Red Centre in UNSW campus was designed by MGT Architects, has won many sustainable design excellent awards. In many magazines and many online articles, it was labeled by sustainable design, low energy building and green senstive building.
However, a lot Red Centre users complain on the building. The teacher offices are located at north side where is sunny and warm in winter, however the each room is too tiny and the space is not enough. Furthermore, this arrangement blocks the sun access to studios and classrooms located at south. The studios, class rooms and study rooms are extremely hot in summer and cold in winter, because they can't get wind from north in summer and sun in winter.
The glass louvres were designed for ventilation, but also allow cold wind to come in rooms in winter and water in storms.
As the building users don't love the building. Is Red Centre, UNSW a successful green building or an unpleasant building?
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