Boiling Point Issue 18
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“People gravitate to the interaction space for casual discussion, lunch and events”
proven enormously successful. “People gravitate to the interaction space for casual discussion, lunch and company events,” he says. Although the space really comes into its own at “morning tea time and lunch”, he adds, and has been expressly designed to “accommodate the rush for coffee, tea and chilled water with two Zip HydroTap systems of the largest capacity provided.” An additional unit has been installed in the client service area and at an additional breakout area pantry to “provide quick access to the staff on half of level 31”. “The company values the welfare of their staff and wanted to create an environment that inspired trust in their people and growth of the company,” says Yoon. It’s the staff-centric
approach that also led to creating working floors that determinedly didn’t represent “a sea of workstations” – instead featuring coloured panels, column and whiteboard details and “cross circulation aisles wherever the space allowed,” Yoon adds. But this commitment to breeding a culture of communication and interaction can really be seen in the provision of an innovative floor plan that has a large welcoming space as its “trunk”, calculated to engender close collaboration over a glass of chilled/filtered water or a steaming cup of tea. Geyer Design (65) 6594 9355 geyer.com.au