To avoid having all the functional spaces in one central location, there are three hubs of activity.
1 - Entrance and gallery space. This also includes a General Staff room.
2- Lecturer/ teachers hub. The Dean's office, lecturer/ tutors office, staff kitchenette and staff rooms are located here. The idea, is that the students can pass over this hub and view the staff activities, while also letting the staff know who is on campus already.
3 - Learning hub. Including Lecture theatre, Studio rooms, computer labs, library, cafe, research space, and a kitchen to service the folly for main meals.
The teachers hub is located on the edge of the peninsula, while the learning hub is nestled within the valley. Transportation between these hubs is via the Bubble system, as mentioned in an earlier post, everyone has their own bubble, and these bubbles travel globally to pick up and drop off their students/ staff each day. The bubbles can also convert into mini bedrooms, so students can direct the bubble to a new environment where the student can get a few hours sleep.
The bubbles transport through the campus via an elevated tunnel inspired by the Glenbrook tunnel. The Glenbrook railway tunnel was constructed in 1892, but it had a steep gradient and water seepage issues meaning that the rails were always wet and dangerous, a renovation was taken out to improve the line but trains stalled in the tunnel due to the gradient, thus it was closed down in 1913 and used to grow mushrooms, in 1942 it was used as a storage area in case of a chemical attack. Toady, the State Rail Authority has leased the tunnel to Mushroom Biotech, allowing the whole 650 metre underground area to be mushroom farmed.
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| The Original Glenbrook tunnel |
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| Recent Glenbrook railway tunnel |
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