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Bayleys Northcroft

The Project

Marking a new era for North Shore property, Bayleys’ new Takapuna office unites its residential and commercial teams in a sustainable, people-focused workplace designed to deliver comfort and connection for clients, the community, and staff.

Seeking an acoustic solution that aligned with the project’s ambitions, the designers at Platform Consulting Group partnered with Autex Acoustics® to fitout the space with the newly updated Frontier Raft Acoustic Beams.

Project Team

Designer

Platform Consulting Group

Installer

Apex

Photographer

Mark Scowen

Account Manager

Anton Agnew

Project Details

Location

Auckland

Industry

Workplaces

The Process

With a mixed-use space that doubles as an auction area and café, along with high ceilings and plenty of hard surfaces, the new office presented several acoustic challenges.

Interior Designer Michael Bowden from Platform Consulting Group sought acoustic solutions with strong design and colour options to suit the vibrant coastal hub of Takapuna.

Specifying products made in New Zealand with strong sustainability credentials was important to the team, supporting Bayleys’ Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategy and sustainability objective to reduce and mitigate emissions and align actions with New Zealand’s transition to a low-emissions future.

“Specifying products made in New Zealand with strong sustainability credentials was important to the team.”

The Solution

The team were happy to install the Autex Acoustics Frontier™ Raft system to cover an old ceiling soffit. Lanes™ Peak was selected for a sleek solution in the meeting rooms where both in person and virtual meetings make acoustic control critical. Savoye was chosen for both solutions to ensure a neutral, open feel for the auction space.

Reimagined with a minimum of 63% less embodied carbon than before, the new Frontier Raft solution came pre-assembled for easier installation, with components made from 100% recycled PET. Frontier Raft was crucial to helping the project’s sustainability goals, while maintaining the functionality needed.

“Sustainability will always have an impact on us when specifying a product. We will not specify a product if it does not have good credentials. So, the stronger the better,” Michael said.

Product Zoom

Frontier™ Raft in Savoye

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Frontier™ Raft and End Caps in Savoye

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The Result

Strategic acoustic solutions and design upgrades breathed new life into the commercial building, transforming it into a contemporary workplace with a strong identity. With collaboration at the core of the project, carbon reduction goals were integrated early, delivering a space that is both visually compelling and sustainability led.

In a celebration post about the new office, Simon Farland, General Manager, North Shore Commercial, highlighted his excitement about the space: “This new office provides a fantastic platform for our team to bring energy, collaborate, grow, and continue delivering outstanding results for our clients across the region.”