Willemsen brings more than 50 years’ experience designing, building and managing high quality buildings. We design architecturally guided spaces of enduring quality, built with a high attention to detail to ensure performance. With functional design as the fundamental premise of all concepts, we create places that inspire collaboration – places where people want to live and work.
This building’s unique location and design provide a highly desirable setting with tremendous workplace amenity on the edge of Canberra’s parliamentary precinct.
Originally built in 1990, 55 Blackall Street is a working example of Willemsen’s technical capacity and towards net zero commitment through the preservation of embodied carbon in existing structures. Fully renovated, it is a reflection of the modern workplace and operationally achieves 5.5 Star NABERS energy with exceptional indoor environmental quality.
The new Commonwealth headquarters for the Australian Department of Finance are located at 1 Canberra Avenue - at the footsteps of the new Parliament House of Australia, adjacent to St. Paul’s Cathedral. Its form, massing and materials are respectful of their place within the national capital and will endure and continue to improve the surrounding public realm. It is a true exemplar of sustainable development and the modern public sector workplace.
Completely renovated in 2022, 5 Farrell Place is an exemplar of Willemsen’s commitment to rigorous maintenance and comprehensive building upgrades. Set in a core Canberra CBD location with sweeping views and class-leading energy efficiency, the property offers premium workplaces for a variety of organisation sizes from 125 Square metres.