Builder: Baulderstone
Contractor: Brighton Australia
Location: Sydney University
Project Value: $110 million
Start Date: September 2007
Completion Date: March 2009

The Sydney Law School which is a flagship building for Sydney University moved into its new state-of-the-art building in March 2009. Regarded as one of Australia’s leading law schools, it provides prestigious and well-equipped accommodation, and offers the highest quality teaching and research facilities for students and staff.

The Sydney Law School project consists of:

• Two levels of basement car park
• Two levels of seminar rooms, lecture theatres, staff offices, administration areas, and a law library
• A five storey Faculty Building consisting of graduate research spaces and faculty offices
• A three storey Teaching Building, consisting of additional seminar rooms and other teaching facilities
• A 13m tall stainless steel and glass Light Tower

The Light Tower is used to direct sunlight into the library below and its complex shape, with varying angles for each steel column, required careful coordination and quality control between the steel, concrete and glass subcontractors.

Rondo’s involvement included supplying material to Contractors, Brighton Australia, and providing design and technical assistance. Both of Rondo’s ceiling systems, KEYLOCK and DUO, were used throughout the building system, as well as Rondo’s Steel Stud Framing Systems. Rondo’s Top Hats were used in the Light Tower with perforated plasterboard.

Rondo would like to thank Brighton Australia for the opportunity to supply product and support them on this project.