workplaces
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Designing spaces for work and life
The office is no longer just a place to work. In an era defined by collaboration, creativity, and connection, workspaces need to encompass so much more. At the forefront is Actiu.
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Sledgehammer Games’ headquarters “deviates from the cold, minimalist look often associated with tech workplaces”
An environment that invites its occupants to escape the banality of the outside world and lose themselves in a space that is equal parts fun, functional and finely crafted.
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BAR Studio revives heritage
An iconic Collingwood building has been repurposed by BAR Studio into a collaborative and convivial workspace, for a creative roster of tenants to share.
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Sydney Water’s rejuvenated headquarters is an urban watering hole designed by GroupGSA
Drawing on the concept of a watering hole as a gathering place in nature, GroupGSA has rejuvenated Sydney Water’s headquarters located in Parramatta.
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Cox Architecture’s genre-bending reinvention of the workplace as clubhouse
Balancing old and new, Cox Architecture completed this Australasian HQ for a global strategic advisory firm in Sydney’s CBD.
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Herman Miller unveils new OE1 products
Herman Miller expands its flagship workplace range with new products designed to enhance productivity – and the delight of working anywhere, in any way.
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Inner beauty: The Estée Lauder Companies’ Sydney HQ is a jewel in a Brutalist building
High up in the CBD skyline, Davenport Campbell has designed a prestigious, connected and collaborative new workplace for The Estée Lauder Companies.
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Hub by Hassell, the cutting-edge flexible workplace in Sydney’s CBD
The listed heritage building at 44 Martin Place has been transformed by Hassell for a flexible workplace offering defined by variety and high-end amenities.
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Creating a legacy of design
Join us for a Herman Miller series that looks at how architects and designers use their most iconic designs to create beautiful and functional office spaces.
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From the earth: Texture in the Woods Bagot workplace
Woods Bagot has completed new offices that capture the colour and texture of the earth to perfection but also provide an exemplary and flexible workspace.
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Executive style like you’ve never seen it – Sydney Place’s new exclusive workplace by GroupGSA
GroupGSA ups the ante on premium, flexible working with the launch of the Executive Centre Sydney Place, located within the landmark Salesforce Tower.
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Meet the sustainability player behind Spain’s healthiest corporate headquarters
Actiu is officially the first industrial company in the world to have been granted both LEED and WELL Platinum certifications. Following the philosophy, “Think local, act global,” Actiu continues to drive technological progress towards new heights of sustainability.
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Reshaping executive spaces for the new era of work
Wilkhahn’s innovative seating and furniture solutions turn conference settings and executive offices into compelling spaces centred on the people who use them.
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Check out AMP’s head office in the award-winning Quay Quarter Tower
Inside the internationally award-winning Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney, AMP’s workplace by Hassell has been likened to a biophilic, vertical village.
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Designing hybrid offices that work
With many offices now shifting to accommodate flexible working, three distinct spaces have emerged to support new hybrid working models – each with their own unique seating requirements.
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Why “intentional” matters in the modern workplace
It’s time to give up the office ping pong table, writes Angela Ferguson. Why, you may ask? Because one of the imperatives of the modern workplace is to question the purpose behind each design choice. Read on…
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Google Aotearoa wins The Work Space category at 2022 INDE.Awards
Leading the way in workplace design that reflects location, people and culture, the winner of The Work Space in the 2022 INDE.Awards is right at home in every sense of the word.
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Google Aotearoa takes out Work Space award
As the winner of INDE.Awards’ 2022 Work Space, this Warren and Mahoney project exemplifies the very cutting edge of workplace design.
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TBWA HAKUHODO is where employees come to work hard and play harder
When it comes to TBWA HAKUHODO’s office in Guangzhou, M Moser Associates have created a dynamic work environment that reflects the values and identity of the brand culture while promoting a relaxed environment that bring out the best in people.
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Inside Wyer & Co’s new workplace by Daniel Boddam
Daniel Boddam Studio’s design of Wyer & Co’s workplace takes nature as inspiration with a palette of tactile materials and muted colours.
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Hammond delivers creative ingenuity for ECP
Hammond Studio has brought to life a dynamic workspace that both challenges and exemplifies the unorthodox space at ECP Asset Management.
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Brush of blue for HDR’s Sydney HQ
HDR’s architectural and engineering teams come together in its new office at 25 Martin Place: the iconic Harry Seidler building.
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Akcelo office takes its cue from co-working
Co-working feel, in a mono-brand workplace. The offices of Akcelo by Cachet Group feels relaxed and flexible while also delivering an ‘engine room’ of productivity.
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Future of hybrid working at Dexus Place and Burnet Institute
How does hybrid working operate, in real world terms? We consider two recently completed projects, designed for a post-pandemic workforce.
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Designing a lab? This flexible lighting solution has you covered
It’s well understood just how demanding laboratory environments are. When it comes to executing the design of these, KLIK Systems has developed LABline, a high quality architectural lighting solution.
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Zenith Connect digitises the modern workplace
With its Connect concept, Zenith is helping organisations utilise emerging technology to transform building operations and deliver inspirational experiences to all their employees.
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BVN makes AFR BOSS ‘Best Places to Work’ list
“We do this for our people, that’s the number one driver,” says Brian Clohessy. He reveals what sets BVN apart from other workplaces.
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Meet Unispace’s new CEO, Emma Forster Mitrovski
Gillian Serisier sits down with Emma Forster Mitrovski to discuss her role as CEO and Unispace’s unique strengths in strategy, design and construction.
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The moment of solace we’re all seeking: Valli
The new sofa collection Valli by Schiavello shines as a purpose-driven workplace sofa, providing a quick retreat as Australia returns to the office.
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Every day Hot Black delivers ‘different as usual’
As Hot Black celebrates its 10th birthday, we reflect on the how the studio continues to challenge and blur the lines of workplace design.
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Active seating fuels creativity and collaboration
The Steelcase Flex Perch Stool creates spaces for fluid, spontaneous collaboration while allowing employees to stay fully engaged in mind and body.
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Vestiaire Collective’s new Paris headquarters
Simple, elegant and wholly appropriate, the design for Vestiaire Collective’s new Paris Showroom is brand realisation writ large.
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The Bureau marks a new wave of networking and community
With the opening of The Bureau in Sydney’s financial district, Kingsmede proposes a new office offering, known as ‘workday luxury’.
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The rise of the mini-office
The Bosselino phone pod by Bosse provides workers with a flexible, private retreat set within today’s fast-paced open-plan office environments.
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The Byne System: Flexible workplace specification made easy
Herman Miller, the unquestionable leader in workplace design, once again brings the signature fusion of their research capability and insightful design ethos to the (work) table with a new, all-in-one system developed to make creating agile environments easy.