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he workplace encourages physical movement and a more mobile style of working. From an internal spiral ramp and staircase atrium leading up from Bourke Street to internal bike storage, to a sports court, edible garden and a demonstration kitchen; every feature was designed with employee wellbeing in mind. The building also brings a green skyline to Docklands with the building’s exterior draped in Native plants, and creates a new public precinct, incorporating cafes and a timber amphitheatre at its base. Designed by HASSELL, the building and Medibank workplace showcase the best in sustainable building and design by targeting a six-star Green Star and a five-star NABERS rating. HASSELL also invited Kerry Phelan Design Office, Russell & George and Chris Connell Design to contribute to the design of the ‘Plaza’, which offers a range of spaces where Medibank staff can meet, work and relax. “The result is a rich and diverse level that houses four distinctive ‘clubhouses’, each created by a different design team to inspire different responses and create layers of character and meaning in the workplace”, says HASSELL Principal, Anthony Dickens. Program required close coordination under a tight, nine month time frame with shifting delivery dates. Work on the Plaza included: bespoke work points in various rectangular shape configurations creating a visual cityscape effect, a fireplace area, timber kitchen, bespoke lockers and numerous seating arrangements. A large canopy made of steel and veneer panelling was created on the concourse as were digital screen encasings. Organic shaped wall plating features throughout in various materials. Schiavello Construction carried out highly detailed partitioning work and installed ceilings and doors throughout all 16 levels. Multiple internal house-shaped structures consisting of a stencil- like aluminium frames were also constructed.
LEFT: Looking through the atrium with a clear view to The Cloud and HASSELL’s cityscape.
TOP RIGHT: Feature curved golf ball walls.
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