Celebrating The Spaces Where We Work, At The INDE.Awards

Woods Bagot’s redesign of their Melbourne office was based on the notion of gathering; the various formal and informal spaces within the studio were formed around a large central space at the core of the floorplate.
WeWork’s flasgship Shainghai building is surrounded by an old residential district in the heart of Shanghai; Linehouse celebrated the grandeur of the building, encapsulating the feeling of a grand hotel, transporting guests and members on an unexpected journey of whimsy.
Linehouse’s work on the NIO Brand Creative Studio in Shanghai, for Chinese electric car company NextEV, sees a design reflecting an ethos of high quality and performance, with a space allowing for creative development.
Bean Buro designed ‘The Work Project” - a new serviced office and co-working space in Causeway Bay that allows members complete freedom to adjust their office space and duration according to their evolving needs.
Breathe Architecture’s Slack Melbourne HQ fi-out embraces the imperfection of recycled timber floors, exposed brickwork and concrete silos, givinh the space more of a “boutique hotel” feeling, and less workplace ambience.
The Bold Collective’s redesign of PetSure’s Sydney HQ sees an interconnecting stair creating greater connectivity across business units, resulting in a collaborative tiered seating amphitheatre for all presentations & informal meetings.
Honestbee is an online grocery delivery service based in Singapore, with operations in singapore and other parts of the Asian region, and Wynk Collaborative’s design sees an open and collaborative environment that blends the functions of work, play and community.
BCG Digital Ventures design from Carr Design invites the corporate partner on a journey – from visual tunnels acting to challenge pre-conceived ideas and conventions to Immersion Rooms featuring Minority Report style gesture based technology.

Dipping offices in colour with Herman Miller

Bidding farewell to mundane and uninspired office spaces, colour has transformed our workplaces into layered and engaging environments. So we sit down with Karina Simpson, Hot Black’s Workplace Lead, to talk about the influence colour has on the workspace landscape through the prism of Herman Miller’s progressive colour philosophy.

Designing with empathy: Creating inclusive bathrooms

The idea behind ubiquitous inclusivity is undoubtedly an appealing one, which is why universal and accessible design principles have been gaining so much traction in recent years. Here, two renowned design experts weigh in on utilising these principles to create accessible bathrooms – and share the design thinking underpinning the process.