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The Frank Tate Building, also known as building 189, is a Student Centre in University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was originally built in 1939/40 as an extension to the Melbourne Teachers’ College, housed in the '1888 Building' to the south.〔Architecture on Campus, Philip Goad and George Tibbits, Melbourne University Press, 2003〕 In 1994 the Melbourne Teachers College relocated and the building became part of the main Melbourne University Campus. It was refurbished as a learning centre by Cox architects in 2010, designed to allow a multitude of different user groups to configure the space according to their individual requirements.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.unimelb.edu.au/campustour/pdf/guided-tour-map.pdf )〕 == Description == The typical modular building of Frank Tate has a recognizable Art Deco style. The facade is constitution of naked brickworks, proportioning and disposition of windows; whereas the main entrance is a porch that has a white bold architrave and plinth block that framing a door opening. The ground floor is forming as a rectangular module, and the form of the first floor is just as similar as a ‘T’ word. Regarding the facade, both the corners at the front are in a curvy form with application of glass bricks which provide visual obscuration while admitting light. Meanwhile, there is application of awning windows in within of buttresses. Each window rail is bracketed with water table at below to divert rainwater from the building.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.unimelb.edu.au/campustour/pdf/transcript-eng.pdf )〕 Due to the environmental context, the contour is sloping downwards to the south, every access in and out of the building reaches to different ground levels. Besides, Frank Tate Building’s height is approximately 12m tall at the front part and the middle to the back is around 13m. Starting from the main entrance at the front which is facing at the south, and there are two access doors at east side of the building that the one at ground floor leads to the Asian Link Centre through a pedestrian ramp, while the other one is an exit discharge of the Learning Environments Special Labs. By the west elevation, there are two doorways exists both at the ground and first floor, but the access at the ground floor is linking to the Charles Pearson Theatre (building next door) by going through underneath the staircase. Besides, another doorway is accessible at the first floor. As the north side, it’s a fire exit of both ground and first floor at the back of the building. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「189, Frank Tate Building」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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