More a library than a workplace, the new CSIRO building in Canberra, designed by BVN, is deeply satisfying in a host of ways.
January 21st, 2019
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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