Boiling Point Issue 14
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A Healthy Balance An holistic design, reflecting Blackmores’ philosophy and identity, has resulted in an exciting new staff campus with a healthy approach. Blackmores Campus, Sydney Text: Judy Friedlander Photography: Richard Glover Photography Architect: Watermark Architecture and Interiors
Visitors to Blackmores’ new headquarters in Warriewood on Sydney’s northern beaches might be forgiven for thinking they had inadvertently walked into a health resort.
This holistic approach, responding to Blackmores’ philosophy and identity, was paramount when Watermark designed the innovative new campus.
Employees are encouraged to use the ‘Staff Wellness Centre’ as a regular part of their day to help maintain a healthy work-life balance. Those lucky enough to work in the building are enticed with treatment rooms for massage and naturopathy, a yoga area, gym and a lap pool.
Blackmores is an established name in the health industry in Australia, having opened the country’s first health food store in 1938.
“The idea of ‘wellness’ sits neatly with the Blackmores brand, and reflects their genuine commitment to staff,” says Project Manager David Bennett from architecture and interior design firm Watermark.
“Our design embodies the values and ethos of Blackmores into the built environment,” says Managing Director of Watermark, Greg Barnett. The new campus consolidates the company and all 220 staff in a series of low-rise buildings carefully sited within the surrounding native Australian landscape.