Office 01
By Beatrix Rowe
A striking new workplace.
Location: Pakenham, VICTORIA
Photography: Nicole England
On the outskirts of Melbourne, a freestanding office building is internally overhauled to create a contemporary headquarters for a large, well established business. The design reflects the company’s forward thinking, progressive values whilst also complementing the rural surroundings and verdant exterior views. The exterior building materials – natural timber and black bricks are incorporated into the interior with the addition of terrazzo, glass and a light timber that features on ceilings, cabinetry, doors and desks; working beautifully to balance the monochrome palette.
The design interprets and incorporates the natural assets of the location, the sense of light, space and nature, with the need for a highly productive series of workspaces that allow for a flow of communication and collaboration for staff and visiting customers. The design includes individual offices, meeting rooms, bathroom facilities, a break-out space and open plan office space. A functional kitchen and casual meals area create further informal spaces for connection.
Small details inject luxury into the space, matt black pendant lights, floor to ceiling feature doors, modular workstations with angular table legs and black timber slatted screening throughout ensure this workplace is an antidote to the generic.
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We are a Melbourne-based interior design studio. We design authentic, contemporary interior spaces that respond to place, function, light and form. We are inquisitive, understated and considered in our design approach. We remain a consciously boutique interior design practice that values personal involvement and oversight of all projects.
We love to know, interpret and understand our Clients’ living and working patterns. We use the power of design to solve problems and through our design approach, find better ways to live, work and connect. We carefully think through the way people really like to live, behind closed doors; and how to work optimally in retail, hospitality and other commercial spaces.
We are rigorous and pay great attention to every detail of the spaces being created – the natural materials selected, the custom detailing, the relationship to light and the needs of people who will inhabit the spaces. We value beauty and longevity.
We love custom features, carefully curated natural materials and inspired furniture, art and objects. We believe aesthetics and functionality should work hand in hand. We are detail driven and value well executed solutions to create a cohesive space.
We bring to each project more than 25 years’ experience across materials, furniture, art and interior possibilities as well as space planning, construction knowledge and design thinking expertise. We are collaborative. We draw upon a vast network of local contacts to build and craft our interiors and bring our projects to life.
The product design arm of BEATRIX ROWE is a natural extension of the studio’s work and values. We design and produce mirrors, furniture and sculptures, teaming up with Australian makers.
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