Australia Post in the Melbourne CBD has seen a new fit out courtesy of Gray Puksand that represents the peak of the trend of mobility in modern offices.
February 17th, 2016
The new Australia Post workspace supports some 1,000 employees, who have relocated from the old offices at on Bourke Street, Collins Street, West Melbourne and Mount Waverley.
The new head quarters for the national post provider reflects a significant evolution of Australia Post’s workplace, which now places the focus on employee wellbeing, staff engagement, collaboration and innovation in response to the changes in the industry, largely driven by technology.
“Each thread has its own integrity, its own importance and its own value,” says Heidi Smith, interior designer and partner at Gray Puksand. “From that we created this idea that Australia Post’s working groups were a tapestry and were woven together and through that they became even stronger and more amazing than they already were.”
The design sees six themes across six levels reflecting, with meandering paths and workstation layouts incorporating a mix of settings and agile workstations. This including standing height meeting spaces, sit-to-stand desks, collaboration zones, casual retreat spaces and informal gathering spaces.
The levels, from 21 to 26 of the building, see the ideas of Community, Spectrum, Convergence, Swarm, Weave and Brilliance channelled in interesting ways. Community, for instance, represents the many faces of Australia Post and employs natural materials such as solid timbers and veneer, woollen upholstery and planting as a way of enhancing the community garden ambience of the level.
Compare this to level 25’s Weave theme, which features knotted and woven pendant lights, textures and pattern to reinforce the theme while still highlighting the strength and integrity of Australia Post.
The entire fitout by Gray Puksand represents a new face that respects the old but looks forward to the new for the legacy Australian service provider.
Gray Puksand
graypuksand.com.au
A searchable and comprehensive guide for specifying leading products and their suppliers
Keep up to date with the latest and greatest from our industry BFF's!
The Sub-Zero Wolf showrooms in Sydney and Melbourne provide a creative experience unlike any other. Now showcasing all-new product ranges, the showrooms present a unique perspective on the future of kitchens, homes and lifestyles.
Sub-Zero and Wolf’s prestigious Kitchen Design Contest (KDC) has celebrated the very best in kitchen innovation and aesthetics for three decades now. Recognising premier kitchen design professionals from around the globe, the KDC facilitates innovation, style and functionality that pushes boundaries.
Savage Design’s approach to understanding the relationship between design concepts and user experience, particularly with metalwork, transcends traditional boundaries, blending timeless craftsmanship with digital innovation to create enduring elegance in objects, furnishings, and door furniture.
Marylou Cafaro’s first trendjournal sparked a powerful, decades-long movement in joinery designs and finishes which eventually saw Australian design develop its independence and characteristic style. Now, polytec offers all-new insights into the future of Australian design.
The spa and five star hotel in Sydney’s new The Star casino complex is an exercise in subtle, sensitive lighting design.
Everybody wants a piece made by Mud, a unique Australian brand whose Sydney-made porcelain wares have attracted fans from around the world.
The internet never sleeps! Here's the stuff you might have missed
Beau Fulwood and Alison Peach on returning to a low-tech, first-principles concept of design as a strategy to combat climate change.
2024’s theme, “Reawaken,” calls for a journey through reinvention and sustainability.