commercial workplace
Project
Turning heads in the ever-evolving Parramatta CBD
TURNER focuses on the intersections of heritage and Parramatta’s urban growth in the design of a new commercial workplace.
Workplace
Full of surprises: Afterpay by The Studio* Collaborative
Afterpay by The Studio* Collaborative is modelled as a destination for a non-traditional workforce of young, engaged, tech-smart individuals.
Project
Fender Katsalidis’ new landmark for Parramatta Square
Parramatta’s design-led urban renewal has reached another milestone with the completion of the $320 million commercial building, 32 Smith Street.
Project
61 Robinson is an office building with a hotel vibe
Brewin Design Office’s assiduous renovation of 61 Robinson turns an uninspiring and disjointed lobby into an elegant, harmonious and uplifting space.
Project
Gensler puts its sensitive, sustainable stamp on Hanoi
More than an exploration in form, Gensler’s Viettel building pushes forward ideals of open and collaborative working and environmental responsibility.
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Architectus’ boutique new build in Sydney’s CBD
Not many commercial buildings in Sydney’s CBD can boast a 2020 completion date. But one boutique office building, situated at 275 George Street, forged through to cut the ribbon and stake its future in shifting sands.
Ideas
The workplace strategists’ guide to responding to change
Now is the time for strategy and action, say Kellie Payne, director, Bates Smart, and Dr Caroline Burns, founder, Workplace Revolution. And it all begins with asking the right questions.
Project
Employee health and wellness rules all at Market Lane
From its basement bike racks to its rooftop meeting pods, Market Lane by Elenberg Fraser fulfils a craving for greener pastures among its health-driven workers.
Project
Botanicca 3 is a reflection of place
Gray Puksand’s Botanicca 3 project takes inspiration from the surrounding landscape with a palette and form that speak of place in a most hospitable fashion.
Project
Making Olderfleet Young Again
Blending the old with the new, Grimshaw’s latest project with Carr is a beacon of architectural expression that sits perfectly within the city skyline.
Project
Retail roll call: David Jones and Country Road Group HQ
Six major Australian labels, two buildings, one unified workplace… how does it work? Heidi Smith of Gray Puksand gives us the scoop on David Jones’ and Country Road Group’s stylish new Melbourne headquarters.
Project
A refreshing Queensland workplace: Mirvac HQ, Brisbane by Peddle+Potter
What defines the Queensland vernacular and how does it permeate into a workplace fit-out? Local studio Peddle+Potter (P+P) brought a truly refreshing design to life.
Project
Blue-sky thinking: Woodside Perth by Cox and Unispace
As the ‘well’ movement gathers momentum, we see numerous workspaces re-skinned as colourful, enticing work-life centres. But just how well do these workplaces deliver on the promise? Enter, Woodside.
Project
WOWOWA creates a golden workplace
What happens when you mix an investment company with George Calombaris’ hospitality group? Monique Woodward of WOWOWA walks us through the golden columns and industrial interpretations that have tamed this challenging warehouse tenancy.
Project
Creating an island: Microsoft Place by Gensler
In bringing 2000 Microsoft staff into a single location, Gensler has deconstructed the typical working model. Taking its client into unchartered territories, the design team envisaged a new working landscape that moves beyond the corporate norms to embrace ‘island’ life.
Project
Making it work: Todd Hammond on the components of a successful commercial project
In the wake of its first completed project, we catch up with Hammond Studio’s Todd Hammond to talk building a business, the client-designer relationship, and why adaptive reuse is the way forward.
Project
Prototyping the workplace: Hayball Sydney Studio
More than just a workplace for employees, Hayball’s new Sydney studio welcomes family and community members and serves as a prototype for testing and developing ideas.
Project
Back to the future Hall Chadwick Brisbane by COMUNiTI
A progressive urban workplace’s imaginative design reflects its rural heritage, encourages movement and unifies its team: Hall Chadwick’s exciting new premises by COMUNiTI.
