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SA Water House

Adelaide’s first world-class combination of 6 Star Green Star Design, 6 Star Green Star As-Built, 6 Star Green Star Interiors and a 5-Star NABERS Energy Base Building and Fit-out rating.
Interior, aerial view of building showing levels, staircases and tables below.

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Sectors

Location

Adelaide, Australia

Client

Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide

SA Water

Architect

HASSELL

The SA Water Building comprises two floors of laboratories and nine floors of commercial office space. The project was designed to meet 5 Star Green Star Design, 5 Star Green Star As-Built and 5 Star Green Star Interiors. The outcome, including fit-out, exceeded original ambitions by achieving 6 Star Green Star across all three rating tools, in addition to a 5-Star NABERS Energy Base Building and Tenancy ratings.

Cundall led the ESD strategy for both the base building and fit-out, with innovative approaches that included a fritted glass veil to the west and a different façade design for the north, south and east facades. Our sustainable solutions also included an underfloor air distribution design that helps to improve air quality. The client also had stringent targets for energy and water, including provisions for the building to utilise a planned city-wide mains recycled water system.

Dave Clark, Partner, commented, "This project was at the forefront of the industry, and it gave us the license to implement all the sustainability initiatives we know should be common across all buildings. There was an ideal alignment between the client and the consulting team, enabling us to demonstrate the essence of good design – reduced energy use, reduced water use, and improved occupant comfort."

Key fact

The project achieved 6 Star Green Star As-Built and 6 Star Green Star Interiors without increasing the budget allocated to achieving the original target of 5 Star Green Star.

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Key fact

A unique façade design was implemented that responds to orientation, using passive solar principles to reduce summer heat gain with maximising daylighting.

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Key fact

An underfloor air distribution system was designed to improve air quality.

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The SA Water Headquarters is an exemplar of robust sustainable design thinking that continues to perform exceptionally well.

Awards

Winner

Interior Architecture

Australian Institute of Architects (South Australia) Awards

Winner

Development of the Year

Property Council’s Rider Levett Bucknall Innovation and Excellence Awards

Winner

Environmentally Sustainable Design

Interior Design Awards (IDA)

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