ANZ Breathe is the winner of the 2022 Victorian Architecture Award for Sustainability.
‘Shape a world where people and communities thrive’ is the driving force behind ANZ’s new, nationwide, 100%-carbon-neutral-in-operations branch design known as ‘ANZ Breathe’.
ANZ engaged Breathe Architecture and set out to create a future that’s not just about returning money to stakeholders, but is instead based sincerely on three important values: environmental sustainability, secure housing, and financial wellbeing for all Australians.
ANZ Breathe is a simple kit of modular parts that come together, like Lego pieces, to form each branch.
It’s simple, elegant and easily adapted: the system can be replicated and scaled as branch requirements change.
The Breathe Architecture design follows a light-touch approach, so at the end of the tenancy, almost all of the branch can be repurposed.
Materials are beautiful, natural, honest, and either biodegradable or recyclable.
Biophilic design is an integral part of each branch with plants and natural materials throughout, increasing the mental and physical wellbeing of staff and customers.
The result is inviting interior spaces, beautiful and natural Australian timber furniture, and lush greenery.
Branches are designed to be welcoming, safe, and familiar.
ANZ Breathe evokes the feeling of home and talks to ANZ’s mission to provide access to housing for all.
Project Team
Architecture
Breathe Architecture
Breathe Architecture is a Melbourne-based studio, designing world-class architecture with an enduring and meaningful impact on housing affordability, accessibility, and sustainability.
Photography
Tom Ross
Tom Ross is an Australian architectural and editorial photographer.
Katherine Lu
Katherine is an established and widely-published commercial photographer based in Sydney, specialising in architecture and interiors.
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