ANZ centre by hassell in melbourne, australia
all images courtesy hassell
photographer: earl carter (unless otherwise noted)


australian architectural office hassell has won the best interiors and fit out award
at this year's world architecture festival with their project, 'ANZ centre'.
located on the waterfront of melbourne, australia, the banking headquarters is
designed to be open and permeable to the inhabitants' activities. the 'urban campus'
houses 6,500 people and is the largest single-tenanted commercial office building
in the country.

to compensate for its large scale, the project's design aims to provide opportunities
for small scale engagements through the breakdown of the layout. consisting of a
number of 'hubs' dedicated to a specific task, these local communities range from
'play' to 'create', the central atrium puts on display the different levels which are subtly
stepped from the ground floor to the top. each layer exhibits a different character that
results in a dynamic effect when observed from the common space. 



main atrium view



(left) diverse hub types from the atrium
(right) view into 'create' hub



'create' hub



(left) 'comon' and atrium link
(right) view across 'move' hub



'move' hub



'click' hub



(left) view to 'play' hub
(right)view to 'grow' hub



'play' hub



'grow' hub



workspace



client meeting breakout space



exterior shot across the yarra river
photo: peter bennetts



floor plan / upper ground



floor plan / level 2



floor plan / level 9



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