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    Nature mirrored

    Jul 04, 2019 5 minutes
    Words Ashleigh Darroch
    Images
    Sam Hartnett

    PROJECT: Mercury HQ

    CLIENT: Mercury

    LOCATION: Auckland

    PROJECT TYPE: Workplace

    FLOOR AREA: 6,000m2

    THE NEW Mercury headquarters building is an example of the ways in which architectural intervention can create a productive work environment by highlighting employee comfort as an integral part of its design. The new HQ exemplifies a successful workplace environment and illustrates how to employ sustainable building practices in an office building. Architectural firm Warren and Mahoney aimed to provide a home for innovation and collaboration, which is fostered by a sense of both community and care in the workplace.

    Since its establishment in 1994, Mercury has pioneered the renewable energy movement in New Zealand. Following a branding rethink in 2016, Mercury’s leadership considered it to

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