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Workplace designed as an urban sanctuary

Workplace designed as an urban sanctuary

Bean Buro discusses the design of Palatino Hospitality’s Hong Kong workplace, where biophilic design, warm materiality and hospitality principles combine to create a calm retreat within the city.

A workplace that doubles as a design showroom

A workplace that doubles as a design showroom

Designed with Made For, Wildflower’s Melbourne office uses a restrained material palette, bold colour and curated furniture to create a workplace that reflects the company’s approach to interiors.

The office as a stage: Wilkhahn x Indesign

The office as a stage: Wilkhahn x Indesign

A recent gathering hosted by Wilkhahn brought designers together to discuss flexibility, technology and the changing role of the workplace.

From floorplate to cityscape

From floorplate to cityscape

M Moser Associates has reimagined DuPont’s Shanghai R&D Centre as a network of connected neighbourhoods, using local references and workplace strategy to support collaboration, flexibility and future growth.

What happens when a chair becomes the conversation?

What happens when a chair becomes the conversation?

At Machine Hall, Herman Miller gathered Sydney’s design community to consider performance seating as part of workplace strategy, not just workplace furniture.

Comment: Four design principles pushing beyond the office in 2026

Comment: Four design principles pushing beyond the office in 2026

As 2026 gathers pace, Davenport Campbell Principal Neill Johanson argues that the people-place-process nexus in workplace design just won’t cut it any longer.

The bedrock of beautiful interior realms

The bedrock of beautiful interior realms

Finding inspiration from the textures, geometries and mineral hues of landscape formations, Godfrey Hirst has released a new carpet tile collection that offers earthly treasures to enhance commercial office and hospitality spaces.

Mangrove garden: Bean Buro reimagines corporate culture in Hong Kong

Mangrove garden: Bean Buro reimagines corporate culture in Hong Kong

Bean Buro transforms a financial office into a biophilic workplace using local art, hospitality design and wellbeing-driven spaces.

Material confidence at Ambit Curator’s Everton Buildings

Material confidence at Ambit Curator’s Everton Buildings

Trust sits at the core of Everton Buildings’ new office, where Ambit Curator was given licence to move beyond convention and deliver a workplace defined by vision, materiality and assured detail.

Omnicom’s Melbourne headquarters revitalises a heritage icon on Bourke Street

Omnicom’s Melbourne headquarters revitalises a heritage icon on Bourke Street

The new headquarters for Omnicom in Melbourne’s CBD sees heritage re-invigorated with style and finesse.

The changing workplace and why it demands good design

The changing workplace and why it demands good design

With Steelcase having reopened its refreshed WorkLife Showroom in Singapore this year, we spoke to Navedita Shergill about some key workplace macro shifts identified in their research.

Across waters: Anglo-Eastern Singapore by Bean Buro

Across waters: Anglo-Eastern Singapore by Bean Buro

Bean Buro’s Singapore office for Anglo-Eastern is a poetic continuation of their Hong Kong headquarters — a workplace that balances identity and calm.