Victorian Auditor-General’s Office

State government auditing is a serious affair: the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office (VAGO) is committed to the public, and as such, its orientation is outward. Its focus is not on the spaces in which it works. Fortunately, this concern belongs to Baumgart Clark Architects, the team behind the office’s highly responsive fitout, which has embedded the principles of dignity, professionalism and public service into its design. A key aspect to the brief – in addition to a very tight turnaround of seven months – was to communicate the function and ethos of VAGO without corporatizing its space. This is something that public sector workplace design