The latest on-campus accommodation Australian National University’s in Canberra is comprised of 70 tailor-made modular buildings.

The modern, modular buildings have been factory built and were dispatched to Canberra by ship.

Construction time was roughly half that of traditional building half and cost-effective installation techniques reduce costs by an average of 20 per cent.

The Laurus Wing at ANU is a six-storey installation consists of 70 tailor-made units with a mix of studio and one-bedroom apartments.

Each space has been specifically designed with the students’ needs in mind and includes individual kitchen and bathroom facilities as well as internet access and an outdoor balcony.

ANU also chose to incorporate several ancillary design modules to create a common room, laundry and bike storage.

Every unit on campus incorporates thermal design to reduce standard energy consumption and ongoing lifecycle and maintenance costs.

Stage two of the ANU instillation is scheduled for completion in just over six months and will include a further 120 modules.