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.
In defiance of the standardised commercial office glass box, 5 Farrell Place presents a striking and invigorating form, affording the opportunity for unique and visually exciting workplaces to suit a variety of private enterprise and government organisations from 125 square metre up to 7,260 square metre.
Completely refurbished in 2022, the building welcomes its visitors and occupants with a new foyer and landscaped piazza with the latest in end of trip facilities and vertical transport.

Visually exciting and highly flexible floor plates are enveloped by a high-performance curtain wall facade offering unobstructed, spectacular views of the Brindabella Mountain range from most levels.
With only four internal columns and an efficient rear side core, each 865 square metre floor provides 100% core office space and exceptional fit out design flexibility. Occupant densities of 1:11 square metre are easily supported with a range of options for subdivision from 125 square metre.
Located in the western CBD core, the building benefits from convenient and efficient access via road, public bus transport, bicycle path infrastructure and the stage 2 light rail.

Parking for up to 53 cars is provided in a functional three level basement and is complemented by several large public parking facilities in the immediate area. Additional facilities - including storage and end of trip - are provided in the basement.
Building services are designed to support multi tenanting, and are specified with appropriate electrical metering infrastructure, communication points of presence and HVAC plant, with fine grained 80 square metre zones for precise heat-load control.



As simple as the idea of insulation and air sealing would appear, it is inherently complex and difficult to implement, requiring a high level of technical skill and design documentation, followed by rigorous monitoring during construction.
At Willemsen, our in-house design team and construction managers are attuned to this level of detail and experienced in its delivery, understanding the pivotal effect that air quality has on a building’s lifelong performance.
In the current generation of buildings, we strive for dual layer air sealing, double glazing and insulation of all exterior surfaces.

Our buildings incorporate complex BACnet building management systems that continuously monitor temperature, air velocity and humidity at multiple points in the building air cycle. They combine this information with carbon dioxide readings and outside air temperature to modulate services preferencing maximum filtered fresh air where outside conditions make it appropriate.
In our construction and facilities maintenance practices, we have detailed specifications implemented by our staff and contractors to control particulate matter, airborne microbials, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and formaldehyde.
Our buildings prioritise natural illumination (100% core office), employing lighting systems that are built to work with task-based lighting, providing energy efficient fine grained lighting control.

Water falling on paved terraces and roofing structures is captured and fed through sediment filtration to underground storage tanks. This can be further filtered on demand and used for a variety of non-potable applications around the building.
To optimise the benefit of collected water, our buildings incorporate water-efficient, WELLS-rated appliances throughout with water-efficient irrigation systems. We avoid the use of evaporative cooling where possible.
















