https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1594 en-us Sean Godsell is a surprise. I'm expecting a rising rock star of an architect, a Melbourne Bjarke Ingels, with more success than he knows how to use.

]]> 1305-rmit-design-hub-sean-godsell-architects.asp Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7933-rmit-design-hub The 2-foot-diameter glass discs covering the building rotate to shade interiors and provide an animated skin that captures and reflects light in different ways. RMIT Design HubSean Godsell ArchitectsMelbourne, Australia The 2-foot-diameter glass discs covering the building rotate to shade interiors and provide an animated skin that captures and reflects light in different ways.Photo © Earl Carter The simple form of the main building provides a visual anchor at a messy intersection of two street grids. RMIT Design HubSean Godsell ArchitectsMelbourne, AustraliaThe simple form of the main building provides a visual anchor at a messy intersection of two street grids.Photo © Earl Carter Most floors in the main building offer large 'warehouse' spaces for trans'disciplinary teams of designers to meet and work on changing projects. RMIT Design HubSean Godsell ArchitectsMelbourne, AustraliaMost floors in the main building offer large 'warehouse' spaces for trans'disciplinary teams of designers to meet and work on changing projects. Photo © Earl Carter The lower building serves as the Design Hub's archives and has spaces for books, lectures, and exhibitions. RMIT Design HubSean Godsell ArchitectsMelbourne, AustraliaThe lower building serves as the Design Hub's archives and has spaces for books, lectures, and exhibitions.Photo © Earl Carter The low archives building offers a visual and functional counterpoint to the tall main building. RMIT Design HubSean Godsell ArchitectsMelbourne, AustraliaThe low archives building offers a visual and functional counterpoint to the tall main building.Photo © Earl Carter The project earned the Green Building Council of Australia's highest rating at the time it opened, thanks to automated sunshading provided by movable and fixed discs on the main building, as well as p RMIT Design HubSean Godsell ArchitectsMelbourne, AustraliaThe project earned the Green Building Council of Australia's highest rating at the time it opened, thanks to automated sunshading provided by movable and fixed discs on the main building, as well as perimeter-air intakes and fine-mist sprinklers in the double-glazed inner skin.Photo © Earl Carter RMIT Design Hub RMIT Design HubSean Godsell ArchitectsMelbourne, AustraliaImage courtesy of Sean Godsell Architects RMIT Design Hub RMIT Design HubSean Godsell ArchitectsMelbourne, AustraliaImage courtesy of Sean Godsell Architects RMIT Design Hub RMIT Design HubSean Godsell ArchitectsMelbourne, AustraliaImage courtesy of Sean Godsell Architects RMIT Design Hub RMIT Design HubSean Godsell ArchitectsMelbourne, AustraliaImage courtesy of Sean Godsell Architects RMIT Design Hub RMIT Design HubSean Godsell ArchitectsMelbourne, AustraliaImage courtesy of Sean Godsell Architects Eighty percent of Australians live within 80 miles of the sea; 50 percent of the country’s houses sit less than 8 miles from a beach.

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