Microsoft
Fitout
Microsoft
Occupation Date: August 06
Client: Microsoft
M icrosoft moved into their newly completed 3, 600sq/m Auckland head office in early August 06.
The Microsoft building was the third project in a business park by award winning developers Newcrest at Auckland’s Viaduct Harbor, the first two being KPMG and Vodafone. RCP worked closely with the developers in the same ‘integrated fitout’ which has been a successful combination in recent years. This enabled the work to be completed on site in three months.
This new tenancy, on the top two floors provides good quality views and light with large, efficient floor plates of 1800 M�. This enabled Working Floors to be configured to suit the size of teams and work styles. The floor is purposely non lineal in set-out, reducing the perception of a hierarchy of space quality. Offices, meeting rooms, quiet rooms and open lounge areas provide a variety of work points and notional divisions between teams. It was found that together with enclosed offices, a beam based workstation with a degree of user adjustment will support the work styles of the Auckland office.
The Client Floor similarly benefited from the quality and size of floor plate. Meeting rooms and breakout areas accommodate from four to seventy people in configurations ranging from lecture theatre to lounge seating. Careful consideration was given to Audio Visual technology, acoustics and the degree of formality or intimacy provided by each space.
