The Award Winning Woolworths State Office
12 December 2005
| Location: | Gepps Cross, South Australia |
| Country: | Australia |
| Client: | Woolworths |
| Architect: | NINIA Architects |
| Engineer: | Wallbridge and Gilbert |
| Fabricator: | Bondor® |
The ability of COLORBOND® steel architectural panels to give depth and flair to a corporate "flagship" has been well proven on Woolworths" new state headquarters, in South Australia.
Bondor Equitilt® Architectural Walling panels made from COLORBOND® steel have been used as exterior cladding on the two storey state office building.
Mark Newton, of Sydney based MNIA Architects, said aesthetic considerations aside, the logic behind the choice was straightforward.
They were cost effective, low maintenance, and their insulation qualities helped reduce energy costs," he said.
The emphasis on energy cost reduction and optimum environmental performance carries through in the choice of tinted glass windows and ozone-friendly air-con gases.
Woolworth's 20 hectare Gepps Cross site also incorporates a produce warehouse (approx 12,000 square metres of floor space) and grocery warehouse (38,000 sqm).
Equitilt® panels have also been used on the grocery warehouse, and Bondor® insulated panels on the produce warehouse.
