Russell McVeagh Auckland by Warren and Mahoney

The legal sector has traditionally adhered to a strict workplace hierarchy, with senior staff allotted a private office and entry-level employees assigned to the ‘open-plan’. Designed by Warren and Mahoney, the new head office for New Zealand law firm Russell McVeagh, challenges the antiquated workplace approach with a daring, material-rich agile strategy.

BY Indesignlive

August 23rd, 2017

Tags: Aspect Furniture Systems, Auckland, Autex, Billi, Cite, Cloth NZ, CULT, Dinesen, Dulux, Goldsworthy, IMO, interface, Inzide Commercial, issue 70, Kvadrat Maharam, Ocean Lighting, Pelle Leathers, Plumbline, Prime Panels, Resene, Rivet, Russell McVeagh, SCE Stone & Design, Simon James, Unison Workspaces, Warren and Mahoney, workplace

Architect
Warren & Mahoney

Photography
Simon Devitt

Project Manager
RCP

Builder
Alaska Construction Interiors

Structural Engineer
Structure Design

Services Engineer
NDY, Marshall Day

Furniture
Aspect Furniture Systems – Workstations
Cite – Vitra Meeting Chair
Goldsworthy – Happy Stool, Ballerina Round Table
Simon James – Mattiazzi She Said Cafe Chair, Felix Arm Chair
Unison Workspaces – Muuto Visu Stool
Cult – About A Lounge Arm Chair
IMO – Kase Storage

Lighting
Ocean Lighting – Lighting generally throughout
Unison Workspaces – Muuto Decorative Lighting, XAL Move It Track Lighting

Finishes
SCE Stone & Design – Stone and tiles throughout
Inzide Commercial – Interface carpet
Resene – Paint generally throughout
Dinesen – Feature timber
Autex – Acoustic panels
Prime Panels – Timber veneer
Rivet – Steelwork
Dulux – Powder coating
Kvadrat Maharam – Fabric upholstery throughout
Cloth NZ – Pelle leather upholstery throughout

Fixed & Fitted
Billi – Quadra Hydrotaps
Plumbline – Tapware

Read more here, or get the full story in Indesign Magazine Issue #70.

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