Optus goes "Green" with Zip Instant Boiling Water
Wednesday, 20 May 2009
Zip Instant Boiling Water part of the Green Plan at
Optus
Hold the Phone! - the new Optus "Campus-Style"
headquarters is designed for healthy, motivated team
members thanks to a range of self-serve facilities - and
for a greatly reduced carbon footprint thanks to its very "green"
design.
Australian-made Zip Instant Boiling Water was happy to
contribute positively in both areas!
Optus, an Australian
telecommunications leader, moved its headquarters this year into
the largest corporate-style campus in Australia, at Macquarie Park, in
Sydney's north.
Designed by Rice
Daubney (base building architects), Hassell (interior designers)
and Anton James Design (landscape architects), the development has
a village-like atmosphere.
Spread over eight hectares and including 84,000 square metres of
office space, it features six buildings surrounded by parkland.
In keeping with the building architecture, Hassell applied a
campus model to the interiors, with vertical and horizontal
connections fundamental to their design. Rather than segmented
offices, the design features pod-like break-out areas and informal
meeting places to create a stimulating working environment.
With 6000 employees on the site, it was important for the design
teams to create a high level of connectivity throughout.
Extensive glazing maximises natural light in working areas and
provides unimpeded views of parkland. Shade louvres and setback of
glazing minimise air-conditioning loads.
The Optus campus includes a childcare centre, gymnasium,
basketball court, together with retail and food outlets. Despite
the large building footprints (an average of 3000 square metres),
both inside and outside the buildings remain on a human scale.
Kitchen and break-out areas throughout the site are
streamlined and showcase the latest appliances, including energy
and water-efficient Zip HydroTap under-sink instant water systems
giving both filtered boiling water and filtered chilled drinking
water.
Over eight hectares, with 84,000 square metres of office space
in six buildings, Optus is a campus for the future, created via
collaboration between Rice
Daubney, Hassell and Anton James.