Complete in 2018, the 400-bed student accommodation building on the Cairns campus encourages a positive and engaging student experience. The accommodation enables an opportunity for student interactions from the individual, through small living groups, to larger- scale communities based around floors, wings or the housing scheme.

The building is scaled to set a precedence for a compact urban environment moving forward, but one with strong integration and connection to the Tropical landscape. Environmentally sustainable design strategies are embedded into the design to encourages natural cross ventilation, shading and protection from the elements.

The central courtyard space connects all of the communal living and study spaces while being intimate enough to provide a domestic focus. The hexagonal scheme offers views from every room, either to distant water views or mountain/forest views. 

Finalist in the Dulux Colour Awards 2019 - Commercial and Multi Residential Exterior category