Lion Nathan,Sydney Olympic Park
Fire Engineer - Fire Engineering Professionals
Architect - Project Control Group
Contractor - Project Control Group
Model - FireGuard (-/120/-)
Spec - 10 x Curved | Single/Bi Parting | Narrow Lead Post
Size - 7.00m-13.00m wide x 3.30m high
Completed in 2013, Lion’s Homebush offices incorporates 10 Curving FireGuard model Won-Door’s protecting the 5-story intercommunicating staircase. The objective of the project was to create a compelling workplace, one that encouraged interaction, communication, and innovation between the 800+ employees over the 12,440 m2 building.
The ground floor accommodates Lion’s reception and staff amenities, including staff bar, café, gymnasium, change rooms, masseuse rooms and training room. The selection of the amenities was carefully considered in line with the Lion philosophy of “growing sociability and well-being in our world”, making life a more sociable experience, leaving people with a positive impression of Lion and themselves, embracing informality and encouraging face to face and social interaction, providing a welcoming and inspiring hub for clients and employees alike.
The specification of Won-Door was instrumental in fulfilling the design team’s philosophy of an interactive, agile, and communicating workspace. Creating wide, open, and inviting environments between floors while still complying with fire code requirements with the ability to deploy and protect the 5 stairwell openings in the event of a fire.
The 10 Won-Door’s sit concealed away inside pocket cavities to the side of each opening, deploying under an alarm activation to compartmentalize and protect the spread of fire/smoke between floors. All 10 Won-Doors are supplied with “push to open” green Fire Exit Hardware panels to allow full egress through the openings in the event of fire. The Won-Doors are wired into the building AC Power supply and have their own 24v back-up batteries in the event of a power failure.
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