Lithgow City Council Office Redesign
Wiradjuri Country / Lithgow, NSW
Revitalised staff offices improve functionality
A balance of open plan and private staff spaces allows various working modes, whilst future staffing requirements are addressed in the concept masterplan for revitalised Lithgow Council Offices.
Reception and Offices Reimagined
A measured response to evolving needs.
SCA worked with council on a short term planning and costing exercise for immediate upgrades to their reception, office and administration building. The overarching approach was adjacencies/separation, privacy/communication and future-proofing.
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“The building, housing a variety of council departments and staff, no longer met the requirements and expectations of both users and visitors. The existing office layouts were inefficient, not suitable for the organisation hierarchy, and lack amenity, with outdated kitchen and toilets, poor way-finding, and long corridors with no access to light.”
The cost-effective best practice in work-place interior design updates the layout for contemporary workplaces with an appropriate balance of open plan and private focus staff spaces that allow a variety of working modes. Careful analysis of amenity capacity provides for anticipated staff growth and changing requirements.
SCA holistically reviewed the key interactions and interface between departments to design an efficient office layout suitable for the organisation hierarchy and team structures. By not touching existing building structures they reduced costs.
Immediate improvements include new furnishings and furniture, bathroom and kitchen fit outs and increased greenery.
A second stage provides an accessible and covered link between the two buildings with improved public-facing areas.
Lithgow City Council Office Redesign Gallery
| Project info | Details |
|---|---|
| Team | Sam Crawford, Benjamin Chan, Justin Pak |
| Consultants | Building services: JN QS: Mitchell & Brandtman |
| Council | Lithgow City Council |
| Completion | 2025 |
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