Post-covid design

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.

Media August 14, 2023

Pandemic office changes ​‘have led to greater worker satisfaction’

Companies that have made a change to their offices and way of working since the pandemic have a 17% higher satisfaction score among employees than those that haven’t. A report by international design practice Hassell, Great Adaptations – 2023 Workplace Futures Survey, interviewed 3,500 office workers across Australia, China, including Hong Kong, Singapore, the United States, the United Kingdom, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The survey and accompanying report by Hassell’s senior researcher Dr Daniel Davis provides insights into the current state of the workplace and what it takes to create the ideal hybrid office. Read the article in Facilitate Magazine.

Media August 11, 2023

AFR reports on Hassell’s Annual Workplace Survey: Great Adaptations

AFR’s Senior Reporter Michael Bleby dives into Hassell’s new global workplace survey Great Adaptations, noting the research ​“shows a return to the office gaining pace, generally” while hybrid working remains dominant. Bleby spoke with report author and Hassell workplace researcher Dr Daniel Davis who notes, ​“the biggest surprise of the survey’s findings was that people with freedom to choose their workplace were more likely to be back in the office, rather than those required or encouraged to do so”. Read the full article in the Australian Financial Review.

Research

Great Adaptations: 2023 Workplace Futures Survey

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

Conversation

Property X-Change: Transforming high streets through collaboration and knowledge sharing

In 2022, a new knowledge-sharing initiative — aptly called Property X-Change — was launched with a mission to support London’s struggling high streets in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. After a year of facilitating community events, collaboration and knowledge sharing, we reflect on the successes so far across all corners of the capital.

Media August 08, 2023

Hub redefines luxury workplace conventions at Martin Place

Hub Australia has announced partnerships that will enhance the working experience at its Hassell-designed Hub Martin Place, set to open in September 2023. Located at the heritage-listed 44 Martin Place, the new co-working space prioritises hospitality amenities and will feature a world-class aperitivo bar and business lounge, executive wellness spaces and a dedicated lifestyle concierge service. ​“At Hub Martin Place, we have set ourselves a lofty goal to create a new standard for workspace hospitality in Australia…” says Hub CEO Brad Krauskopf. ​“We are working with Hassell Studio to create an iconic Sydney workspace inside a beautiful heritage listed building, which is the enviable and ideal place to work for a range of high-end financial, technology, legal and blue-chip organisations in Sydney.” Read more in Architecture&Design.

Media July 31, 2023

Krost Panel: The Future of Workplace Wellness

Hassell chair and IDEA Gold medial winner Rob Backhouse (pictured right) recently joined an esteemed panel to discuss the responsibility of the architecture and design community to create spaces that will entice people to return to the office. ​“Build it and they will come, no longer works. It’s about wellness at work, and people wanting to be at work. Humans still want to be with humans, design can’t save all the issues, but we can certainly play a significant part in it, if organisations look at what people want, and the social dimension is the key to it” says Rob. Read more in Australian Design Review (ADR). Image: ADR.

Media July 14, 2023

Bradfield’s groundbreaking first building racks up construction milestone

Bradfield’s first building, the Hassell-designed Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility (AMRF), has recently hit a major milestone, with the facility’s concrete slabs now officially poured. The facility is on track for completion in early 2024. Read the article in Architecture&Design.

Media July 17, 2023

Hybrid work is here to stay: winning strategies for landlords and employers

The upcoming REwork Summit offers facilities managers and other workplace leaders a chance to plan their future of work. The summit includes Hassell’s recent research findings from The Magnetic Office. ​“Rather than try and create a one-size-fits-all solution, organisations need to cater to employee preferences by embedding flexibility while supporting and empowering teams. Plans must also factor in the role technology can and will play, both in enabling their hybrid future and in shaping strategic priorities.” Explore the REwork program.

News July 20, 2023

Blurred Lines:
urban planning in an age of digital disruption

In a recent paper presented at the Joint Planning Law Conference in Oxford UK, our Urban Research Lead Camilla Siggaard Andersen explores how the relationship between technology, the environment and society impacts urban planning. Read the full paper.