Australian Capital Territory
Aviation Lane is the culmination of ten years of collaboration between client and architect. The completed project centres around providing a healthy, supportive and connected workplace setting that puts people at the heart of every decision. Great efforts have been made to provide a space that genuinely supports varied workstyles, provokes collaboration and fosters connection.
The space celebrates many of the features of modern workplace design without losing the individuality that makes different government departments what they are. All design decisions were aimed at providing flexible, connected and healthy spaces, with the final build coming in under budget in spite of an inflated pandemic market.
Aviation Lane shows what a considered collaboration between client and architect can achieve, and what the future of workplace design looks like. It celebrates the people behind the work, and aims to provide a home away from home.
Commendation for Commercial Architecture
Aviation Lane successfully combines technical rigor in workplace design, with personalised, compassionate design philosophy.
A close understanding of the client and their distinct needs has resulted in a collaborative design that echoes the user’s aspirations. Spatially, the design offers diverse work settings, formal and informal meeting areas, and breakout spaces, all softly delineated by materiality, textures, feature elements and colour, whilst appreciating future adaptability needs.
Aviation Lane fosters employee interaction and wellbeing, whilst using design to playfully celebrate the rich history of aviation.
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
