Steve Colomb

For their new office, BHP Billiton wanted to create a workplace environment that was comfortable, energy-efficient, and had good indoor environmental quality. With stringent expectations on health and safety, BHP Billiton looked to Arup to establish specific KPIs that would meet their environmental targets.

In collaboration with the client and Geyer’s interior designers, Arup took a first-principle approach towards the fit-out. We thoroughly investigated the most relevant technologies… Show more

For their new office, BHP Billiton wanted to create a workplace environment that was comfortable, energy-efficient, and had good indoor environmental quality. With stringent expectations on health and safety, BHP Billiton looked to Arup to establish specific KPIs that would meet their environmental targets.

In collaboration with the client and Geyer’s interior designers, Arup took a first-principle approach towards the fit-out. We thoroughly investigated the most relevant technologies and workplace drivers that were tailored to BHP Billiton’s culture across their office, operational hours and user preferences.

Through a significant modification of the base building services and careful selection of internal fittings and fixtures, we were able to achieve:

• an improved indoor environmental quality for staff;
• an even distribution and space temperature gradient within the office; and
• a reduction in operational water consumption throughout its facilities.

The team also implemented an integrated building management system (BMS) and helped to facilitate the use of a tenant integrated modelling system (TIMS), developed by Eutech for BHP Billiton. This provides visibility of the client’s actual internal operational versus design targets and enables them to proactively improve their overall energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality. Show less

Bravo is a high quality A$35 million, four level commercial office development at Perth Airport. It has a net lettable floor area of approximately 9,000m2 and an under-croft accommodating 75 car parking spaces and generous end-of-trip facilities for cyclists. The main entry level has provision for a food and beverage outlet and a double height gymnasium. The remainder of the building is certified A Grade (PCA) commercial office space designed to accommodate a range of tenancy configurations… Show more

Bravo is a high quality A$35 million, four level commercial office development at Perth Airport. It has a net lettable floor area of approximately 9,000m2 and an under-croft accommodating 75 car parking spaces and generous end-of-trip facilities for cyclists. The main entry level has provision for a food and beverage outlet and a double height gymnasium. The remainder of the building is certified A Grade (PCA) commercial office space designed to accommodate a range of tenancy configurations with typical floor plates of 2,200m2.

Bravo has achieved a 4 Star Green Star (Office Design V3 – Best Practice) rating and 4.5 Star NABERS rating, and its sustainability features minimise the buildings environmental footprint. Arup promoted the use of recycled materials produced in Western Australia to minimise ecological and health impacts and designed an efficient HVAC system to reduce greenhouse gas production.

In addition to the base building design, Arup completed the integrated fit-out design for the anchor tenant, the fit-out of the new gym and provided fit-out design review services for the new café. Show less

1 Bligh Street is a new signature office tower in Sydney’s CBD, setting new standards for sustainability and innovation in high-rise development in Australia.

The high performance double skin façade, full height naturally ventilated atrium, and efficient hybrid mechanical system, are some of the design features which contribute to the highly sustainable building design.

The building has achieved a 6 Star Green Star Office Design V2 Certified Rating, and has been designed to… Show more

1 Bligh Street is a new signature office tower in Sydney’s CBD, setting new standards for sustainability and innovation in high-rise development in Australia.

The high performance double skin façade, full height naturally ventilated atrium, and efficient hybrid mechanical system, are some of the design features which contribute to the highly sustainable building design.

The building has achieved a 6 Star Green Star Office Design V2 Certified Rating, and has been designed to target a Five Star NABERS energy rating.

A solar cooling system feeds into the tri-generation system, and is the first of its kind in a commercial office tower in Australia. The system reduces the strain on the CBD grid infrastructure by a further 25% and provides free cooling for the building.

Other innovations include passive chilled beams on the perimeter to allow for effective tracking of solar loads, and the first use of black water recycling in high-rise office buildings, saving 100,000 litres of drinking water a day.

The 30-storey atrium with clear glazed skylight is a spectacular space. With balconies and bridges cutting into the void a sense of openness and connectivity is created on every floor, while still protecting speech privacy. The atrium is naturally ventilated via operable glass louvers, removing the need for mechanical cooling in this space. Show less