High on an internal mezzanine of the Boilerhouse, there sat a 7 tonne tank that held hot water at very high pressures. On Thursday the 28th of March 2019, that tank was removed by a 100 tonne crane....
To celebrate the recent NSW Government announcement awarding the UNE Boilerhouse redevelopment project $6.128 million as part of the NSW Government Regional Growth, Environment and Tourism Fund, UNE hosted a steampunk-themed “Night at the Boilerhouse” for the over-18 public on Friday 8th November. ...
UNE has commissioned two local artists to complete artworks of the Boilerhouse that will depict the building prior to its transformation into a Children’s Discovery Space. ...
It is with enormous excitement that UNE welcome Architectus and James Cubitt Architects on board the Boilerhouse bandwagon as lead of a fantastic Principle Design team to create our iconic Boilerhouse building and discovery space. James Cubitt Architects were originally charged with preparing concept reports; their architects eyeing off the structure for years as they worked on other UNE projects. I can only imagine the delight of being able to focus on a mission such as this for designers who think big, bold and boiling. ...
Drivers on the UNE Ring Road may have noticed that the walls of the Boilerhouse are tumbling down!...
From the outside, four years seems like a long time to get to the point of hiring a designer for the Boilerhouse Discovery Space. But the truth is, UNE is on a well-paced trajectory for opening a world-class $15 million play destination in regional Australia within 8 years of inception. It has been a wild ride to where we stand now, with wind beneath our hopes and dreams sometimes still, sometimes gusting, and always full of energy. And now, as we enter design phase at a time when the world is re-imagining how life will look forever, we are perched, ready to fly and likely thrash about with all the crazy ideas we’ll need to see our future with fresh eyes. ...
Emerging on the hill is the steel and concrete skeleton of an architectural marvel – the bare bones upon which the future Boilerhouse Discovery Space will be built. In recent weeks the cladding and windows have been stripped from the strikingly straight lines of the steel frame. The gaps offer a wonderful view through the building as well as emphasising the geometric focus of the design, which won an Architecture Australia award in 1975. ...
The Boilerhouse project is a redevelopment of the historic, award-winning boilerhouse building on UNE’s Armidale campus into The Boilerhouse Discovery Space. It will become an iconic destination in regional NSW for locals and visitors, offering play-based experiences, both indoor and outdoor, for children aged 0 – 12 and their families....
I was privileged to travel recently to the United States to attend Interactivity, the annual International Children’s Museum conference, this year called “Open Source Play: Sharing the Creative Code”. And not to waste a minute in such a rich learning environment, in a country where museums, galleries, playscapes and culture intertwine to create inspirational moments 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, I took the opportunity to immerse myself in these places in New York and St Louis, Missouri....
The University of New England’s “postcards from the Boilerhouse” art competition was celebrated with an awards night held at the ‘Stro at UNE main campus on Wednesday 8 August 2018. The historic Boilerhouse at the University of New England’s Armidale campus will be redeveloped into The Boilerhouse Discovery Space. To mark the initiative, UNE invited artists of all ages and stages to enter an art competition titled “postcards from the Boilerhouse” to capture various interpretations of this iconic structure. The competition was a huge success with 46 entries received. ...