Architecture and Design

Refer "UTAS School of Architecture" under Design section above

Client: University of Tasmania Cost: $ 6.4M

Burwood Road Research/ Office Building

ESD Review with H2O Architects

Client: Swinburne University Cost: $ 10M

Wallan Secondary School

ESD advice

Client: Hayball Leonard Stent Architects Cost: $ 8.1M

Xavier College Early Learning Centre

ESD advice

Client: Y2K Architects Cost: $ 3.0M

Wesley College

ESD advice on enclosure of existing courtyards

Client: Cox Architects Cost: $ 3.5M

Victorian School's Innovation Commission

Advice on innovation in school design as part of the Sustainability Committee advising the VSIC.

Client: Victorian School's Innovation Commission Cost: $ N/A

Sustainable School Buildings Discussion Paper

Australian Schools - ESD Research paper

Client: Global Sustainability at RMIT Cost: $ N/A