New Zealand Commercial Design Trends Series NZ Commercial Design Trends Vol. 34/02C | Page 36

Left:Stairs winding up through
the atrium space provide the
main circulation pathway
between floors, and encourage
casual bump meetings. Access
to the workplace areas is on
the right, while glazed panels
on the left mean the research
laboratories are secure but still
highly visible.
Left, lower:Stairs through the link
atrium in the research building
were designed as a controlled
environment, allowing laboratory
staff to move between floors
without having to go through
security protocols each time.
Right:Louvres at the top of the
atrium, near the mid-point of
the X, allow hot air to be drawn
up from the floors below and
exhausted out of the building
through the thermal chimneys.
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