New Australian Embassy, Jakarta

WT Partnership was appointed to provide full Cost Management services to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for the new Australian embassy in Jakarta which was completed in 2011.

Located on a four hectare site in central Jakarta the new embassy will provide office, residential and recreational accommodation for a number of Australian government departments including Foreign Affair, Federal Police, Austrade, Customs, Attorney General plus others.

The complex will include a 19,000 m² chancery comprising office and meeting areas, a five-bedroom Head of Mission residences, 32 no. four-bedroom residences and extensive recreational facilities including clubroom, swimming pool, two tennis courts and multi-purpose sports court.

Services areas for staff are also included in the design incorporating medical centre, emergency accommodation units and community liaison facilities.

The exterior of the facility will be clad with varying materials; each with a different metallic surface representing Australia’s mineral wealth – zinc, copper, brass, steel, aluminium.

A key consideration in the design of the new complex is energy conservation and environmentally sustainable design. Active and passive measures will be employed to meet energy conservation targets including water harvesting and green roof technology.