By Geyer Design
Geyer worked with the University of Sydney to facilitate the relocation of the ACFR into a highly functional laboratory facility within the university. The facility presents to industry, business, military, government and other VIP visitors, conveying the AFCR’s quality capability, purpose, efficiency and professionalism.
The design includes mechanical and electronics workshops, a heavy-duty testing floor, breakout workpoints, lab spaces (including fume cupboards and chemical stores) and ancillary research and support spaces.
Geyer engaged with field robotics scientists and engineers to understand and design to their needs – which included working both within the facility, and remotely when activating robotics connected with off-site research partners – to ensure human factors were intrinsic to the design.
By analysing robotics requirements and the flow of materials, Geyer was able to ensure spaces and supporting equipment were provided, including mapping of circulation and operational requirements for forklifts, cranes and other heavy-duty equipment.
" Geyer navigated relocation challenges, a strict timeframe and an architectural DA for demolition within a heritage context, and delivered an exciting research, industry engagement and working facility. "
Client
Advanced Centre for Field Robotics
Location
Sydney
Building Area
3,040m²
Geyer is a strategic design consultancy.
We believe in making a difference through understanding people and thinking differently. With tomorrow in mind, we use strategy-led design to create intelligent places that help our clients and their communities succeed. Designing for tomorrow, today.
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We have been and will continue to be, a practice in transition - adapting and evolving in response to our rapidly-changing and complex world. We are proud of our ability to be adaptable and responsive to our clients’ changing priorities. We are focussed on building creative long-term partnerships with our clients to ensure their interests are at the heart of everything we design and deliver. We apply our depth of experience, research, creativity and innovation in design thinking to each of our projects.
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Since launching in Melbourne in 1977, we have made it our mission to champion intelligent, timeless design, bringing our dynamic, youthful energy to a range of projects for major brands and high net worth clients across the world.
Our capacity to deliver innovative design has been our hallmark for over four decades – in fact, the Geyer DNA is made up of people who are future-facing, strategically-focussed and design passionate.
We are also constantly evolving, creating strategic partnerships that collaborate with the diverse and talented Geyer people. Together these interdisciplinary teams approach problems from multiple vantage points, working together to create and deliver value for our clients.