KPMG
The level of coordination between architecture and engineering was singled out for praise by Peter Dolan, National Property Manager of KPMG. Medland Engineering is proud to have been the engineers of choice for KPMG 2020 workplace of the future at Barangaroo. Set over thirteen floors, each having approximately 2000sqm floor-plate, this activity-based working environment features large open flexible spaces with cellular collaboration rooms through the core and two client floors.
Medland Engineering’s building services design is inspired by three key principles: Seamless, Simple and Flexible. Below are four initiatives, which we designed to meet this simple philosophy.
FLEXIBLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
We designed an under-floor cabling network for power and communication reticulation. By dropping the wireless network into this under-floor cavity, and removing it from the very restrictive in-ceiling space, we created a highly flexible environment.
SEAMLESS & FLEXIBLE TRANSITION – PROJECT BRAINSTORMING ENVIRONMENTS
Another key feature of the fitout is the flexible project brainstorming spaces. Large operable doors are connected to the specialist lighting design so that as users reconfigure spaces the lighting automatically adjusts.
NEWS MEDIA WALLS
Medland Engineering worked with AV specialists to provide active media walls that project media from KPMG centres all over the world, showcasing and connecting their global brand. These media walls are contiguous with the wall structure and line the hallways and break out zones.
PRIVACY ASSURED
Privacy is important to KPMG. Medland Engineering enhanced privacy to the meeting rooms using motion sensors, which detect when a room is occupied. Upon detecting motion, the sensors trigger a band of illumination, which appears over the outside of the doorway of the occupied rooms. This band of illumination serves to signpost when the room is occupied and it prevents people having to open doors, peer through glass panels, or consult room booking schedules to find a private space.