Architect and Builder February 2017 | Page 81

• First aid room
• Mail room
• Separate switchboard office
• Filing and storage rooms
• Server room
• Reception with security desk and waiting area with self-service coffee station
• Broker pause and entertainment area
• 2 internal VC rooms on 2nd floor
• 18 huddle rooms ( 2 seaters ) spread across both floors
• 1st floor pause area with barista station
• 2nd floor – open plan office space , pause areas , breakaway zones and huddle rooms Filing / storage requirements were analysed by a consultant and Tétris used the recommendations to ensure that the design catered for the correct filing / storage space needed per person , per department .
Materials The carpets were selected according to sustainability criteria and flooring by Interface was chosen to meet the brief . Fabrics were selected for their durability , colour and texture with rub counts on fabrics taken into consideration .
The colour palette was clean and fresh , consisting of white , grey and a splash of colour . Accent colours used were blues , greens and oranges . Various wallpapers were used to match carpets and bring colour onto the vertical surfaces .
Graphic elements in canteens and print stations were custom designed and manufactured and designed to bring the history of their old space into the new space .
Texture was introduced through different mediums – carpets , vinyl flooring , glass partitioning , different types of fabrics , desk spaces ( hard and white ) Textures in carpets and seating areas softened what could have been a white interior with the large number of desks in the space .
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