Australian Embassy, Jakarta
Designcraft were appointed the sole supplier for loose furniture for the new Australian Embassy in Jakarta. The Embassy complex houses the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and 13 other government departments and agencies. The complex comprises Chancery, Executive Residence, 32 staff accommodation units, clinic and recreational facilities, compliant with mandated security. It provides sufficient space, functionality and amenity for all occupants.
Designcraft supplied the Overseas Property Office and Services within the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, as part of the second stage of a two-stage open procurement process for the supply and installation of loose furniture to the Chancery, Recreational Centre and Guardhouses to the New Australian Embassy Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia.
The visual imagery of the Chancery, as a reflection of an expression of Australia, works at a number of levels. The form is uncomplicated, direct but at the same time powerful and memorable. It is unequivocal and confident. It does not look superficially ‘Australian’, but relies on a more subtle reading of the Australian character. The materials reflect not only characteristic colours of the Australian landscape but also convey something of the natural resources and mineral wealth.
Client Organisation: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Quantity Surveyor: WT Partnership
Project Manager: Turner & Townsend Thinc
Photography: John Gollings
