Australian Tropical Forest Institute (ATFI), James Cook University
Cairns, Queensland
The new Australian Tropical Forest Institute (ATFI) complex at James Cook University in Cairns is designed by Woodhead in collaboration with Power Graham and Dempsey and features specialised laboratories and a commercial research facility.
The design for the new $7.4 million project focuses on providing sustainable solutions wherever possible and encourages the sharing of information. The design form of the new complex, funded as part of Queensland's 'Smart State' program, sets it apart from the other academic buildings at JCU.
The research facility component promotes commercial and sustainable development of the biodiversity contained in the tropical forests and has been designed to provide a robust and flexible research and learning environment. This flexibility works towards promoting and encouraging the sharing of information between the various research groups.
The commercial facility is also designed to incorporate a synergistic partnership of both government and commercial organisations. It includes conference facilities with break out rooms, offices and state-of-the-art laboratory facilities up to PC2 and a quarantine laboratory.
The new complex covers an area of approximately 3100sqm and is expected to achieve a 4 star Green Star rating.
Australia is recognised as a world leader in tropical forest research and World Heritage Management. The institute will provide sustainable solutions to the use and conservation of its tropical forests as well as help create new sustainable rural industries based on an understanding of forest ecology, new tree crops, and grow-out programs for novel chemicals.
The design for the new $7.4 million project focuses on providing sustainable solutions wherever possible and encourages the sharing of information. The design form of the new complex, funded as part of Queensland's 'Smart State' program, sets it apart from the other academic buildings at JCU.
The research facility component promotes commercial and sustainable development of the biodiversity contained in the tropical forests and has been designed to provide a robust and flexible research and learning environment. This flexibility works towards promoting and encouraging the sharing of information between the various research groups.
The commercial facility is also designed to incorporate a synergistic partnership of both government and commercial organisations. It includes conference facilities with break out rooms, offices and state-of-the-art laboratory facilities up to PC2 and a quarantine laboratory.
The new complex covers an area of approximately 3100sqm and is expected to achieve a 4 star Green Star rating.
Australia is recognised as a world leader in tropical forest research and World Heritage Management. The institute will provide sustainable solutions to the use and conservation of its tropical forests as well as help create new sustainable rural industries based on an understanding of forest ecology, new tree crops, and grow-out programs for novel chemicals.