On each floor of the Lion building there is a different theme and the fit-out, decor and graphics relates to the particular divisional activity of the business. The themes used are drawn from iconic Australian settings - the beach, the park, the backyard etc.

Most of the MAXI BEAMs are found on the ground floor which comprises of reception area, a bar, a café and meeting and training rooms. Appropriately this has been fitted out as a Beer Garden as it is where staff and clients come together and socialise.

The main area of this floor revolves around a circular bar and the ceiling has been left exposed and painted black to maximise its height. Beneath the ceiling are suspended mixed lengths of MAXI BEAM in alternating finishes of White and Tasmanian Oak, the configuration forming a feature reminiscent of a curving garden path of railway sleepers which guides the way through the main space to others beyond.

The path ends at a beam lined tunnel into the corridor and other areas.

The path winds its way through the main space to adjacent smaller meeting areas beyond. In these spaces it continues in Tasmanian Oak beams again in mixed lengths. Then in other areas the beams are used in staggered heights as well as different lengths or simply arrange in such a way that they define or frame a specific space. In all over 140 different sizes of beam have been used.

The project shows how Supaslat MAXI BEAM can be used to achieve endless diverse combinations of effects to suit different spaces.

In 2013 this project won the MBA Excellence in Construction Award. The development has also been awarded a 6 Star Green Rating - Office Design v2 certified rating.

In some areas different lengths of beams cover the intire ceiling to define an intire area.

Photography © Tyrone Branigan Productions