3. “With major projects like this, it is important to
work with companies that can do the job and make
you look good. It was a pleasure to watch quality
engineers at work. They gave me the confidence to
tell my client that everything was under control.”
Patrick Fahey was Senior Site Engineer buildings set amongst sunlight filled
for Bovis Lend Lease on the newly atriums. There are no offices in the building,
completed, National @ Docklands project nor are there any barriers to effective
in Melbourne. Describing the installation communication.
of Mekdrive R Compactus file storage
According to NAB, deliberately planned
systems, he said: “Dexion Citiport has
“bump space” will create opportunities for
been really fantastic and professional.
people to meet, exchange ideas and
“With major projects like this, it is important develop new relationships. When people
to work with companies that can do the job “bump” into each other, they can discuss
and make you look good. It was a pleasure their work on the spot, take advantage
to watch quality engineers at work. They of an informal meeting space or discuss
gave me the confidence to tell my client ideas over a coffee in the internal café.
that everything was under control.” These five-minute interactions will
National @ Docklands is the National’s new contribute to faster problem solving and
flagship building in Melbourne’s emerging the generation of new ideas. With 3500 people moving in from 12 off-site storage etc.) to help them meet their
Docklands precinct. It is intended that the co-location of different sites, National @ Docklands target of an average of 1.5 lineal metres of
people from different areas within National when signed, was the largest single tenant storage per person. In real terms this means
More than just a building, the new
development will play an important role in @ Docklands will increase efficiency precommitment made in Australia’s half a metre at your desk (excluding mobile
the National’s cultural change journey, and productivity by improving face to face leasing history. pedestals) and a metre in a perimeter
bringing together 3500 employees from communication and ultimately reduce cabinet or Compactus (depending on the
Over a period of 18 months, more than 80
across Melbourne under the one roof to reliance on email. type of business).
storage champions worked with their teams
work more effectively and collaboratively to review the way that they approached the NAB Occupational Health and Safety experts
Even the entrance foyer has been designed
to serve the needs of customers. use, storage and ultimate disposal of paper. were involved in every stage of planning and
so that visitors can look straight into the
The new complex features two working areas . The “human face” of NAB As part of this process they evaluated all development of the new facility. Intensive
interconnected low-rise, highly transparent is on display and not hidden away. potential alternatives (archiving, active discussions were held between the OHS
Dexion Case Study – NAB Docklands
4. team, the interior designers and a user Installation of the Mekdrive® Compactus
group drawn from those moving into units was watched by NAB with interest
National @ Docklands. After considering because it is a new product that has
OHS, aesthetics and economics, they the potential to help more broadly with
decided that Mekdrive® Compactus units document storage requirements in other
from Dexion would be more suitable and
NAB facilities around Australia and
more cost effective than fully powered
worldwide. Mekdrive® is the lightest
Compactus units. By working closely with
Dexion’s design and consultancy services mechanically assisted storage system
the interior designers and architects were available. It keeps floor loadings to a
provided with a quick turn around of costs minimum, an important consideration
and drawings as well as accurate 3D views when assessing alternative solutions.
of the finished project.
The multiple tracks, which distribute the
Members of the user group visited the floor loadings more evenly, can be simply
Dexion Citiport showroom to view the laid above the carpet and easily adjusted
units and determine the finishes. They to allow for settling or readily moved to
chose Warm Dark Grey powder coating to new locations.
enhance the internal style established for
National @ Docklands. Filing is a group activity in the National @
Docklands workplace culture. Unlike other
Colours and finishes were chosen carefully normally laid directly over the carpet but the major project for Dexion. Installation was
systems, Mekdrive® does not belong in the
to ensure a welcoming, easy to live with long runs of up to 17 metres at National @ undertaken in both buildings by a carefully
style that would not date quickly. This back room, it’s designed to blend easily
Docklands required it to be laid on timber selected team working during the final
was consistent with the NAB’s desire to with modern office décor and because of
bases with ramps for wheelchair access. furniture fit out stage of the project.
blur the division between work and home this, most of the 26 Mekdrive® Compactus
by creating a pleasant and harmonious units are out in the open, integrated with At close to half a million dollars, the
work environment. the work areas. The systems’ track is National @ Docklands installation was a
Dexion Case Study – NAB Docklands
