With floor-to-ceiling windows and spectacular views across Beeliar Wetlands, the Workplace will become your new favourite space to bring your guests and work awhile between classes.
Spread over Levels 2 and 3, the Workplace features a variety of seating, working, and meeting spaces with amenities that support activities including creative problem-solving, workshops and training delivery, video conferencing and hotdesking.
As a co-working space, the Workplace is designed for everyone to use. Academic and professional staff are welcome to utilise the amenities for solo and group work, for meetings, for video conferencing or video recording. Sessional academic and casual staff will welcome having a place to work, and can utilise lockers to store their bags and laptops for the day or between classes.
Guests of University staff, such as industry partners collaborating on a project, research collaborators, and colleagues visiting from other Universities, can work here while visiting.
Design and amenity
The Workplace is designed to provide a variety of settings for staff to choose from that best suit how they need to work. Furniture is arranged to flow naturally from focused-work areas, whose furnishings cater to quiet, solo, long-stay working through to collaborative areas with a variety of group-based conversation spaces.
The Staff Workplace (Level 2) features low and mid height furniture, with natural light maximised throughout the space. Display screens are available on the 18 sit-stand desks and 12 tables allowing staff to bring their own device and use a monitor. Other seating options include collaboration tables and sit-stand desks. Blue office pods provide quiet spots for individual work. The collaborative whiteboard area provides amenity for team meetings while providing distinction between meeting pods and breakout spaces.
The kitchens are not serviced by cleaners. Bring your own dishwashing detergent, cloth, or dishwasher tablets, and clean and pack away used dishes.
Be mindful of food leftovers in the fridge and throw away items you will not use before you leave. Please do not leave catering leftovers in the kitchens.
To use the locker, choose a locker to use and pay attention to the number on the door. Swipe your Staff ID Card against the security pad, then type in the door number. The locker is now associated with your ID card. Once you close the locker door, it will lock.
To unlock, swipe your Staff ID card against the security pad, and the door to your locker will open.
Lockers are for day use only and all automatically open at 10pm. They are not suitable for multi-day storage or to secure valuables.
Should you have any issue accessing your locker, please contact Murdoch Security or FM Helpdesk.
Printers for staff use are located in the Workplace utility rooms, on both Level 2 and 3. The printers support wireless connection, so you can print from your own device, and support photocopying and printing from a USB. Staff must bring their own paper to use the printers.
The printers in Boola Katitjin are called:
- B360prn02
- B360prn03
For more help, see how to connect to printers at Murdoch.
Displays are available at the 18 sit-stand desks and 12 drop-in tables that allow you to connect your own device. The display has a USB-C cable to connect to your device. You can bring your own dongle to convert from USB-C to ports supported by your device.
Microsoft Teams is available via the touch panel in Meeting Rooms, which will show scheduled meetings booked in Outlook allowing you to walk in and start your hybrid meeting. You can wirelessly connect your own device to the Display, allowing attendees at your meeting to see the screen and allowing you to share with remote participants. Support for use of technology in Meeting Rooms is provided by Murdoch Support – IT Services.
Sit-Stand desks can be adjusted using the preset buttons on the desk control, or by using the up and down arrows to your preferred height. The work desks are not intended for personal storage or desk-setup, and items left behind, such as cables, coffee mugs, plants, or other desk accessories, will be removed by the cleaners.
Meeting and focus rooms
A range of bookable spaces are available within the Workplace where staff can hold meetings, deliver training and development, host staff planning days, or conduct solo work. These spaces offer a variety of amenities, capacity and purpose and can be booked via Outlook or Resource Booker.
Workplace meeting spaces are intended for staff meetings, with rooms outside the Lift Lobby being available for meetings with students. Project Rooms are intended for student use and are not bookable by staff.
Meeting Rooms can be booked by Staff via Outlook, by searching for the Location in your Outlook Calendar. The rooms have acoustic treatments that dampens echoes and enhances the quality of audio, while providing privacy from neighbouring rooms.
