Many of us secretly harbor the dream of having a place of
work that suits our personal taste and style (but alas, not so many of us poor employees
can have such dream fulfilled in our lifetime).
Some desire to have a secluded space to accomplish tons of
daily tasks without much distraction; some love to work amidst greenery under a
warm bright canopy; some dream of working in an open plan workspace where
colleagues can share inspiring ideas and cheerful snippets from time to time.
Below are 3 amazing offices located within the city of
Melbourne that can perhaps provoke your inspirations to design your very unique
dream office.
1. DesignInc
Situated at the second floor of the heritage-listed GPO
Building at Bourke Street, the office environment of the DesignInc Studio stays
true to the firm’s design philosophy,:- “the built environment should be an
extension of the natural world and take inspiration from nature”.
The DesignInc Studio is a very cool open space workplace
offering a healthy work environment with access to bright natural light and fresh
air. Green plants are visible at every corner of the workplace. The office even
has a sizeable balcony garden with edible vegetables and plants.
Another interesting fact of this office: The centre of
DesignInc’s corner studio is apparently the central point from which the road
distances from Melbourne are measured.
2. Escala
Partners
Stepping into the office is like arriving at a dazzling
social club of mid-century Manhattan. With its luxurious leather couches,
contemporary pendant lights, and stylish bar-cum-reception table; the
atmosphere has the potential to easily turn a serious talk of money and wealth
management into a light-hearted handshake and deal.
The project was a finalist of the prestigious Interior
Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) 2014.
Location: Level 19, 90 Collins Street, Melbourne 3000
3. Folk Architects, Nicholas Building
The
exterior of the building is massive, ancient and unassuming. The elevator
brought us up to the office was old, slow, and narrowly confined. The corridor
spaces are modest and unsophisticated, with boring cream tiled walls and
linoleum floors.
Despite
that, there was some inexplicably romantic atmosphere associated with this
nine-floor majestic building, which used to be one of the rare 30 “limit-height”
buildings built while the strict regulations were in force between 1916 and
1957.
With
its largely intact interiors, the Nicholas Building provides excellent example
of an office in the 1920s era. The building houses mostly independent creative
designers these days. Folk Architect are one the current tenants of Nicholas
Building. The office is private, simple, with a fantastic view of the modern
city of Melbourne.
Location:
Nicholas Building, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne 3000.
