Yukeembruk ANU | Bates Smart
Yukeembruk is ANUs newest student village, a collection of six buildings that sit respectfully in their bushland surrounds. It is a residential hub for 700 undergraduate and postgraduate students, connecting the southwest corner of ANU to Kambri, its campus heart.
Anchored by Black Mountain, Sullivans Creek and the mature Eucalypts, the architecture is composed of a restrained materiality; brick, concrete, glass and timber accents, to avoid competing with the landscape.
Two undergraduate halls and two smaller postgraduate halls are organised around a central pedestrian spine, complete with bike storage facilities, a basketball halfcourt and a community green. Indoor and outdoor communal spaces are mostly located at ground; large common areas, masterchefstyle kitchens and dining areas, BBQ courtyards, study spaces and music/project rooms. At the sites centre is a onestorey pavilion that functions as a community hall, with a longspan dining room and flexible space for lectures and student gatherings.