Project
Grown-up co-working by Universal Design Studio
Elegant and refined design, with pops of colour elevate this new co-working space in London’s former Met Police HQ. Designed by Universal Design Studio, Tingatel House shows that co-working is growing up.
Project
High EQ: Mirvac’s EY Centre
Can you design emotional intelligence into a workplace? The trail-blazing EY Centre in Sydney gives it a red hot go, with a human-focused approach to both the development and design of the building. EY Centre’s appeal proved irresistible for Mirvac which, half-way through the development process, decided to locate its headquarters across six floors of the building.
Project
Building blocks: Make Ventures HQ by Tecture
Tecture has used humble and hardy breeze blocks and plywood to create a fresh, youthful interior with subtle references to Make Ventures’ brand identity.
Project
Future-proofed: Geyer designs new home for Suncorp
Sometimes the most evolved designs are those left incomplete. When conceptualising the new Suncorp headquarters in Sydney, Geyer worked to the idea of ‘designing to 80 per cent’. The result is a radical take on workplace flexibility. While the building caters to its occupants in the present, it comprehensively avoids dictating their needs going into the future.
Project
Place-making at Plenary by Woods Bagot
Woods Bagot takes a people-centred approach to Plenary’s new Melbourne office, using place-making strategies more often seen in urban and landscape projects.
Articles
The Top 5 New Year’s Resolutions You Should Make For Your Next Commercial Project
With the end of the year upon us, it’s time to get thinking about your office’s New Year’s resolutions for 2018…
Products
The 4 Secrets Of The Perfect Boardroom
Your boardroom is the hub of decision making, the place where we choose to wow our clients, and it’s no wonder that it’s the heart of every office.
Project
Deloitte Perth by Geyer
How does the world’s most influential auditing firm self-audit? Designed by Geyer, the new Deloitte Head Quarters in Perth is a stellar case study for self-analysis and designing for the (sometimes opposing) needs of many in a single space.
Products
Dynamic Design for the Modern Office
Ollin, from CBS is a dynamic monitor arm designed to react to the modern technological advances of office life.
Finishes
Sydney Law Firm Office Fitout by Corian®
Corian® is attractive, flexible and functional—just like the offices it works in.
Ideas
How to solve storage in the modern office.
Software is increasingly coming to define the modern workplace; virtualisation, mobility management, networking and software-as-a-service solutions enable businesses to interact and work through more efficient and modern ways.
Articles
Fully Charged
Flo Power Hub provides cost-effective desktop access to three USB ports for easy and convenient charging of personal devices in the workplace.
Furniture
Why Lockers are Better with Steel
With lockers becoming a popular personal storage alternative in many Activity Based Workplaces, the need for an apt and flexible option is paramount.
Furniture
Personal storage takes on a whole new dimension with pop
When it comes to personal storage, a ped is not a ped.
Project
A Space Conducive to Innovation, Interaction and Collaboration
For Pacific Brands Underwear Group’s new Burwood HQ, designed by Valmont, integrating the company’s business philosophy into the space was crucial. It needed to improve creative capacity, while also nodding to the brand’s history.
Project
How DLA Piper’s new Fit Out creates a learning landscape
To produce a space that embodies the firm’s key principles of creating an innovative workplace that provides flexible, future-oriented solutions and an environment that is a platform for a learning landscape, Woods Bagot chose CSM to provide the storage solutions for DLA Piper’s new Sydney Offices.
Articles
Cabinets for the Future Office
CSM’s customised Evolution Sliding Door Cabinets proved to be the perfect storage solutions for Bates Smart’s stunning fit out of TransGrid’s Head Office relocation in Sydney, successfully supplying high quality products with flexible functionality.
Articles
AVALL from Colebrook Bosson Saunders
AVALL screen supports from CBS cater to the needs of the contemporary collaborative workplace.