Rising above Gadigal Station, the organic volumes of Parkline Place’s facade sympathetically integrate into the vibrant fabric of Sydney’s CBD. With direct access to transport links, retail spaces and hospitality venues, the commercial tower’s prime location offers unparalleled connectivity, establishing it as a convenient and immersive destination for employees and clients. Designed by the world-renowned Foster + Partners and operated by Investa, the remarkable building emerges from its locale with harmonious cohesion, redefining the idea of a workplace inspired by its local context.

Investa knew that for a destination as high-profile and premium as Parkline Place, the bathrooms and end-of-trip facilities would need to tread a fine line between the luxury feel the tenants would expect, and a sustainable and innovative solution that would make the experience seamless and make sense for the building in the long term.

“There are a few key touchpoints that are particularly important for our tenants,” explains Alan. “There’s the building facade, which is the public face of the building, your entry lobby, a lift, and bathroom amenities. From our point of view, these touchpoints are where people need to feel the quality of the building.”

As a result, the team wanted to invoke a sense of playful differentiation by doing things that speak to the modern way of working but also have a point of difference. “We needed to do that in a way that was bold, without being polarising,” says Mark Tait, Group Executive and Head of Development at Investa. “So, we aimed to push the boundary while presenting a premium-grade offering.”

When it came to bringing that ethos into the bathrooms and end-of-trip facilities, Investa partnered with Caroma. “When COVID came along in 2020, we were in the late stages of design. But we decided to start to look at every system and say, ‘How do we go touch-free?’” recalls Mark. Alan adds that they decided to introduce UV filtration into the lifts and the handrails of the escalators and integrate Caroma Smart Command through all the bathrooms. “It was really about offering something extra,” he says.

Caroma has been enhancing the efficiency, form, and function of Australian bathrooms for almost eight decades and is now emerging as an indisputable leader in sustainable water management in the built environment. Their high-quality range boasts simple, refined designs and advanced solutions like Caroma Smart Command – a trailblazing ecosystem of intelligent bathroom products that enable the real-time monitoring of water use – offering the perfect fusion of timeless aesthetic, environmental profile, hygiene and enduring, optimised performance for projects like Parkline Place.

This commitment to intelligent design solutions is further highlighted in bathroom specifications across Levels 2-35, which are also fitted out with Caroma Smart Command Taps, Toilets and the WELS 6 Star-rated Cube 0.8 Urinal with Smart Command Rough-In Kit, which activates flush automatically thanks to the advanced urine detection technology. The fixtures’ sophisticated design language harmonises with timeless, thoughtfully localised interiors expertly devised by Foster + Partners, while the advanced technology elevates their premium character.