m3architecture creates a light-filled workplace for QCEC in brisbane
m3architecture has completed the fitout of an existing building to create a contemporary working environment for QCEC (queensland catholic education commission) in brisbane, australia. by considering the culture and requirements of the office, the project transforms the staff?s previous cellular spaces into a hybrid design of activity-based work areas and open-plan workstations.
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the entire QCEC organization has been consolidated by m3architecture to cover a single floor area. by combining different types of working environments, the scheme works on a ratio of 20% enclosed space to 80% open space. between the public and private zones, a large collaborative work space serves as a seamless transition area. a secondary set of large, more formal and flexible meeting rooms serve as bookends to the public zone. meanwhile, smaller meeting rooms and collaborative zones are dotted throughout the workplace.
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the existing features of the building are highlighted in the design. the old wooden beams, brick walls and arched openings are left exposed, creating a contrast with the contemporary intervention and giving a sense of the history of the place. the open ceiling also allows natural light to flood the interiors and provides an element of transparency throughout the workplace.
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the project transforms a previously isolated, cellular workplace ? spread out over several floors ? into an open, light-filled, flexible working en...
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