they also removed the existing interface carpet tiles
from our previous studio, cleaned them and then
donated them to a local charity,” explains hannaford.
All new materials and fixtures including the
compact fluorescent lighting used throughout
the space, are certified environment-friendly,
in alignment with Australia’s environmental
Green star rating system. The team also employed
the expertise of mechanical and electrical design engineering
consultant, Lincolne scott, during the planning and
implementation phase.
To reduce the need for and frequency of employees travelling
overseas for meetings and pitches, the studio is also
equipped with video conference rooms. so whether it’s an
internal meeting between colleagues or those from Australia,
the staff from Bangkok can brainstorm and hammer out the
details from these rooms. Complementing this, the studio
has upgraded its technology to include a fully digital iP
telephony system, which enhances the interaction between
them and their clients, making the studio a smart, state-of-
the-art office space.
unnecessary energy usage. in addition, the company has All these environmentally sustainable features that
conscientiously monitored the lighting energy usage, as have been incorporated into the Bangkok studio
well as the water consumption within the studio, to guard have not gone unnoticed. since they moved into
against wastage. the studio on October 2007, hannaford observes,
“the pride and enthusiasm that the staff have for
“With hAsseLL moving towards a carbon-neutral their new facility far exceeded our expectations”.
footprint for all our studios by the middle of 2009,
the need to monitor our energy consumption is he also notes that besides bringing in clients to see the new
critical for us to attain our goals,” says hannaford. studio and what hAsseLL can do for them, even suppliers
who have provided materials for the office have brought
Contributing to the studio’s environmentally sustainable their own business associates to view it, and this has been
quotient is the fact that 95 per cent of its previous studio very encouraging.
materials have been recycled, with many of the items
brought over to the new studio, such as chairs and tables. if anything, hAsseLL Bangkok’s new office pays homage to
interfacefLOr was chosen to play an important role in not just its founding father and his philosophy of creating buildings
fitting out the new studio with its Linear Tonal™ and Asia Paint and spaces that are an intelligent resolution of challenges
Box™ carpets, but also to ensure that the previous studio’s generated by physical settings, individual needs and the
carpet tiles were properly recycled and re-used. needs of the larger community. With this prototype of a
21st Century workspace as a benchmark, corporate
“interfacefLOr provides really good quality carpet workplaces can look forward to a refreshing facelift in the
tiles, but critically, what made a difference was that near future.
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