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Vocus Communications Data Centre Fitout

Commercial Interior Design Melbourne | Vocus Communications

 

Company

Vocus Communications is a leading supplier of telecommunications, data centres + high bandwidth connectivity solutions in Australia + New Zealand.

They provide customers  inter-connectivity with their own equipment accessed through state of the art highly secure data centres.

Brief

The brief provided to IN2 SPACE commercial interior designers, was to provide an office space design which would allow for the state of the art data centre to be housed and built in the proposed A grade Multi-storey office tower.

This type of office fit out has elements that make is unique due to the equipment storage and security and show’s the importance of dealing with an experienced office fitout design company. Up until that stage most of their facilities were housed in outlying suburban purpose built stand alone facilities.

The commercial space and design would need to cater for both technological + business resources with the desired outcome of a dynamic facility showcasing the company’s new technologies whilst allowing client interaction with the facility that maintained high security.

Size

1200sqm of commercially designed space in Melbourne.

Outcome

IN2 SPACE provided a complete Design and Documentation service.  The office design solution provided Vocus Communications with a state of the art data centre presented in a dynamically styled fit out encompassing both industrial and contemporary office style.

The Data centres were outfitted with state of the art lighting control + a hot bay air-conditioning structured system that economizes on energy, is supremely efficient and aligns with the company’s sustainability objectives.

The office component of the facility was designed to support the facility + provide immediate support to customers if required. The office area consisted of open plan low height screen  workstations coupled with a comprehensive meeting facility + support areas.

The industrial theme of the project was carried thru the space. Departments + individuals were housed in a manner which allowed collaboration between areas yet provided structured and well apportioned areas with numerous locations for storage and working bays.

The client was extremely happy with the outcome + the newly refurbished space in Melbourne provided them a platform to move forward in growing the facility with the planned opening of additional stages in the coming year.

 As experienced office interior designers we have a number of eye catching examples of commercial office designs we have successfully completed in Melbourne.

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Office Building Refurbishment Design | 256 Queen St Melbourne

Company

256 Queen Street is a building situated just North of Lonsdale Street in Melbourne. It occupies an area surrounded by private education + trades colleges with numerous retail stores also nearby.

Brief

The business building was initially built in the 1970’s and had undergone a refurbishment in the 1990’s by a decorating firm with the result being an interior which portrayed a very residential appearance. It was lacking the commercial office design that commercial  buildings generally require when zoned for business use.

The brief provided to IN2 SPACE was to create an inviting and contemporary entrance/ground floor lobby space which would enable the landlord + office building to attract the calibre of tenant desired.

The refurbishment was to be undertaken on a tight budget + therefore clever design and detailing was required to achieve the best result for the monies allocated for the building upgrade design.

Outcome

IN2 SPACE provided a complete service, Designing + Documenting all works for the refurbishment of the building lobby in Melbourne project.

The building lobby + entrance were given a face-lift.  New lobby wall cladding was creatively used where we had gloss grey panels to one side + white high gloss panels accentuated by polished aluminium trim fins to the other side.

Feature lighting in the form of recessed light boxes + suspended pendants placed at the entrance of the space further provided movement for the space.

New building signage was designed for the front of the building + a lit up modern directory board were provided.

The ceiling was rationalised and the numerous services + fittings were streamlined to provide a cleaner appearance.

A visual focal point consisting of a lit up element in a striking green colour with lines appearing to move as you approach, was designed for the visitor entering the lift lobby.

Previously there was a long corridor that met the visitor on entering the building. This was an unappealing aspect in the form of a non descript wall in the very far distance.  The building entrance space now is tasteful, modern + inviting for the visitor + tenant alike and the refurbishment should see the entrance space appealing to visitors + tenants for many more years to come.

Here is a great example of one of our commercial building refurbishments Melbourne.