Three years ago, back in January 2018, the Shellharbour Civic Centre, in NSW, opened its doors and since then this ground breaking community hub has thrived. Not surprisingly a number of significant awards for design and architecture have also been awarded to both the Shellharbour Civic Centre and the Shellharbour City Library.
Above: Shellharbour Civic Centre designed by Design Inc in association with Lacoste + Stevenson.
Instinct furniture is proud to have supplied our YAKETY YAK Pods to host customer services in both the library and council front of house. YAKETY YAK’s touch-button height adjustability adjusts the desk height to the task, and the ergonomic design ensures pods are flexible, adaptable and remain useful for many years.
On entering the building visitors are greeted at the Welcome Pod.
Above: YAKETY YAK Classic Oval 1600 Pod (fitted with a privacy screen) becomes a prominent, friendly Welcome Point at the Civic Centre entrance.
In the Council zone, staff meet comfortably with clients at a series of Help Pods dotted through a futuristic but welcoming interior.
Above: Council staff and customers interact at YAKETY YAK Help Pods.
Over in the library, generous spaces flow past well placed help pods, inviting patrons to interact with librarians.
Above: A librarian providing assistance at a YAKETY YAK Help Pod.
The Library has found the YAKETY YAK Pods so successful that the design was again adopted for their latest branch, Warilla Library, opened in December 2019.
Above: Warilla Library.
Above: YAKETY YAK Classic Oval 1600 Pod, customised with a wider worktop to house a cash tray, at Warilla Library front of house.
YAKETY YAK’s clean, welcoming form and height adjustability epitomises the spirit of uncompromising service delivery and at Shellharbour, Instinct Furniture’s pods marry fully with Council’s ethos of community partnership
Margie Kirkness, Manager Libraries & Museum says; “The Yakety Yak Pod is the perfect companion for our roving customer service model – compact, flexible and welcoming.”
