Erskine Building
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Engineering Road
University of Canterbury
Christchurch
Ilam
New Zealand
coordinates:
-43.5226479 172.5811005
Building names(s): Erskine Building / Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science Building
Architect/Designer: Architectus
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Completion date: 1998
Function: academic
Materials / design:academic offices walls: precast Thermomass concrete panels which functions as structure, insulation and finish. The panels consist of a layer of expanded foam insulation between 2 layers of concrete (150mm & 70mm) which maximises the walls ability to moderate temperature extremes.
floors: precast slabs with a sine-wave form to their underside to allow for air movement ducting within the floor depth. This was done to increase the surface area of the ceiling and allows the concrete structure to have an increased passive heating cooling effect.
Last update: 30 April, 2011 | Suggested By LT
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