This building, featuring a composite engineered LVL timber and concrete structure with a sacrificial seismic design, is a bold and innovative form of construction for a commercial office building. The timber frame provides a strong character and ordering system to the interior, while high ceilings and good natural light and ventilation create pleasant work environments throughout the flexibly planned interior spaces. The site arrangement strengthens the main street frontage, with the carefully composed façade of glass and precast concrete, and the ground floor retail frontages, enhancing the urban environment.