As a hub for digital media and a benchmark for sustainable design, Solaris attracted forward-thinking tenants at the spearhead of the industry. One such company was Autodesk, a world leader in 3-D design, manufacturing, construction, building, engineering and entertainment software.
Moving into Solaris brought the opportunity to create the company's first green office in the Asia-Pacific, and seventh worldwide, says Lynelle Cameron, director of sustainability at Autodesk.
"The new office is seeking LEED Platinum Certification for Commercial Interiors. This is the highest possible certification level in this category, and, if received, would be Singapore's first such award. The facility is also hoping to achieve Green Mark Platinum certification from Singapore's Building and Construction Authority."
The fit-out was undertaken by the Singaporean arm of international design practice Aedas Interiors, with Eric Magno as project designer. Autodesk asked Aedas Interiors to approach the project from a strategic workplace angle involving space planning, the attraction and retention of top performers, the health of staff, and ecological footprint. It was an egalitarian process, shared between client, staff and designers, says Magno.
"Working with strategic consultancy DEGW and the client, we ensured every aspect of the project would be appropriate to current and envisioned future work flows. The underlying components of the design and planning seem simple, but resulted from a long and complex gestation period."