300 La Trobe Street, Melbourne

Gray Puksand has reworked the entrance, lobby and cafe at 300 La Trobe Street, giving the Melbourne office building a more welcoming ground floor.
The renewed entrance canopy and glazed street front.
Photography: Nick Carlino.

Gray Puksand has reworked the entrance, lobby and cafe at 300 La Trobe Street, giving the Melbourne office building a more welcoming ground floor.
The renewed entrance canopy and glazed street front.
Photography: Nick Carlino.

Practice: Gray Puksand
Photographer: Nick Carlino

The project

Working with Charter Hall, Gray Puksand has renewed the ground floor of 300 La Trobe Street around a new entrance canopy, a brighter lobby and a cafe. The design keeps the building’s generous entrance volume and gives the street frontage a clearer sense of arrival.

Separate entrances for VCAT visitors and staff are integrated into the La Trobe Street facade. Inside, greenery, collaborative areas and warm materials sit beneath a ribbon-shaped light by Jan Flook Lighting, which follows the higher parts of the lobby ceiling.

The work also extends to floor amenities and lift lobbies throughout the building, carrying the ground-floor materials into the route to the offices. Car-park improvements include secure parking and electric-vehicle charging.