Hassell | Post-covid design

Media October 18, 2023

Project Profile: Australian National University Research School of Physics

Designed by Hassell, The Australian National University Research School of Physics is a high-tech science facility adopting innovation, flexibility, and collaboration in its design execution. Read the interview with Principal Mark Roehrs in Lab Design News.

Media September 28, 2023

Work from home threat Australia can’t handle

Every Australian city is under threat from this consequence of more people working from home – but there could be a radical solution in converting offices into housing. Read the article in News.com.au. Image: Getty Images/iStock.

Media October 03, 2023

Unpacking hybrid work with IndesignliveAsia

A panel discussion helmed by IndesignliveAsia brought together some of Singapore’s leading workplace experts to share their insights on the topic ‘Is Hybrid Work Model Successful?’. Hassell’s Strategy Associate Pamela Jouwena (pictured third from left) joined the distinguished panel to delve into how the success and shortcomings of the hybrid work model are evaluated, providing valuable guidance on creating an optimal hybrid workplace environment that empowers employees.. Read more in IndesignliveAsia. Image: IndesignliveAsia.

Media September 04, 2023

Could vacant office buildings in Melbourne be repurposed to boost housing supply?

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.

News August 30, 2023

International recognition: SEEK HQ wins SIA Architectural Design Award

Hassell’s ultra-flexible ‘contemporary warehouse’ SEEK HQ has been honoured with a Commercial Project Merit Award in the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) 2023 Architectural Design Awards. Find out more about the award and this ‘magnetic workplace’…

Media August 24, 2023

The Great Room launches its first Australian flexible workspace location in Sydney, Australia

The Great Room is set to open its doors in the heart of Sydney’s CBD at Level 29, 85 Castlereagh Street, marking its first foray into the country in partnership with Australia & New Zealand-based asset manager 151 Property. Award-winning global multidisciplinary design firm Hassell was appointed to provide luxury interiors that incorporate a uniquely Sydney hospitality focused offering while providing the same high standard of comfort, aesthetics, and performance synonymous with The Great Room brand. This follows Hassell’s design of multiple successful projects with The Great Room in Singapore and Hong Kong. Read the article in Commo.

Media August 27, 2023

One in three Australian office desks are empty: report

A new report by Australian workplace sensor provider XY Sense suggests the push to get workers back into the office has stalled. Hassell’s Commercial and Workplace sector principal said working from home has become so entrenched that organisations must now earn higher levels of office attendance by ensuring their workplaces support employees to “be both individually productive and socially connected”. “[Employers must provide] experiences that are aligned to purpose and [enrich] lives by making people happier and healthier in the office,” she said. “Success lies with the carrot — not the stick.” Read the full article in the Australian Financial Review. Image: Bloomberg.

Media August 24, 2023

SIA Merit Award for Seek HQ

Our magnetic workplace Seek HQ has been honoured with a Merit Award for Overseas Commercial Projects in the 2023 Singapore institute of Architects (SIA) Architectural Design Awards. Read the article in LookBox Living.

Media August 15, 2023

Office transformations produce higher employee satisfaction

Workplaces that have changed their office spaces to accommodate new working arrangements show a 17 percent increase in employee satisfaction scores. A new report released by Hassell, ‘Great Adaptations – 2023 Workplace Futures Survey’, revealed that the average hybrid employee satisfaction score of 70 out of 100 improves to 83 in offices that have been renovated in the past year – a 17 percent increase. Read the article in Facilities Management.

Media August 23, 2023

Will a different office increase employee satisfaction?

Businesses that have made a change to their office headquarters have reported higher employee satisfaction scores than those that haven’t. According to Hassell’s Great Adaptations – 2023 Workplace Futures Survey, those who have made an office change since the pandemic have a 17 per cent higher satisfaction score among employees than those that haven’t. The survey also revealed the specific features people want most from their place of work in 2023. Find out more in HR Leader.

Media August 23, 2023

Hassell discovers office transformations lift workplace mood

In a new report conducted by the global design practice Hassell, it was revealed that companies that have tweaked both office spaces and work methodologies have a 17 percent higher satisfaction rate among employees than offices that have stuck to pre-pandemic routines. This year’s report, tilted Great Adaptations: 2023 Workplace Futures Survey, marks the fourth time Hassell has completed its annual workplace survey. Read the article in Australian Design Review.

Media August 22, 2023

More than one-third of office desks globally sit empty all week long

Time for change: A new report raises questions about how well workplaces are currently designed as companies struggle to get employees back into them. As designers, “we need to address the fact that we’ve accidentally created call centre environments with the acres of large open workstations,” Domino Risch, a principal and co-leader of the workplace and commercial sector at architect Hassell, said in the report. “The sea of repetitive banks of open plan workstations that typical knowledge-based organizations have just aren’t fit for purpose anymore.” Read the article full article originally published by Bloomberg. Photo by Mahmud Turkia/AFP via Getty Images.

Media August 17, 2023

Hassell workplace survey says change is key for office occupancy

Hassell has released its latest report, the Great Adaptations – 2023 Workplace Futures Survey, which provides a number of insights into workplace satisfaction. The general consensus amongst built environment professionals that people must be lured back to the office via good design has been proven correct by the survey, with companies that have made a change to their offices and way of working post-pandemic recording a 17 percent higher satisfaction score compared to those who haven’t. Read the article in Architecture&Design.

News August 21, 2023

Converting vacant CBD offices into apartments could create up to 12,000 Melbourne homes.

“Ripe for adaptive re-use”: Hassell’s latest Office to Home research, conducted on behalf of the Property Council of Australia in partnership with Ethos Urban, has identified 86 vacant Melbourne CBD buildings that could be converted into 10−12,000 new homes for 20,000 people.

Media August 19, 2023

Melbourne office towers considered ideal to turn into 10,000 new homes

In a property audit of the city centre, conducted by the design studio Hassell and planning consultancy Ethos Urban for the Property Council of Australia, more than 80 unoccupied and underused office buildings in Melbourne’s CBD have been identified as prime candidates “really ripe for adaptive re-use”, ie ready to be converted into more than 10,000 new homes. “If we only converted half of those, we could supply around 10,000 to 12,000 new homes, and each repurposed building would use roughly half the upfront embodied carbon compared to knocking existing buildings down and rebuilding,” said Ingrid Bakker, principal at Hassell. Read the full article in The Age. Image: Justin McManus.