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1stdibs – the world's most sumptuous office?

21 May 2015

An inviting staircase tumbles down the building, linking staff ‘neighbourhoods’|Plentiful natural light was a key part of a brief that sought to maximise wellbeing|With the soaring staircase above, the ground floor acts as a social plaza for all staff|Settings were designed in response to a overall brief from consultants Veldhoen|Illuminated joinery boxes populate an area of meeting tables|There are no fixed desks or offices, only different settings for individual or group work|In time the facade will teem with greenery from the 520 planters on the curtain wall||

Hassell creates Medibank's Melbourne HQ

18 Feb 2015

The fourteen-storey building is far from domineering due to its triangulated facade|NAB's main atrium that's open to its staff and clients|Three 'fissures' lined with bright geometric patterns slice up the facade|Internal walkways break up the atrium space|Floorplates have eight zones, made for 50 workers and 100 drop-in staff|The triangular motif is repeated endlessly inside: here, in timber meeting pods||

NAB Australia by Woods Bagot

20 Aug 2014

Each floor used to have a theme, but no number - now they've got both|Quiet areas are at the edge of floorplates, with 'active' areas near the centre|Recycled panelling loosely references beach huts, on the 'Beach' level|Bamboo-enclosed rooms and lots of greenery in the oxygen-rich Zen Dens||

MLC's multi-faceted Sydney workspace

17 Apr 2013

Hassell's new local government building reboots Melbourne suburb Dandenong|Fitted glass panels meet the timber loggia on the building's southern side|Pocket atria connects the building's major departments and act as social hubs|The timber batten screen surrounding the loggia gently filters the light|A friendly, non-institutional feel welcomes in the wider community||

Grocon offices by Hassell

17 Sep 2012

The open-plan office isn't the enemy - it's how we use it that matters

The open-plan office isn't the enemy - it's how we use it that matters

London architecture's biggest success is in retrofit - combining the old with the new

London architecture's biggest success is in retrofit - combining the old with the new

Olafur Eliasson's new lamp for Louis Poulsen brings his art out of the gallery

Olafur Eliasson's new lamp for Louis Poulsen brings his art out of the gallery