Synergy, CSIRO by BVN

More a library than a workplace, the new CSIRO building in Canberra, designed by BVN, is deeply satisfying in a host of ways.

BY Andrew McDonald

January 21st, 2019

Tags: ACT Interiors, ae&d, ASPECT Studio, Aurecon, BMAC, bvn, Capital Veneer, Dorma, Eric Martin, heyday5, KPD, Laing O'Rourke, NinetwoFive, pacific formwork, RPS, Schiavello, Spectrum Floors, Steensen Varming, Taylor Thomson Whitting, THCS, Zenith Interiors

CSIRO Architect: BVN

Interior Design: BVN

Project Management: RPS Project Management

Builder: Laing O’Rourke

Structural Engineering: Taylor Thomson Whitting

BCA & Fire Engineering: AE&D

Civil/Traffic Electrical/Comms/Av Security/Acoustic Engineering: Aurecon

Mechanical/ESD Engineering: Steensen Varming (Aust) Pty Ltd

Hydraulic Engineer: THCS PTY. LTD.

Landscape Designer: ASPECT Studio

Accessibility: Eric Martin & Associates

Budget: $110m

Duration: 34 months

Furniture

‘Artek’ dining chairs and stools, ‘Krossi’ round tables, ‘Vitra’ focus both, Schiavello. ‘Steelcase gesture’ task chair, NinetwoFive Interiors. ‘Orbis’ workstations, Zenith Interiors.

Lighting

‘ARC’ floor lamp, Schiavello. ‘Australume’ corridor lighting, Heyday5.

Finishes

Yellow stringybark timber on floors, joinery, pod wall cladding, ACT Interiors / Capital Veneer. Studded rubber floor tile, Spectrum Floors. ‘Corian’ benchtops, face panels, splashbacks, KPD.

Fixed & Fitted

‘Verosol’ façade blinds, BMAC. Insitu-concrete on atrium balustrades, Pacific Formwork and ACT Projects. Feature cappings on balustrades, KPD. ‘Forma Variflex’ operable walls, Dorma.

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