The Foundry

THE WORKPLACE GROUNDSCRAPER

The Foundry is a state-of-the-art workplace in Sydney – home to 5,500 employees with a focus on technology and retail banking.

The site has been dubbed the country’s first ‘groundscraper’ with campus-style floorplates spread across six levels. It is situated next to heritage-listed locomotive workshops inspiring a design narrative of exposed architecture and mechanical automation.

INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE

Large-format floor identifiers link to the different periods of industrial history, making each level feel distinct. A suite of wayfinding signage continues the raw aesthetic, with digital components adding a contemporary and dynamic overlay to key sign pieces.

Placemaking features help to provide visual anchors in the bustling environment. Illuminated pictograms create an energised concierge point, whilst an internal café – branded the ‘Big Steam’ – is a nod to the steam trains that serviced in the local workshops.

Client

The Foundry

Size

51,000sqm

Completed

2020

Credits

Davenport Campbell (Interiors)
Spike (Fabrication)
Graham Jepson (Photography)

Tags

Placemaking / Signage & Wayfinding / Technology / Workplace

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