Wednesday 29 May 2013

a stair with bling

 

If you are not aware of who Austereo is, they are a radio station company, worth nearly $700m and responsible for two major radio stations brands, MMM and 2Day FM.
 
Austereo is located at the World Square site in Sydney and moved to these premises in 2006. The building, is located at the corner of George Street and Goulburn Streets, at the Western end of George Street, near China Town. At World Square you can find commercial offices, residential  apartments and retail uses, surrounding a central public plaza space.
Crone Partners, designed the World Square Master Plan and were invited to design an interconnecting stair in the Austereo Fitout and a rooftop amenities area. The works included; a stair that connected 3 levels of the tenancy, glass lift, toilets and kitchen provisions, as well as a multi-purpose room on the rooftop, that could be used for special events.
 
The interconnecting stair provides a space where employees can interact in a dynamic environment. The steel stair uses a steel channel stringer and balustrades, set-out perpendicular to the stringers. Patch fitting connect the glass to the balustrades and a 50mm diam Stainless Steel handrail borders the edges. The treads are finished with a dark grey rubber finish and set in a Stainless Steel pan, that spans between the stringers creating a clean and simple soffit. The colour wall to the side of the stair is a feature of the space. The wall is made from Barrisol and the lighting is connected to a computer system, allowing the colour's to change on demand or on a loop system. The "communication" stair encourages people to use the stair to travel between floors, instead of using the lift. Eco friendly! 
 
The total Fitout costs for the project was approx. $10m.
  
 


 


 


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