Award of Merit:

Gensler for EY Melbourne Reimagined

EY’s client floors have been reimagined to respond to the need of a unique client experience, welcoming guests in a boutique hospitality inspired environment. Entirely flexible, the space can be transformed into a variety of scenarios, from event dining to a pre-lunch networking space.  

Across the two floors, the adaptive reuse and repurposing of existing elements and materials shaped the project. By carefully retaining high-impact items, such as the staircase, stone flooring and split block walls, the design integrates existing elements with new finishes in an environmentally conscious way.

Responding to EY’s DE&I goals, Gensler worked with Supply Nation to source over 70% of the project’s furniture costing from certified Indigenous owned businesses. In the main reception area is a bespoke pendant light - ‘Iuk’ (Woiwurrung for eel) - created by Ngardang Girri Kalat Mimini (NGKM) in collaboration with Koskela.

Category: Place

Designers and Project Team:
Tom Owens, Principal-in-Charge
Cathy Jameson, Design Director
Melissa Reid, Design Manager
Billy Clarke, Interior Design & Documentation
Beate Goik, Interior Design & Documentation
Tynan Jayne, Documentation