RESEARCH LAB - FASHION AND TEXTILE DESIGN 

RMIT BRUNSWICK

 

This internationally significant research facility included detailed briefing, site evaluation, design options and construction of a laboratory to house a specialist piece of equipment, a steel burn chamber that is used as a flashfire evaluation chamber to test fabric & clothing in extreme conditions, with an aspiration also to test building materials, claddings, auto & aerospace structures. The laboratory is a space to house the chamber and provides an appropriate environment for this high level research to occur in. The double stripe pattern picks up on the work done by visual and installation artist Carlos Cruz Diez, where giant objects and space are painted in colours that effect the way you view the object, its size and scale. The modular burn chamber from Thermetrics (Seattle,USA) is approx. 5.0m x 4.6m x 3.2m high with demanding services (gas supply, exhaust, etc) and safety requirements. This has a high degree of complexity to do with services coordination as the chamber is a unique item that must comply with Australian standards and regulations. This project is part of a continuing collaboration with Paul Morgan Architects www.paulmorganarchitects.com at the RMIT Brunswick Campus.

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Project phase: completed