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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

After years of turbulence, the global workforce has found its rhythm as the workplace enters a new period of stability.

New research in partnership with workplace analytics leader Density reveals that North American tech workplaces, once the vanguard of workplace innovation, are still catching up to new work patterns.

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 Dr. Daniel Davis’ research in From Office to Oasis, highlighting that well-designed green spaces in offices are viewed as valuable perks, providing areas for socializing, relaxation, exercise, rejuvenation, and client entertainment.

A study by design studio Hassell, in partnership with Ethos Urban and the Property Council of Australia, found that around 90 pre-1990 office buildings in Melbourne’s CBD could be converted into 10,000−12,000 apartments, housing up to 20,000 people, through adaptive reuse.

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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