AIM Fitout, 7 Macquarie Place, Sydney, NSW

The Australian Institute of Management (AIM), one of Australia’s leading business management training firms, engaged NDY to complete the services design of their new NSW training facilities at 7, Macquarie Place, Sydney.

Totalling an area in excess of 2,500 m², the fitout incorporates two levels of training facilities including a library, breakout areas, a commercial kitchen, and one level of internal office environment.

A Flexible Training Environment

To meet AIM’s flexible occupancy needs in the training rooms and multi-function spaces, NDY engineered an air-conditioning solution with the ability to operate in various function modes. This system was designed with energy efficiency features, allowing cooling and outside air to be re-diverted from unused areas to the most populated areas. Outside air provision is controlled via CO2 level monitoring, while cooling and heating is provided by a fully modulating heat recovery system. The combination of these technologies enables AIM to provide a high level of comfort to their staff and clients and save significant energy operating costs.

State of the Art Media Technology

As part of AIM’s new fitout, the opportunity was taken to transition from traditional flip boards and whiteboards, to current technologies including, digital displays, interactive touch screen displays and collaboration suites. NDY worked closely with AIM and their technology partners to develop the solutions required to achieve the desired technology outcomes.

Integration with the Interiors Design

NDY and Futurespace worked in close collaboration to develop a premium grade fitout with building services fully integrated to the interior design. Examples of specific features include exposed services, a barrisol ceiling, an LED-lit portal, and acoustic ceilings with strip linear diffusers.

Acoustic Integrity

The main functional spaces of the fitout were developed to minimise sound transfer from one space to another, thereby minimising the potential for disturbance to the training environment. The high end technology solution was complemented by acoustic finishes throughout which were designed to improve speech intelligibility.