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Vision’s Peter Hyatt spoke with project architect
Alan Cubbon, Director of Crosier Scott and Associates
to learn of the trials and tribulations of a design that
has won worldwide plaudits:
It’s a project off to an auspicious start
winning New York’s Architizer’s A+ 2016 People’s Choice
Award for world’s best building facade.
ALAN CUBBON It’s a fantastic result and despite believing in it,
of course, there is that surprise of winning. All up there
were around 1.6 million votes across all categories. That is
pretty gratifying and recognition of the efforts of so many
people who have contributed to this result.
VISION
How do you hope this project will assist your client?
It helps to put them on the map regionally and provide a
great business base. It’s also a building that reflects
BCM’s very high level of professionalism and capabilities
in regard to craftsmanship.
Given the relatively barren nature of most warehouse
strips and estates BCM’s headquarters, presents a pretty
bold point of difference.
Our intention was to create a real presence beyond the
standard facade. BCM’s David Moyle wanted this to really
stand out in its environment. The challenge was this
difficult, un-wanted site. Nobody went near the area
because of the complexities as a flood-prone zone from
the creek to the property’s rear. The site was a wasteland
and yet BCM has been able to turn that all around with
significant site reclamation – and of course this design.
Front-of-house includes an ingeniously
located boardroom to reveal work in progress
and connection to the world at large.