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Atlassian Central
Specifications
  • Client
    Atlassian Pty Ltd
  • Location
    Ambulance Avenue, Sydney
  • Completion
    April 1, 2022 — June 12, 2026
  • Size
    59100m2 NLA
  • Services
    Architecture
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Architecture

Atlassian Central, anchoring the new Tech Precinct.

SHoP and BVN Architects are designing the new Sydney headquarters for Atlassian in the NSW Government’s much-anticipated new tech precinct, Tech Central.

Atlassian will be the anchor tenant, and the new commercial and hotel building will be home to thousands of technology workers when complete in 2026. BVN and SHoP were selected after an extensive global design competition.

BVN Architecture Sydney aerial view Central Station precinct, award-winning architecture Australia mixed-use tower
BVN Sydney workplace — Atlassian HQ mass timber tower design, distributed landscape habitats, computational design innovation

360 VIEWS
Prioritize views out to the district and city.

BVN Sydney workplace — Atlassian HQ mass timber tower design, distributed landscape habitats, computational design innovation

DISTRIBUTED LANDSCAPE
Distributed landscape level per each program stack of the
tower identified as “habitat“.

At 39 storeys high, Atlassian Central will be the world’s tallest hybrid timber building upon completion. Designed for 50% less upfront embodied carbon and operating on 100% renewables, Atlassian Central will be home to over 5000 workers and over 450 hotel guests. Inside, innovative climatic engineering and expansive, naturally ventilated parks will breathe life into the building, delivering class-leading energy savings and setting a new standard for occupant well-being.

The first five storeys of the tower will house the new YHA Central, a 137-room hotel that supports the digital nomad and curious traveller. The integration of the YHA and public realm retail spaces at lower and upper podium levels will encourage a lively and dynamic atmosphere for hotel guests, workers and commuters alike.

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BVN Architecture Sydney workplace — biophilic rooftop terraces with integrated planting, future of work design
BVN Sydney Atlassian HQ workplace — computational design innovation, mass timber hybrid structure diagrams
Atlassian's rooftop community.

Located at Central Station, the new wider precinct will benefit from unbeatable access to multiple modes of public transport, cycle paths and pedestrian access. This high level of multimodal accessibility is a key factor to the success of any tech precinct.

The Atlassian development sits at the critical intersection of the Devonshire Tunnel, new Metro linkages and Central’s Third Square. The project team has worked extensively with Transport for NSW, adjacent landowners, the City of Sydney, Heritage NSW and the NSW Dept Planning, Industry & Environment to ensure all aspects of the precinct are considered in the design and public realm. 

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View from public square.

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BVN Architecture Sydney construction — prefabricated module crane lift, construction technology innovation high-rise

The first beams of the Glulam timber structure delivered and lifted on site to Level 7.

Atlassian is composed of multiple four-storey mass timber framed ‘habitat’ structures, steel composite ‘Megafloors’, and an enveloping steel ‘Exoskeleton’.

BVN Architecture Sydney award-winning architecture Australia — computational design tower with integrated vertical gardens
BVN Sydney workplace Atlassian HQ — natural ventilation rooftop community design, computational design innovation tower

NEIGHBOURHOODS
The neighborhoods program are contained within an adaptable mass timber structure that provides thermal comfort for employees while contributing to our ecological footprint.

The Atlassian project sits within a heritage-rich context 

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and layers historic and contemporary elements to form the public realm. The building incorporates a historic Parcels Shed at its base, which serves as a physical and visual connector to the precinct’s rich history.

A considered Designing with Country strategy has been applied throughout the project's design and development. The design seeks to reset the balance between indigenous, colonial and migrant histories, and bring a unique First Nations perspective to sustainable design.

The Parcels Shed 

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1: Photograph from Central Station showing Inwards Parcels Shed, (left) and Parcels Post Office (Centre) c. 1910s

2. Dismantling of the parcels shed which will be refurbished and reinstalled.

will be carefully dismantled, refurbished and reinstated in its existing position, integrated with new works. All existing detailing will be retained and further enhanced, with the team collaborating alongside experienced consultants to ensure a successful outcome.

BVN Architecture Sydney workplace — biophilic atrium design with mass timber structure, health and wellbeing focused interior
Expansive, naturally-ventilated park zones populate each of the buildings seven habitats.
BVN Architecture Sydney award-winning architecture — biophilic tower design with integrated sky gardens and timber structure
BVN Sydney workplace — Atlassian HQ mass timber carbon neutral design, roadmap to carbon neutrality diagrams

The structural scheme for the proposed design for a 140m tall office building is broken down into 3 story timber-framed “neighborhoods” supported by a steel-framed story approximately every 4 stories. Mass timber, sometimes
called CLT (cross-laminated timber), presents profound advantages
over conventional construction in both its ability to be variably demised post-construction and in its proactive environmental qualities. This is paired with our system of strategic use of passive design strategies, including natural ventilation, vegetation-assisted air quality regulation, to create significant reductions in energy use, as well.

Credits

BVN
Laurie Aznavoorian, Lisa Beetson, Joshua Bowkett, Andrew Buchanan, Jessica Cowie, Tim Crawshaw, Paul Diaz, Brian Donovan, Bill Dowzer, Farbod Fathalipouri, Lisa Fathalla, Nick Flutter, Julio Garcia Pizarro, Julia Goode, Jennifer Li, Livern Lim, Alice Mao, Heather McCabe, Alina Minassian, Kevin Murphy, Ryann Musca, Jonathan Newton, Delia Ngay, Kevin O'Brien, Mitchell Page, Zig Peshos, Hew Roberts, Reuben Roy, Juan Salazar Jaramillo, Byron Sullivan, Anna Sulsters, Ninotschka Titchkosky, Peter Titmuss, Amanda Wells-Peris, Bernard Whitcher, Maciej Wypych, Eric Yeoh
Collaborators

SHoP BVN

Consultants

Dexus, Atlassian and BOJV (Built Obayashi Joint Venture), Generate, Eckersley O'Callaghan Engineers, TTW, LCI Consultants, W&G, A.G. Coombs, Stantec, NDY, Elemental Cyber Security Inc., Tactix, WT Partnership, Urbis, Philip Chun, Arcadia, Morris Goding Access Consulting, JMT Consulting, Holmes, Transsolar|Klima Engineering, Buro North, ARUP, GHD

Collaborators

SHoP BVN

Consultants

Dexus, Atlassian and BOJV (Built Obayashi Joint Venture), Generate, Eckersley O'Callaghan Engineers, TTW, LCI Consultants, W&G, A.G. Coombs, Stantec, NDY, Elemental Cyber Security Inc., Tactix, WT Partnership, Urbis, Philip Chun, Arcadia, Morris Goding Access Consulting, JMT Consulting, Holmes, Transsolar|Klima Engineering, Buro North, ARUP, GHD

Awards

2023 Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), Winner of the Future Projects Award of Excellence
2021 WAF Future Projects, Office winner
2020 Holcim Awards Bronze Prize for Asia Pacific

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