Sustainable Elements The building has achieved 5 star Green Star design rating , and the Green Star Interiors V1 As As-Built rating is in the process of being applied for . Apart from the HVAC and plumbing strategies mentioned above , indigenous planting has been used throughout to reduce water usage . Cyclist and jogging change facilities and showers are provided . All lights are LED . Internal blinds are automated and controlled by a suntracking system that adjusts the blinds angle as the sun moves across the sky to minimise glare and maximise light into the floor plates .
was an understanding that they wanted the building to be very active ; they wanted to see people , activities & life happening , This was then translated into public spaces , active collaboration hubs , break out spaces , pause areas and agile workspaces . Initially the left and right atriums were very structured and the same all the way up . As
Interior Architecture & Design One of the main factors pertinent to the interiors of 1 Discovery Place is that the design was customised very specifically around the Discovery ’ s requirements . The developers chose to include Discovery throughout the design process to ensure the building was tailored for them . On that basis , Interior Architects and Designers , Paragon Interface , then proceeded to shape the interior space towards embodying Discovery as a company and their vision .
With a project of this nature , everything was very bespoke . In achieving that , the project team had to work cohesively on every aspect of the project ; meeting on site and continually liasing .
Atria Atriums formed one of the main drivers behind the design context . The central atrium design was led very much by the idea of the concourse . Working with Boogertman + Partners and Discovery , there
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