third space

Articles
Furnishing the third space: Furniture by Design harnesses a future-focussed design perspective
Furniture by Design is leading the way in future-focussed workplaces and hospitality spaces by designing for the third space.

Project
The Commons South Yarra is everything your home is not
The Commons South Yarra is a seriously fun rendition of a co-working space by Foolscap Studio, intent on delivering amenity you can’t get at home.

Project
Adaptive space caters for hybrid work/life the Sim-Plex way
What use does the idle office have, if we’re all working from home? Sim-Plex Design Studio proposes an adaptive spatial solution for hybrid working.

Project
First impressions are everything in YTL headquarters
The public spaces of YTL Corporation’s new Kuala Lumpur headquarters walk a fine line between celebrating legacy and embracing the future.

Workplace
Can commercial tenancies facilitate workplace flexibility?
Looking beyond the standard rental agreements of the past, Space&CO. are opting to bring options to the table previously unseen for office tenants.

Project
Studio SKLIM crafts a tiny, flexible workspace for Deloitte
Nine agile work zones are packed within a petite 32-square-metre footprint which serves as an extension of the main office.

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Third space found hidden within adaptive reuse project
Known for their talent in adaptive re-use, Linehouse brings new vision to an under-utilised indoor pool at Jing’an Kerry Centre in Shanghai.

Workplace
What ever will coerce people out of home and back to the CBD?
The pandemic saw unprecedented freedoms given to employees in an effort to keep the ball rolling. But as we move away from it, what does the ideal office look like in a post-pandemic world, and what will it take to bring employees back to the office in a full time capacity?

Project
Is open air architecture the future of social interstices?
From the streets of New York to the laneways of Melbourne, Stephen Crafti looks at how architects are reinventing the public realm to support collaboration and connectivity.

Ideas
What’s workplace design got to do with office dynamics?
Hybrid working puts the pressure back on the individual to expertly communicate and perform within a team of dispersed personnel. How can workplace design help to enhance office dynamics?

Products
Scape: Furniture For Humanised Connections In Third Spaces
We can demand more from our shared spaces. The Scape collection of rock-like modules from Tait (available through Cult Design Asia) encourages intuitive engagement for a richer experience of third spaces.

Ideas
Why The ‘Third Place’ Is Revolutionising The Way We Work
According to sociologist Ray Oldenburg, “third places are public spaces on neutral ground where people can gather and interact.” We review two INDE.Award-contending projects that revolutionise the meaning of ‘collaborative engagement’ at work.

Ideas
Why the ‘third place’ is revolutionising the way we work
According to sociologist Ray Oldenburg, “third places are public spaces on neutral ground where people can gather and interact.” We review two INDE.Award-contending projects that revolutionise the meaning of ‘collaborative engagement’ at work.

Project
Memocorp: the quiet achiever
The Stella Collective’s grand lobby for property group Memocorp takes an understated approach to dismantling corporate design norms.

Project
The hybrid design approach of Archier’s Caroma on Collins
Caroma on Collins by Archier combines a groundbreaking retail offering together with staff offices, all while ensuring a cohesive design resolution.

Project
Eaton House: A New Kind of Coworking Space
This working club in Hong Kong opened its doors to a counterculture community last month, setting the scene for creativity, expression and the formation of world-changing ideas.