Boston Consulting Group Perth Office
Carr Design Group
24 May 2013
Recently completed by Carr Design Group, The Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) Perth office reveals an impressive understanding of the contribution of workplace design to business success. With an intrinsic connection to the landscape, the new design serves as a commercial device which has the potential to contribute to employee satisfaction, the company’s recruitment success, and
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The Clubhouse
SHH
24 May 2013
The concept for The Clubhouse arose from the personal experience of its founder, Adam Blaskey, who spent the best part of a decade working as a property developer and entrepreneur and regularly hosting meetings in upmarket cafés and hotel lobbies. He identified a gap in the market for a members’ club-style office, designed for executives and entrepreneurs seeking a stylish and
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Landscape in Bustling City
Comodo Interior Design
16 May 2013
In this project, the designer wanted to put emphasis on connections between internal spaces, people and the city landscape, using point-to-point method, the designer re-connected internal design with the city and people externally. The internal landscape goes with the spatial arrangement from two sides forming the platform and partitions, along to and connected as a whole at the end side.
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UNITED TALENT AGENCY
Rottet Studio
09 May 2013
United Talent Agency is a client driven organization in the business of entertainment, so the design team sought to create a powerful impression upon the moment of arrival without being overwhelmingly flashy with details. A screening room was of up-most importance to the client as they frequently have clients, including A-list celebrities, join them for private screenings so the design team
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ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, NEW YORK
Rottet Studio
09 May 2013
The design team was commissioned to redesign the offices of this Asset Management Company in New York City. Due to the high-stress and long hours this company’s industry requires, the client needed certain criteria to be met in order to ensure the comfort, security and privacy of their employees. The accommodations for the trading floor were a high priority for the client. Visibility from
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Chesapeake Building 13
Elliott + Associates Architects
30 Apr 2013
This is the first new off-campus construction at the Chesapeake Development, and aims to set a new standard of high quality for the project. Building 13 is supported by Parking Garage One on the North Campus, a high visibility corner with sloping topography. The office building site is triangular, while the parking garage site is square. The building provides 129,920 sq ft of office space, and a
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Refurbishment of the Reuters headquarters, Paris
HI-MACS
30 Apr 2013
HI-MACS®, a high quality material Situated in Paris, in a splendid Haussmann building, the Reuters headquarters has undergone full refurbishment of its lobby, reception, board room, cafeteria, restaurant and central indoor garden, which was carried out by the French studio 16k architectes. Specialising in the outfitting, refurbishing and conversion of office spaces, head offices and
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Microsoft Research’s European HQ, Cambridge
Pringle Brandon Perkins+Will
25 Apr 2013
Pringle Brandon Perkins+Will, the London-based interior architect and workspace design and planning specialist, completed the interior design and fit out of Microsoft Research’s new Research Laboratory at 21 Station Road in Cambridge. Pringle Brandon Perkins+Will was chosen by Microsoft Research to assist in selecting a new location and building for its relocation and expansion. They were
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747 3rd Avenue
MOJO STUMER + ASSOCIATES
18 Mar 2013
No matter if you’re designing a home or office space, everyone wants that first impression to have a ‘wow’ factor; after all as the saying goes, “you never have a second chance to make a first impression.” When referring to an office space, an entrance and lobby can be a direct reflection of your particular business, thus directly affecting its
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Luxottica
MOJO STUMER + ASSOCIATES
18 Mar 2013
When you are working with a company with retail stores all over the world, it is imperative to have a strong office to back it up. The Luxottica Group is known as a leader in premium fashion, luxury and sports eyewear. This exciting project is an interior space of 30,000 sq ft of the existing building, as well as, an entire renovation of the façade. The interior
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Gadens Lawyers
HASSELL Limited
15 Mar 2013
The new Gadens Lawyers workplace is testimony to their progression in the last ten years and reflective of contemporary workplace thinking. The move from their previous fitout, completed by HASSELL nine years ago, is an evolution of the Gadens brand, from an up-and-coming top tier firm to an established yet accessible practice. With inherent client knowledge, the design brief was able to
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Nespresso Headquarters, Milan
MWAI
13 Mar 2013
London based architects MWAI has completed the refurbishment and fit out of Nespresso’s headquarters in Milan after winning an invited competition set up by the successful coffee company to find a practice that could design and deliver high-end office space in a 1940s mixed-use building in the heart of Milan. MWAI’s design includes offices, meeting rooms, a call centre and training
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Autodesk new office in Milan
Goring & Straja Studio srl
12 Mar 2013
GaS Architects built on Autodesk’s brief to run a LEED Gold project. Sustainability was an important part of the design’s general approach: an LEED green building program gives points for a variety of different aspects. These include; energy efficiency, the type of material, the source of materials, their recyclability, their
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CUA Carindale Branch
ThomsonAdsett
04 Mar 2013
This bank branch fit-out at Carindale, Queensland is the pilot of a larger national rollout for the client CUA. CUA wanted an innovative space that did not feel like every other bank branch, a space that their customers would look forward to visiting, and a space that would build stronger relationships with its customers and the community. The resulting branch moves away from the traditional
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The POP-UP Office, Toronto, Canada
Dubbeldam Architecture & Design
20 Feb 2013
There has been a profound shift in the way we work; when all we need is a surface to work on and a place to plug in, the working environment is no longer static. Mobility, adaptability and flexibility are the new key elements of the modern office. The POP-UP Office is an installation that explores the evolving way in which we work. Using modular units that can be combined in different ways, the
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CZ Insurance HQ, Tilburg, Netherlands
BARCODE Architects
06 Feb 2013
BARCODE Architects completes the first redevelopment phase of CZ insurance headquarters. CZ approached BARCODE Architects with the question to drastically transform the interior of their headquarters in Tilburg so that new ways of working with more opportunities for communication and knowledge sharing could emerge. One of the key targets of the design brief was the desire to create a
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Alexander Forbes Head Office
Paragon Interface
04 Feb 2013
Alexander Forbes is a large financial services company with 2300 employees. In his address to the staff on 16 October 2012, the CEO, Edward Kieswetter spoke of the pride of Alexander Forbes at moving into their new headquarters. He revealed how the design of the new building reflected the values and attitudes of the company. These extended from the transparency the company wishes to portray and
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My Money Park, Zurich, Switzerland
OOS AG
23 Jan 2013
"New rooms for innovative financial advisors" For the My Money Park start-up, OOS has developed an adaptable design concept with a long-term focus that has already been implemented in the first two branches in Zurich and Basel. The young financial advisor is taking a fresh approach to the world of financial advice that places the client at the centre of its considerations and objectives. OOS has
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WAN Workspace Interiors Results
Editorial
22 Nov 2012
Welcome to the WAN Workspace Interiors Awards judging day results. This year's jury panel brought together a group of influential and innovative thinkers from across the interior design industry. The jury was asked to judge entries on a number of factors, including design originality, innovation, sustainability and context. Participants were asked to demonstrate how their design addressed the
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Office building, Rozenburg, The Netherlands
Sputnik Architecture Urbanism Research
09 Nov 2012
Recently, in Rozenburg (The Netherlands), the new office building was completed for Qualm, a contracting firm for earthwork, road- and waterworks. The building and interior are designed by Sputnik Architecture Urbanism Research from Rotterdam. The working method of the company was the starting point for the design of the building. On the one hand, there is a need for concentration workplaces. On
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