Saturday, July 2, 2011

One40 William Street.....

Let me start off by saying I am so happy that from August, Aimee (my daughter) will be working in this building.  She and I are happy for completely different reasons, she because as this new building is built directly above the new train station she will be able to come straight in and up to her office, not to mention that she will be in the very close proximity to an abundance of fabulous shopping opportunities (Heaven help her bank balance!). Me because this is no ordinary building, it has been awarded a 4.5 Star NABERS (NABERS Rating) and a 5 Star Green Star (Green Rating) which all boils down to the fact that it is probably the healthiest building in Perth to work in. I felt the first picture translated well in black and white (sorry VP) to show the back view of the building, the central lift shaft and brilliantly designed air management systems, and the front is the much more glamorous image of fashion shop facades. The building she has worked in for the last five years is known as a 'sick' building and when vacated will have millions of dollars spent on it to make it suitable for it's next occupants, government ministers....enough said!! Hurray for One40 William St. and many healthy years ahead.....!

31 comments:

  1. That black and white photo is fabolous.

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  2. Reminded me of a puzzle. A great mean to measure time and life. May the future continue to treat you all kind.


    daily athens

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  3. Thanks Steffe, it's an amazing building hey!

    Thanks Robert, hope all is well with you.

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  4. This could have been your post for 'green' too. Great shots of an interesting building!

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  5. Hi Grace - what a great building for Aimee to be working in - and the location sounds just perfect!

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  6. Thanks Red and Luis, have a great weekend.

    You have no idea how much I want her out of the building she is in Dianne,for health reasons mainly,but also because it'll make it so much easier to meet her in the city to SHOP!! haha!!

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  7. love that top shot! hooray for aimee, hooray for green building!

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  8. Fab photo of One40 William Street Grace. It's a stunning building. Would be a great location to work from. Agree with you though about the challenge to the bank balance! Enjoy this wintry weekend.

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  9. Great design and I love it in B&W.

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  10. Pretty interesting design. Those things on the left resemble heat sinks, like you would find on top of a computer's CPU. Maybe that's exactly what they are.

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  11. brilliant work grace!!

    loved the monochrome!!

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  12. Impressionnant !
    Have a lovely week-end...
    Greetings from france,

    Pierre

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  13. I was about to suggest that this building may have been designed specifically to offset the energy usage at Green House, but having just read more on their web site, it would seem both are eco-friendly:-) B&W was a good choice again, I reckon Grace.

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  14. You should enter your photos in Passion for Perth comp
    http://www.committeeforperth.com.au/component/content/article/62

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  15. Oooh I love that first shot in black and white. What a great building...

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  16. Wonderful black and white picture!
    Have a nice weekend, Karl

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  17. Dont't be sorry for me and the B&W, you have so many reason to be happy for your daughter and even for this beautiful and healthy building. The pictures are both great either, but it is obvious which one is my favorite!

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  18. Shopping is great, but I love the drama of the rear facade.

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  19. Healthy buildings should be the concern of every company executive but, sadly, it isn't. This is a beautiful building.

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  20. The more I see and hear about Perth from you makes it creep into my next list of top ten places to visit!

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  21. I know nothing about your area, but your photos with their short write-ups attracted me so I'm now following you. Love the three posts I read and will be back for more.

    Nice to meet you!
    DI

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  22. Great image, Grace. It seems like a wonderful location and good environment for working, so Aimee is lucky. Enjoy your weekend.

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  23. Wonderful shot. Love the 'boxes' piled upon one another.

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  24. I never knew how fabulous PERTH is!



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  25. That's very good for your daughter. I wonder what makes the building so exceptionally healthy.

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  26. You've done a great job with the b&w on the top shot. Brilliant architecture!

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  27. Yes, I like this building looks. This will have a daughter, a nice place to work. I wish her. Your whole city is nice, modern. Greetings from Bohemia during the summer where we have +14 degrees in the afternoon. Peter.

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