If vacant, Meeting Rooms can also be booked from the panel at the door, if available. Meeting rooms outside of the workplace can be booked by Staff via Outlook. If vacant, students or staff can book the room using the door panel.
| Meeting room | Location | Capacity | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| 360.2.005 | Level 2, outside the workplace opposite the southern lift. Suitable for meeting with students. | 4 | - |
| 360.2.007 | Level 2, just inside the workplace doors. | 4 | Display screen to connect your device, microphone, speakers, room camera and Microsoft Teams touchpanel. |
| 360.2.008 | Level 2, just inside the workplace doors. | 4 | Display screen to connect your device, microphone, speakers, room camera and Microsoft Teams touchpanel. |
| 360.3.006 | Level 3, outside the workplace opposite the southern lift. Suitable for meeting with students. | 4 | - |
| 360.3.008 | Level 3, just inside the workplace doors. | 4 | Display screen to connect your device, microphone, speakers, room camera and Microsoft Teams touchpanel. |
| 360.3.009 | Level 3, to the left of the central staff lounge. | 8 | Display screen to connect your device, microphone, speakers, room camera and Microsoft Teams touchpanel. |
| 360.3.010 | Level 3, to the left of the central staff lounge. | 4 | Display screen to connect your device, microphone, speakers, room camera and Microsoft Teams touchpanel. |
| 360.3.011 | Level 3, to the left of the central staff lounge. | 4 | Display screen to connect your device, microphone, speakers, room camera and Microsoft Teams touchpanel. |
A large whiteboard extends the eastern side of the room, and a door provides quick access to a break-out space and Staff Lounge. It is adjacent to a breezeway deck, making it suitable for seminars and functions.
The Innovation Hub is bookable via Resource Booker.
To get to The Innovation Hub (360.3.002), enter Boola Katitjin at Level 3, navigate to the southern Student Portal Deck (with microwaves and tables) and then turn right onto the breezeway deck to enter the Innovation Hub via the automatic double doors. You can also, but do not have to, access the Innovation Hub via the Workplace.
Focus Rooms can be booked by Staff via Outlook, by searching for the Location in your Outlook Calendar. They are intended for use by Staff for private video conferencing, quiet work or for recording learning materials for students.
These rooms are equipped with a single seat, built-in solo desk, acoustic treatments that dampens echoes and enhances the quality of audio and provide privacy from neighbouring rooms.
| Focus room | Location | Technology |
|---|---|---|
| 360.2.061 | Level 2, east corridor opposite the utility room. | All in One PC, Soundbar, Camera and Document Camera. |
| 360.2.062 | Level 2, east corridor opposite the utility room. | All in One PC, Soundbar, Camera and Document Camera. |
| 360.2.063 | Level 2, opposite the lockers. | All in One PC, Soundbar, Camera and Document Camera. |
| 360.2.064 | Level 2, opposite the lockers. Natural light from the eastern-side window. | All in One PC, Soundbar, Camera and Document Camera. |
| 360.3.055 | Level 3, beside the kitchen within the Staff Lounge. | Display screen to connect your device, Soundbar, Camera and Document Camera. |
| 360.3.056 | Level 3, beside the kitchen within the Staff Lounge. | Display screen to connect your device, Soundbar, Camera and Document Camera. |
Remember that kitchens are not serviced. Do not leave leftover catering in the kitchen and ensure that any crockery or cutlery used is washed, dried and put away.
Storage, waste and cleaning
Waste sorting bins are provided on Level 2 and include recycling, waste, and confidential bins.
Staff are asked to remove rubbish, such as coffee cups, when they have finished work, and to manage cleanliness by clearing the whiteboards and not leaving dishes in the kitchen. The work desks are not intended for personal storage or desk-setup, and items left behind, such as cables, coffee mugs, plants or other desk accessories, will be removed by the cleaners.
How to get access
Murdoch Staff can access the Workplace using their Murdoch ID card to swipe into the Workplace. Staff can request a temporary pass to give their visitors access for a day.
To arrange access for your guest, contact The Student Centre.