ozchildAccommodation Strategy
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BRM’s extensive experience collaborating with not-for-profit and child-centric organisations has been reflected in a fantastic outcome for the accommodation strategy of OzChild, whose South-East operations were facing significant growth. With Ozchild operating from 5 premises across Melbourne’s South East, BRM Projects was appointed to investigate the premises and make recommendations for a strategy that focused on the future required size, locations and office resources. Upon investigating, we recommended a ‘Hub and Spoke’ approach, whereby Ozchild would condense its footprint to have hubs in Dandenong and Frankston only, rather than expanding its five sites to include a sixth. While the current sites are each 300-400sqm, the new hub will be over 1200sqm, offering provisions for growth and greater efficiency in operation.
The 'Hub and Spoke Approach'
A ‘Hub and Spoke’ approach is where the central office is home to managers and decision makers, with smaller spokes of service delivery which connect back in to the hub allowing flexibility to respond. For OzChild’s operation in south east Victoria, Frankston and Dandenong have been identified as key hubs and the client site visit would be a spoke.
While the office will be the key location for team support, retreat and development, adopting an agile working approach would also allow working from home, external meetings, cafes and other offices to also be seen as spokes.
Key benefits of this model:
Location:
Size:
Reflective of the Work:
BRM Projects, and its sister company BRM Real Estate are thrilled to reach this stage of the Accommodation Strategy with OzChild and we look forward to the following stages of the project.
While the office will be the key location for team support, retreat and development, adopting an agile working approach would also allow working from home, external meetings, cafes and other offices to also be seen as spokes.
Key benefits of this model:
Location:
- A large number of hubs was reducing efficiency for OzChild, mainly due to location and travel time. Centralising these hubs would mean that staff would be closer to clients and experience an decrease in travel time.
Size:
- The new site in Dandenong is not only convenient in terms of its proximity to the other Ozchild offices, but its size also allows for future growth.
- Reducing the number of hubs and creating co-located environments allows for more resources (training rooms, interview meeting rooms, engaging staff lunch areas, outdoor space) and a greater efficiency of space.
Reflective of the Work:
- In general, the new spaces would be child-centric, with a balance of professionalism and playfulness. Each location would include a warm and welcoming reception and waiting area, a combination of formal meeting spaces, as well as playful informal spaces, a flexible training facility, a mix offices and open plan work areas, an engaging and communal lunch area, as well as outdoor space.
- The design would be sympathetic, understanding and refined, speaking to staff, child, parent and corporate. It should be warm, inspiring and safe. It should also be flexible and dynamic, allowing OzChild to grow, develop and evolve within it.
BRM Projects, and its sister company BRM Real Estate are thrilled to reach this stage of the Accommodation Strategy with OzChild and we look forward to the following stages of the project.
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