EDAW Office Fitout, Melbourne
Conceived as an imaginary landscape trapped inside the exiting building, this fitout allows is the greening of a sparse interior with virtual courtyards.
Shortlist – Interior Architecture Category
Victorian Architecture Awards 2002
Finalist – Commercial Interior Category
National Dulux Colour Award 2003
Design Response
This interior fitout was for the Melbourne office of landscape architectural firm EDAW (who had recently merged with prominent Melbourne landscape architectural firm Paterson + Pettus). It was conceived as an imaginary landscape trapped inside the existing building, whilst at a functional level expressing and facilitating the merge of the two practices. Observations about the existing space triggered engagement with the stereoscopic views from the lift cars serving the floor, and the literal ‘greening’ of a deliberately sparse interior through the cultivation of ‘virtual courtyards’. These help to unify the scheme in a chlorophyllic haze of surface material, lighting and mirrored reflection.
EDAW Office Fitout Design Specifications
Services Provided
- Full Services
Architect
Workshop Architecture
People
Project Team: James Staughton, Stephen Staughton
Photography: Workshop ArchitectureClient
EDAW
Date completed
2002
Location
Melbourne CBD
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Shortlist 2/04 EDAW, (Inside) Australian Design Review, Issue 30, 2004;
Green Dream, Rachel Hills, Architectural & Interior Specifier, Issue 52, 2003;
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