Onoffice magazine

If you haven’t heard of international architecture firm HASSELL yet, that is about to change. Founded in Australia some 70 years ago, it has more than 900 staff and 14 offices in Australia, China, south-east Asia and, as of a few months ago, the UK too. It designs hotels, airports, research facilities, bridges, parks, rail stations and offices, among other things. In China alone the company has 300 staff, working on mega-projects like the masterplanning of sustainable cities for 100,000…

A timely office fit-out by 11.04 Architects shows how modest budgets can boost inventiveness. This is the short-term future of workplace design,” Chris Roche from 11.04 Architects sums up his latest office fit-out.

Designer Sabina Hill creates original custom furniture, art and installations in collaboration with Canadian Aboriginal artists, which merges the rich mythology of West Coast Aboriginal culture with a contemporary design aesthetic. Sabina’s commissioned work can be found in high-end residences, exclusive hotels, public buildings and corporate offices and are sourced by interior designers, architects and specifiers. Pictured is a Partition Screen by Sabina Hill and Andy Everson depicting an eagle and whale. It is made from bronze anodized aluminum, sand…

Edinburgh is often described as the city with the perfect balance between all things traditional and contemporary, and is often considered one of the most picturesque cities in Europe.

The healthcare and bioscience sector in the East Midlands employs over 20,000 people, with a further 100,000 in the NHS; plus, there are an estimated 600 healthcare and bioscience companies in the region.

How, feasibly, could a sparkling new office block coexist on the same site with the old Bryant & May match factory (a unique Liverpool landmark with decorative red Lancashire roses affixed on the white columns of the façade) that also bears an uncanny resemblance to a giant piece of birthday cake? It’s not the most obvious combination.

Creating designs in a diverse range of materials including stainless steel, steel and aluminium, Natasha Webb of To Grace presented her work at 100% Design this year. Webb’s collections include outdoor features, interior/exterior screens, balustrades, architectural cladding, panels and decorative lighting. Current commissions include designs for housing developers, hotels, spas, interior designers, landscape architects and architects worldwide.   www.designtograce.co.uk

I am not big into these rock star architects and designers,” says Paul Scrivener, director of design at London’s market-leading design firm for office interiors, MCM Architecture. Indeed, Scrivener is so unattached to his own ego as a designer that it seems he would be just as happy to give this interview anonymously – to talk only about the collective work of MCM and never mention his particular contribution, despite the fact that he has been there for all but…

Located in Maslak, the European side of Istanbul’s burgeoning business district, The Dogus Power Centre and its ‘Russian doll’, Dogus Otomotion, is the first building of its kind in Turkey and reportedly, the world.

Operating under the moniker OfficeLifting, architects at Berlin-based practice raumteam:92 are responding to that infamous “efficient” German stereotype in kind.Since the 1990s Germany’s capital city has undergone a structural renovation the likes of which no other European city has seen since the end of World War Two. Berlin’s buildings have received enviable architectural treatment at the hands of international talent (in 1999 Sir Norman Foster had converted the former Reichstag into the new German Parliament; it’s glass cupola has since…