Built had expected to achieve a 5-star Green Star rating for the building but instead managed to achieve a 6-star Green Star office building as well as a NABERS Energy 5-star rating and a NABERS Indoor Environment 4.5 star rating.
Externally, solar panels are integrated into the roof in the same proportions as the windows to create a consistent facade.
Internally, the building offers automatic daylight control and glare reduction while maintaining maximum transparency.
The project also achieved a 90 per cent recycling rate during construction and offers a range of sustainability and wellness features, such as extensive end-of-trip facilities for workers.
The building also features a brick corium facade—the largest application of the product in Australia.
Hassell principal Ingrid Bakker said the building had endeavoured to reference the suburb’s industrial heritage of local makers and manufacturers so it would sit comfortably within the existing urban and historical context.
Once a working class and industrial suburb, Cremorne, along with nearby Richmond and Burnley, is on the fringe of Melbourne CBD before the city spreads into the leafy eastern suburban belt.
The precincts have been rapidly transforming in recent years into commercial and residential neighbourhoods with more mid- and high-rise projects attracting a growing number of blue-chip tenants.
Cremorne now has a growing reputation as a thriving tech and creative precinct with major players such as Tesla, Uber, the Walt Disney Company, Carsales.com.au and REA Group having since moved into the neighbourhood.
Domain and MYOB are also in the area, while Australia Post has committed to a new building being developed by Charter Hall on Richmond’s Swan Street.