By YSG Studio
Inspired by Ken Adams’ James Bond set designs – including Scaramanga’s island lair carved into rocky outcrops and the integrated furnishings within Moonraker’s Drax Industry Space Station – sculpted depths of saturated drama replace the sobriety of conventional corporate high-rise offices within.
Housing Johnson Partners, a boutique revolutionary consulting firm, the city view becomes the bonus and interaction the main act. Circular feature lighting fixtures hang at considerably lower levels than the exposed ceiling and Louis Poulsen sconces line the corridor wall in couplets to create warm golden auras at head height.
The pandemic accelerated the hybrid concept of working from home so we created a physically comforting embrace akin to domestic settings with flickers of retro-futuristic flair. Carpet combs walls plus banquettes; lighting plus custom tables take on saucer-like forms.
The spatial strategy is non-hierarchical, reflecting the egalitarian ethos of the company. Circles and concave embraces including a rendered wall with elongated apertures cocooning a meeting table enhance fluid navigation around the open-plan office.
Possessing a theatrical quality that is equally intimate, a draped custom-dyed linen curtain arc can instantly create a private enclosure for solo work or draw open, producing an informal meeting space.
Project: Johnson Partners
Materials Used: Sandstone, Gardano Quartzite, Ghost Bricks, Walnut Timber, Ribbed Goat’s Hair Carpet, Hand-dyed Linen, Velvet, Fibrestone and Resin, Linoleum, Vermiculite
Year: 2021
Location: Sydney, Australia
Square Meters: 290
Stylist: Felicity Ng
Photography: Prue Ruscoe
Immortalising moods from the inside out and outside in, YSG is a multi-disciplinary initiative combining Architecture, Interiors and Curation.
Providing holistic design experiences, it offers new builds, alterations and additions plus interior furnishing and curation services across the residential, hospitality and commercial sectors globally. Renowned for creating highly customised elements incorporating superbly crafted joinery, lighting and unique furniture pieces, YSG’s spirited designs reach every room and every surface.
Established in 2020 by Yasmine Ghoniem, YSG comprises a multinational team of over 15 interior designers and architects combined. Based in Sydney, with staff originating from Argentina, Japan, Brazil, Lebanon, the UK, China, France, Switzerland, Hungary, New Zealand, Australia and the Middle East, their cultural backgrounds and professional experience both locally and abroad infuse the studio with illustrious insights and finely tuned expertise.
YSG has received numerous awards including Designer of the Year at the 2021 Interior Design Excellence Awards and Best Residential Design, Best Residential Decoration and Best of NSW state at the 2020 Australian Interior Design Awards. In 2022 YSG featured in the European Architectural Digest’s definitive AD100 list recognising the most influential interior designers, architects and designers world-wide, bolstering its reputation as one of Australia’s most directional and respected design studios.