CBD
Events
Indesign x Wilkhahn: Melbourne, where are you working?
Our latest collaboration saw a range of designers come together at Wilkhahn’s Melbourne showroom for a discussion on the workplace dynamics specific to the Victorian capital.
Workplace
Per atria ad astra
In the very heart of Sydney’s CBD, 1 Elizabeth is a vast civic-scale project that integrates workplace design, transport infrastructure, event spaces, and hospitality around some dramatic void spaces.
Workplace
Softness balanced with boldness in Technē’s lobby fitness fit-out
The very first SFIDI fitness and wellness centre is a cutting-edge interior architecture fit-out designed to add impactful new life to the lobby of Melbourne’s Rialto Towers.
Events
“Renewable real estate”: Wrapping up Melbourne Design Week with FK
FK hosted a standout Melbourne Design Week event with a panel on adaptive reuse and renewable real estate at 500 Bourke, featuring previous contributor Nicky Drobis and our editor as moderator.
Project
HOME Parramatta and the question of renting well
As build-to-rent gains ground in Australia, HOME Parramatta asks what architecture can offer beyond supply: stability, shared amenity and a less provisional model of rental living.
Project
A new hotel opens on Melbourne’s Western edge — with a bar to match
With design by SORA and LiFE, the opening of Mercure Melbourne La Trobe Street introduces a 195-room hotel to the CBD, alongside Foundry Bar and Kitchen — a rooftop-adjacent venue designed to draw both guests and locals.
Workplace
Civic activation at 55 Collins Street
Grimshaw has completed a revitalisation of Collins Place, adding new layers to an already historically and architecturally rich site in Melbourne’s CBD.
Workplace
Foolscap Studio’s (Roman) Forum
In Cremorne, Foolscap Studio has completed Forum – a co-working space that finds inspiration in some Classical archetypes.
Project
Touring One Sydney Harbour with the Renzo Piano Building Workshop team
With the trio of buildings at One Sydney Harbour in full operation, our editor joined the visiting Renzo Piano Building Workshop team for a site visit.
Workplace
Classroom-meets-workplace at DesignInc’s new UNSW CBD campus
This clever conversion of a commercial building to a university campus is setting a new benchmark in rethinking vacant city sites.
Workplace
More than just a transitional space: Perth’s Palace Tower receives the Woods Bagot treatment
Woods Bagot has completed a lobby refurbishment inspired by the historic architecture of the Palace Hotel.
Project
Finding Brisbane’s 2032 sweet spot
With experience in the 2012 London and 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, WilkinsonEyre is proposing a bold new vision to kickstart Brisbane 2032.
Workplace
The keys to Carr’s workplace fit-out
From building selection to amenities, circulation and materiality, Carr’s fit-out for law firm Russell Kennedy is a comprehensive piece of workplace design.
Project
Stylish accommodation refurbishment in the financial heart of Sydney
Landing in the city’s financial district for the first time, The Sebel Sydney Martin Place has had its modern interiors completed by Stack Studio.
Project
Award-winning Olderfleet: “A place where brilliant minds thrive”
This collaborative project — designed by Grimshaw alongside Carr as collaborating interior designers, Mirvac, Suntan REIT and anchor tenant Deloitte — is winning awards left, right and centre. Welcome to the cutting-edge workplace.
Articles
Something old, something new: fjmtstudio and Built reimagine two historic buildings in Sydney’s CBD
Sub Station No. 164 marries original industrial elements with a strikingly sculptural glass architectural statement. This new vision of the workplace celebrates wellbeing and sustainability – from Milliken’s high-performance carpet to circadian rhythm lighting.
Ideas
Simon says we ought to be thinking outside the CBD
Simon Pole, global design director at Unispace, says that the CBD has had it too good for too long. As workplace designers, this is our moment to look beyond the office towers.
Project
Doing Business in the Park
Located at the heart of the Central Business District, the upcoming Frasers Tower boasts two rooftop gardens, a green terrace and a park, generating a soft work-play environment that encourages interaction between tenants.
Furniture
Krost Office Furniture
Krost office furniture encourages comfort and functionality, while adding a modern aesthetic to the urban work environment.