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parking levels. Once at ground floor, all staff and
visitors are directed through the grand atrium area
and past access-controlled turnstiles to a single
vertical circulation core. On each floor plate, the
more public meeting facilities are located around
this core to further encourage interaction as well
as to create a logical progression from public to
private areas.
Each floor plate wraps around the multi-volume
atrium with the main circulation arranged in a
‘race track’ along the atrium edge. This allows
for maximum flexibility of spaces and futureproofs
the building for countless possibilities in
adaptable planning and subdivision. It means
that departments can rearrange themselves
as they please, while still allowing logical and
efficient operations.
To facilitate ease of movement two bridges
were designed to span 20m each across the
atrium. These bridges hang from 2m deep beams
on the roof which allows the ground floor of the
atrium to be column-free.
The general workspaces are mostly located on
the sharp corners of the building. These spaces
are significantly quieter and more private and enjoy
far-reaching views in all directions.
Green Building
The building has applied to achieve a Silver LEED
(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
rating. At least 20% of building materials needed
to contain post- and/or pre-consumer recycled
content and 75% of construction waste has been
reused/recycled. Enhanced ventilation, views and
use of low-emitting materials ensure occupant
well-being.
Environmentally friendly features include
double-glazed windows throughout; a smart,
automated blind system which links to the
building management system; a 300kVA solar
photovoltaic panel installation on the roof of the
building; and a sophisticated water harvesting and
filtration system which stores all rainwater and
runoff water in a 300,000 litre tank, from which
it is purified into high quality potable water which
gets fed back into the building.
Smart Building
The importance of smart buildings that have the
ability to make use of Proptech and sophisticated
artificial intelligence systems to react and adapt
to a number of variables is more important now
than ever. Deloitte were always adamant that
they wanted a smart building. Members of their
team visited their sister offices in cities such as
Amsterdam, London and Frankfurt to look at the
different technologies that are being employed
for smart buildings and they took a view to
implement some of this cutting-edge technology
in this building. In this respect, the building has
been future-proofed in terms of the digital antenna
systems, fibre conduits and other technology
that will give Deloitte the ability to upgrade their
technology as they go.
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