Government
- Commonwealth Department of Human Services
- Australian Department of Defense
- Victorian Department of Conservation and Environment
- Country Fire Authority
| 1. | Halls Gap | ||||
| 2. | Inverloch | ||||
| 3. | Belgrave | ||||
| 4. | Baddaginnie | ||||
| 5. | Emerald | ||||
| 6. | Ruby |
The built environment is the most visible representation of a community's identity. Ideally, these facilities help maximise efficiency while also reflecting the essential character of the community. Architecture should be bold enough to indicate strength and leadership, yet practical enough to serve multiple functions. Whether clients wish to emphasise the best character of an existing structure or create a new facility, we can help develop and execute a plan on time and on budget.
Insite partners with our government clients to create places important in meeting the fundamental needs of society. Our aim is to create facilities that are efficient and harmonise well with the built and natural environments. We lean towards the light and uplifting in developing the interior environment, unlike the dark stereotype sometimes associated with government buildings. We believe this offers significant benefits for both employees and visitors.
As many government buildings have very diverse and complex usage patterns, Insite Architects has its space planners develop site-specific strategies to maintain functionality and efficiency in the dimensional design. This supports the wide array of operations which occur simultaneously in thes facilities. Our designers are experienced in the specific requirements associated with a wide range of government facilities. We understand security and safety concerns are a high priority in the design of these complexes.
Enegy efficiency is an important element in the design of government buildings, and is an important part of Insite's sustainable building design offering. Saving energy offers benefits in terms of resource conservation and bottom line savings. Our designers build energy efficiency into our building designs from both an energy conservation perspective as well as the specification of high efficiency heating and cooling systems.
Other design elements which are a part of government design practice include the use of institutional materials and finishes to maximise durability and minimise maintenance.
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