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Hassell’s new studio office in Brisbane, brought to life with the support of Aurecon’s building services specialists, is a testament to design excellence, sustainability, and innovation.

It's a space where creativity can thrive in an environment that encourages collaboration and knowledge sharing. Abundant natural light has been emphasised where available, with specialist lighting treatment in other areas to soften the hard edges of brick, concrete and services ducting from the original heritage-listed building.

Originally a Peters Ice Cream Factory, Aurecon and Hassell have injected new life into the historic warehouse.

A fusion of design and technology

To address the reality that limited information existed on the building’s services and structural design, Aurecon completely modelled the interior space in 3D. The benefit of using a digital approach was to be able to delicately weave new services pipes between existing roof trusses and fire protection sprinklers in a virtual environment to ensure there would be no clashes when construction commenced.

Location

Turrbal and Jagera Country
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Client

Hassell

Aurecon's Role

Building services and lighting engineering

Expertise

Building Design

Complete

2023

Lighting innovation central to openness

The lighting design focuses on Hassell’s architectural intent to highlight both historic and contemporary elements.

The thoughtful design simultaneously achieves improved occupant comfort through vertical illumination of the perimeter surfaces, whilst also providing functional lighting for the collaboration spaces and display boards of architectural designs.

Marking the openness of the studio’s workspaces is a different lighting solution that illuminates the expansive height between floor and ceiling, drawing attention to the historical roof trusses and graffiti covered structural columns.

The 3D model assisted the lighting design by testing shadowing onto workspaces and walls in order to ensure visibility and function were maximised.

Lighting treatments throughout the whole studio have been designed to suit work settings during the day, and be able to be manually switched to night mode when client events and community gatherings are held.

An office space where creativity can thrive, encourages collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Sustainable design

One of the highlights of the lighting and building services design was the choice of materials. All the products had to be sustainable to achieve the 5-Star Green Star Interiors rating, yet still be accommodated within the restrictions of the historic warehouse.

Aurecon worked closely with materials suppliers to find appropriate products that were sustainable and created a unique aesthetic. Another important factor was adapting the refurbishment to the existing structural elements to avoid damage to the heritage fabric of the building. One example was installing a particular insulation treatment to the services pipes to retain their original position, while limiting the noise associated with energy and water supply to kitchens and bathrooms.

The choice of luminaires was particularly important to reduce glare points onto workspaces and the large collaboration whiteboards that extend the full length of the south wall of the studio.

The innovative design, sustainability features, and commitment to creativity of Hassell’s new studio in Brisbane has meant that it is not merely an office, but a space for growth and inspiration. Aurecon is proud to have made a key contribution to creating the space for Hassell where designers and architects can come together to shape the future of design.

Award-winning

The project has won the following award:

Award of Excellence: Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia and New Zealand (IESANZ) Awards 2024 (Queensland) – Lighting Design

A fusion of design and technology

Lighting innovation central to openness

Sustainable design

Award-winning

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A fusion of design and technology

Lighting innovation central to openness

Sustainable design

Award-winning

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