VEGA Australia approached Sydney-based architects Archisoul to design their new Australian Headquarters.
The company, founded in Germany, is a global manufacturer of level and pressure instrumentation for the process industry.
Located on a prominent 5,400m2 site with three street frontages, the Archisoul design embraces a complex brief to facilitate VEGA’s regional head office as well as conference, exhibition, training, and warehouse facilities within 2,100m2 of gross floor area.
The client brief embodied a company-wide aspiration to create environments that foster staff creativity, connection, and wellbeing.
And the architecture needed to reflect VEGA’s reputation for quality and precision as well as its sustainable ethos.
These were key factors in Archisoul’s appointment to the project.
Their design fulfilled Vega’s program within three separate buildings.
All are highly responsive to each other and the surrounding environment.
Building functions were strategically planned to utilize passive design principles through responsive building envelope treatments.
Architecture and landscape have been seamlessly integrated with a central courtyard created between the main building and a smaller training facility to preserve a row of large Eucalyptus Trees and create a welcoming canopy.
The overall design synthesizes the German origins of the company with the Australian context of the site.
The design concept was executed through rigorous technical analysis and thorough cost control, in collaboration with Archisoul’s highly-focused team of consultants.
This close collaboration and coordination ensured that the design delivered a connection to the company’s Black Forest headquarters in Germany, whilst conveying the honest and robust nature of the buildings.
As a family-owned business, Vega has a unique focus on employee wellbeing that fosters longevity of tenure within the company.
That approach is underpinned by their focus on inclusivity and making the work environment as conducive as it is productive.
It was therefore crucially important that the new Sydney headquarters reflect the same employee wellbeing as the headquarters in Germany.
To assist with that, Archisoul’s Principal and Senior Architect visited the German operation firsthand, forging a close connection with their visionary clients whilst there.
Project Details
Project Size – 2,100 m2
Site Area – 5,400 m2
Project Budget – $18,000,000
Completion Date – 2019
Building levels – 2
Project Team
Architecture
Archisoul Architects
Jo Gillies founded Archisoul Architects in 2021 after practicing as Jo Gillies Architect for over 16 years on the northern beaches of Sydney, Australia.
Structural and Hydraulic Engineering
Partridge Engineers
With over 35 years of experience, Partridge is a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy, providing services in the field of structural, civil, hydraulic, stormwater, remedial, forensic, and event engineering.
Mechanical Engineering, Lighting, and Sustainable Design
Steensen Varming
Steensen Varming work in close cooperation with architects, engineers, scientists, and designers. The firm has developed the knowledge to seamlessly assimilate form and function, art, and technology and devise mechanical and electrical engineering, lighting, and sustainable designs that enhance spatial design.
BCA Consultant
BCA Logic
BCA Logic is one of the oldest privately owned building regulations companies in NSW. In September 2021, the firm joined Jensen Hughes, a leading global, multi-disciplinary engineering, consulting, and technology firm focused on safety, security, and resiliency.
Photography
Mark Syke
Mark is an Australian freelance architecture photographer available for assignments worldwide.
Photo Gallery
Click on a thumbnail image to enlarge.
Design © 2022 Archisoul Architects. All Rights Reserved.| Images © 2022 Mark Syke. All Rights Reserved.
The Builtworks Quest
At Builtworks, we’re on a multi-year quest to document, showcase, and spotlight the best of Australia’s built environment.
That’s why we’re creating this comprehensive online archive and educational resource that showcases a diverse and eclectic range of project types and scales.
Together with showcasing older exemplars of enduring merit, we spotlight and celebrate new and recent additions to Australia’s built environment.