Commercial & Workplace

A ground-breaking legal workplace where the concept of ​‘we’ is more important than ​‘me’, the new London headquarters for international law firm Baker McKenzie has supercharged an entirely new way of working.

Deloitte’s new workplace fosters an environment where people collaborate to imagine a better future.

Anything but typical, SEEK’s new global HQ is an ultra-flexible ​‘contemporary warehouse’ that embodies the company’s unique culture – and embraces its future.

Crowning the award-winning Quay Quarter Tower (QQT) in Sydney, Australia, AMP’s new workplace inspires a sense of connection, shared purpose and joy.

Backed by its ​‘better, together’ ethos, Suncorp’s new headquarters in Brisbane, Australia, galvanizes its people with an experience-rich workplace.

Balancing act: NAB’s new Melbourne headquarters is an engaging hub for the future of banking.

Set in the heart of Shanghai, Park Avenue Central creates an oasis in the city and sets a new standard in sustainable mixed-use developments.

One The Esplanade honours the history and heritage of First Nations people and the importance of the site to its Traditional Owners and, by doing so, seeks to create a lasting legacy that celebrates the past while embracing a shared future. 

HSBC Hong Kong combines the best in hospitality, workplace and meeting space design in its new private client centre, the QRC Suites – a dedicated place for building valuable relationships.

Computershare’s reinvigorated HQ is a soulful warehouse that inspires connection and innovation. It’s hardly a ​‘run of the mill’ workplace.

The striking, curved façade of this 33-level tower offers breathing room to St Stephen’s Church next door, a heritage building typical of this pocket of Sydney.

This co-working space reflects the colour and energy of its central location in one of London’s most iconic market districts.

A boundary-testing pilot project shaped our design for this academic workplace – a cultural catalyst for innovation in teaching, research and industry partnerships.

The purpose-built Asian headquarters for global healthcare business GSK is a beacon of health in the region.

Global media company Sky asked us to bring our most progressive, international design thinking to their ​‘game changing’ London HQ.

Armed with deep insight into our client’s ambitions and lessons from the world’s great campuses, we helped ANZ expand their workplace – and their horizons.

For this standard-setting project, the mental and physical health of employees, customers and the community were at the heart of our design.

Arup’s workplaces ​‘pull back the curtain’ on the innovation and ingenuity of their organisation and people.

This workplace represents a distinct shift away from more traditional corporate design toward a space with an authentic, tangible connection to the company’s purpose and place within the community.

More than a workplace, Brookfield Place is a bustling urban precinct and heritage location revitalising the heart of a city.

Global property group Lendlease wanted a dynamic, energetic workplace for its Sydney HQ – a place to inspire people and strengthen teamwork.

For a company that prides itself on investing in the benefit of communities, Brookfield Properties’ San Francisco workplace is an opportunity to invest in its own people – across the city and beyond.

Supporting the world’s best pharmaceutical companies to meet global health challenges means creating workplaces that promote cutting-edge research, development and operations.

This global financial services company wanted to introduce their Sydney employees to more agile ways of working – increasing connectivity and collaboration and setting an example for their other international locations to follow.

When creating global law firm Baker McKenzie’s Barangaroo, Sydney office, we developed a hybrid workplace to serve the company into the future – and set a new benchmark for legal workplace design.

Hassell’s latest research investigates the compelling prospect of adaptive re-use for urban transformation in Melbourne’s CBD.

Our annual workplace survey casts a light on the link between office transformation and employee satisfaction.

Workplaces with leafy terraces, indoor planting and green rooftops attract employees, improve wellness and productivity and help meet environmental commitments. But how do you make them a success?

The results from our annual survey on what people want from their workplaces have landed. The big reveal? More time in the office means happier employees and fewer resignations. But only if people have the freedom to choose.

As companies try to attract employees back to the office, a new challenge has emerged: many workers are only returning three days a week, leaving workplaces deserted on Mondays and Fridays. How do we design for this new era of hybrid working?

Could the renewal of existing buildings be a more forward-thinking and rewarding alternative to bold, iconic architecture? Discover six essential ingredients that can transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.

Ingrid Bakker talks to CBRE’s Talking Property podcast about adaptive reuse in our cities. Listen to the podcast.

Commercial Property Guide explores our recent research: From Office to Oasis in which Senior Researcher Dr Daniel Davis finds that, if green spaces are attractive and well-designed, they are perceived as ​“a significant perk”. ​“They’re spaces for hanging out with colleagues, for taking a break, for exercising and for rejuvenation. They’re also important spaces for entertaining clients…” Read the article.

A new study by globally-reputed design studio Hassell reveals that there are approximately 90 office buildings built before 1990 in Melbourne that could be converted into housing for up to 20,000 people. Hassell partnered with Ethos Urban on the research study conducted on behalf of the Property Council of Australia, with the comprehensive property audit of the city centre identifying these buildings, which represent roughly 6.5% of CBD office buildings built before 1990, and can be repurposed into 10,000−12,000 new apartments, significantly adding to Melbourne’s housing supply through adaptive reuse. Read the article in Architecture & Design.

Australian Design Review

The Fifth Estate

Our annual survey of 2300 office workers in Australia, Singapore, the US and the UK provides important clues about what people want from their workplace as life goes ​“back to normal”.

We’ve tested a variety of survey questions as we try to understand the post-pandemic workplace. Are the headlines right?

Remote? In-person? Hybrid? There’s no shortage of opinions on where we’ll work next. But what do they mean for our workplaces?

How can the architecture industry stay relevant if architects can’t quantify their value?

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