Architect and Builder February/March 2019 | Page 70

BUILDING C - FIRST FLOOR
BUILDING C - GROUND FLOOR
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The timing of B+P’s lease expiry at their
current premises and the opportunity for
development of new bespoke office space
coincided as architect and possible tenants
within Phase 2 of the development, and as such,
the pressure was on to design and execute in
record time.
The B+P ‘new office design group’ rallied
together to design a bespoke, purposeful space
that reflected their culture and working ethos
and literally designed the building from the
inside outward.
The interior workings of creative office space
and culture of collaboration and participation
guided the design processes and informed the
spatial planning. The outer ‘skin’ enveloping the
spaces followed suit. There is a distinct cohesion
between served and serviced space, a natural
flow of spaces into one another and a measure
of flexibility not previously achieved.
As for the remaining two buildings, the brief
followed the Phase 1 solution of smaller footprint
floor plates over 3 levels. The East and West
façades again were designed in response to the
solar orientation being more solid, with more
permeability to the north, where balconies and
terraces link to the internal public spaces.
With a stepped super-basement structure, on-
grade-parking basement access was achieved
and the building podium was lifted to afford the
upper office levels clear, unobstructed views and
exposure towards the north.
Each office building also has access to
some private green space along the western
boundary, in addition to various open, enclosed
or covered patio areas. A central core area
allows for sub - divisible floor plates for
possible multi tenancy.
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