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2 URA Mezzanine Floor Plan 2 URA Ground Floor Plan 2. TIMBER STAIR CONNECTING FLOORS A black steel-and-glass tower surrounds a special meeting space in BC/PIC (opposite). Goods Shed’s original Baltic pine tongue-and-groove ceiling, exposed brick wall, and cast-iron columns are readily visible at the BC/PIC workstations (right). benches, self-contained Schiavello-designed green walls with potted plants, and the reuse of the shed’s original rolling doors as hanging partitions under a large central stair of heavy timber. The doors were used again to make a table, topped with glass and supported by repurposed railway tracks, in URA’s café space. The URA works on sensitive projects that require discrete conversations, so some executives accustomed to private offices inspired BVN to design metal mesh rolling screens on a steel track to flexibly divide up their offices along the perimeter brick walls. The flooring is a vinyl product by Bolon that subtly picks up the metal details of the interior. In both PC/PIC and URA, the design challenge was to create quiet work spaces within the large shed structure. “We used the mezzanine level and bridges together with the freestanding towers to provide smaller, quieter spaces,” says Titchkosky. A touchstone for the clients The project has become a touchstone for its tenants, particularly the URA. Sam Sangster, acting CEO of the URA, says staff not only have enjoyed working there, but love giving tours to show off the building. And the project’s success for BVN attests to the firm’s current project, which is the restoration and adaptation of the adjacent Goods Shed South. “Needless to say, now that we know the building, working on Goods Shed South has been much easier,” says Titchkosky. Goods Shed North: offices of both Building Commission and Plumbing Industry Commission (BC/PIC) and Urban Renewal Authority (URA, formerly VicUrban). Designer BVN Architecture. Clients BC/PIC and URA. Where Melbourne, Australia. What BC/PIC: 36,000 total square feet on two floors. URA: 70,000 total square feet on two floors. Cost/sf Withheld at clients’ requests. For full project source lists, see page 130 or visit www.contractdesign.com. www.contractdesign.com c ontract november/december 2011 79 http://www.contractdesign.com http://www.contractdesign.com

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Contract - November/December 2011
Contents
Editorial
Industry News
Product Briefs
Product Focus: Classic Touch
Product Focus: Generating Buzz(i)
Gelfand Partners Architects Office in San Francisco Designed by Gelfand Partners Architects
Sorg Architects Office in Washington, D.C. Designed by Sorg Architects
Sauerbruch Hutton Office in Berlin, Germany Designed by Sauerbruch Hutton
Roth Sheppard Architects Office in Denver Designed by Roth Sheppard Architects
AOL West Coast Headquarters in Palo Alto, California Designed by Studio O+A
Red Bull Canada Office Expansion in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Designed by Johnson Chou Inc.
Goods Shed North in Melbourne, Australia Designed by BVN Architecture
Bota Bota Spa in Montreal, Quebec, Canada Designed by Sid Lee Architecture
A’maree’s in Newport Beach, California Designed by Paul Davis Architects
2011 Contract Brand Report Awareness Survey
Sources
Designers Select: Building Products
Ad Index
Perspectives

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