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The project establishes new benchmarks for sustainable workplace design through its groundbreaking use of a fully demountable building system engineered from precision-milled plywood. All the walls are designed to be disassembled, replanned, re-used and reinstalled; providing ultimate flexibility for the client.
The show suite sits at the junction between sustainability and craftsmanship, with every detail considered. It was important for the space to feel bespoke and represents a sophisticated response to the building’s timber construction, with every design decision informed by principles of craftsmanship, circularity and adaptability.
The modular XFrame system forms the backbone of the fitout and eliminates building waste through circularity and are fabricated from pine plywood in South Australia before being shipped and assembled by local installers, supporting both sustainability goals and regional manufacturing.
XFrame also helped the team to achieve significant reductions in upfront embodied carbon emissions. Traditional partitioning systems are formed from carbon intensive materials (such as plasterboard and light gauge steel). XFrame eliminates the use of these materials – replacing them with renewable and low-carbon alternatives.
The project encapsulates over 260m2 of wall frame area. The net emissions associated with this frame area when using XFrame is a reduction of -3,150kg CO2 (Lifecycle stages A1-A3 – inclusive of wall linings). Traditional systems would have resulted in net positive emissions of over 2,600kg (Plasterboard and Steel Studs – Lifecycle stages A1-A3). The significant emissions savings achieved are in alignment with the hybrid timber building strategy and underwrite the use of XFrame in the show suite.
“Everything has been designed to be disassembled and re-used. We’re very excited to be one of the first in Western Australia to deliver a sustainable workplace that not only looks good but feels great.”