Through adaptive reuse of underutilised basement carparks at 101 Collins Street, the project leverages the site’s reputation as a pioneering development of the early 1990s.
As one of Melbourne’s premium assets, the interior architecture delivers a fully integrated design solution that is uniquely tailored to its premium market. Underpinning this is a philosophy that elevates the user experience in every sense to enhance the building’s prestige.
This benchmark project is industry-defining in what commercial landlords are providing to their tenants, that is a daily 5-star experience.
ONE, the end-of-trip component, comprises 44 showers, 500 bicycle parking spaces and 600 lockers. The design references the original highly detailed language of the building, refining rather than redefining it.
At the threshold of RISE, the dark, lustrous square forms of ONE make way for a new design language.
Airy biophilic curves and natural materials transport users to an internal oasis with suspended furniture placed within greenery below new skylights.
Being the first of its type within a commercial office tower, a vigorous briefing process resulted in the wellness centre comprising two multi-purpose studios set up for yoga, barre classes, TRX and Pilates, four consulting rooms for massage, physiotherapy and allied health professionals.
The design considers the notion of accessible luxury and how to engage our senses. Our research determined it’s not just about fixtures and fittings and the things you touch and feel, but it’s about creating an unexpected harmonious spatial quality, within a repurposed basement. An inclusive user experience is achieved through grandness of scale, high attention to detail and a tailored experience that respects the building’s architecture.
ONE and RISE set the benchmark for luxurious end-of-trip and wellness facilities in commercial office towers. The project has redefined the way the building’s tenants start their day through adaptive reuse of a basement carpark, that achieves a spatial experience respecting and enhancing the buildings architecture.
