An accounting client asked me recently why I design offices and Airline lounges; they are quite dissimilar sorts of projects.  To me they’re not, as often my clients are one in the same;  I’ll be in the midst of designing their office in Melbourne and they’ll discover that I was the chief designer for the…

The rise of Co-working spaces are one of the most exciting and innovative movements I’ve seen in corporate and workplace design in recent years.  As a new twist on the activity based working & hot-desking that lends itself neatly to entrepreneurs, sole proprietors and small companies, it provides all the benefits of larger support structure…

Inspiration Series Nº 3 YOUR BUSINESS HAS SOUL Imagine having a business that reflects the culture of your team, and enhances all of you best qualities, and where working together is easy and enjoyable. As I mentioned a previously, I love working with small business.  Each company is sort of like an extended family (and…

Inspiration Series Nº 2 CREATE A MOODBOARD & SHARE YOUR VISION Do you have a clear visual image of your goals?   Think of how focussed you’ll feel when you can picture exactly how your Vision looks.  Start simple with a collage to solidify your ideals in your own mind, and which you can then…

Inspiration Series Nº 1 THIS IS YOUR VISION Like me, I bet you have a Vision of your business.  You spent all that time imagining, massaging and perfecting your “Unique Value Proposition”.  It consumed you, it fired your Passion.  You may have a Manifesto.  I always loved that word:  a public declaration made to the whole…

Introduction THIS IS YOUR VISION As you sit here reading this remember that when you started your business, you had a Passion, a Vision for the future, and you Focused wholeheartedly on that.  You where, and still are the heart of your business.  Do you remember that Vision?  Do your clients & staff know and feel the excitement…

Finding a suitable space or tenancy for your small or medium business can be a challenge.   If the tenancy you already occupy is perfect in all but space, there are strategies you can consider to plan ahead to create an ideal office design for the long term. Your business needs to squeeze in all…