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With over 4 000 plants the complex wall system works to filter the air in the space creating a a a a a more breathable atmosphere Within the central atrium Gray Puksand has also added further planting including a a a large tree The design team worked within the budget constraints to bring coherency to the lobby A single flooring type
has been used throughout while
the ceiling heights have been made largely consistent and strip lighting has been used to define spaces and for subtle wayfinding Collaborating with lighting artist Jan Flook a a a dinosaur-bone-like lighting fixture was developed to bring down the the scale of the the atrium space creating a a a a level of intimacy With a a new concierge desk waiting area co-working space and and cafe and and retail tenancies this project involved
a a a a a lot more than a a a a a standard-issue corporate lobby The brief also included a a a a substantial end of trip facility with bicycle parking showers and lockers “You essentially come in park your bike and you've got this enormous tree in front of you you when you you get out at at the atrium space and you walk on to the shower and locker area ” Tabain says “Again it's about providing as as much activity as as we can through that ground-floor lobby ” This end of trip facility also works in unison with two new food tenancies to activate the previously underutilised laneway called Park Street >