Miele
Headquarters
Sector
Commercial Office
Location
Camberwell Rd, Hawthorn East
Year completed
2022
Architect
WMK Architecture
Builder
Insite Projects
Interior design
WMK Architecture
When we were approached to tender on the new Miele Headquarters based in Hawthorn East, we knew it was a project for us.
Involving a total of 78 metres of recessed curtain tracks and some sleek gradual curves, this is one office that certainly has more curtains than most.
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Almost all curtains were used for space division aside from a few that ran parallel to board room and small office windows. Curtains were manufactured using a combination of colours in Zepel Fabrics "Rhyme", "Vesta", "Retreat" and also Kvadrat Twilight.
With Miele HQ previously based in Knoxfield since the brand entered the Australian market 40 years ago, relocating to the inner suburb of Hawthorn East posed an unprecedented challenge to Knox-local staff members accustomed to driving daily to the office.
WMK was engaged to assist Miele in designing a new office environment that would excite, engage and entice staff to frequent the office plus design a space that is both functional yet aesthetically aligned to the Miele brand. Further, Miele were looking to embrace an activity-based workstyle and move to an agile way of working - a significant change from how staff had previously utilised the office.
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The above text has been taken from WMK's website. View the full article here.
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Miele HQ has been shortlisted in the IDEA Awards 2022.
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