October
Co-working spaces back with a vengeance in work-from-home era
The pandemic – and bad behaviour – put an end to the 2010s boom. Now the sector is staging a quiet comeback as businesses look for flexibility.
September
Karaoke, self-serve matcha and free lunch: Is this how to end WFH?
Nothing is too out of the box for Pinterest’s new Sydney space, which feels more like a wellness studio than an office.
August
How AI will cut staff and reshape offices
Design firm Hassell’s latest global survey shows how the uptake of artificial intelligence will have a significant effect on workplace design and space needs.
July
Mirvac says Melbourne office market is stabilising
The Victorian capital will get just three new office towers between now and 2030. The landlord and investor says that will drive tenants to its new building.
June
How to spend $10m retrofitting a D-grade office building
Australia’s commercial property industry lacks the skills to upgrade its existing building stock for changing times, one office tower owner says.
March
Office supplies giant Winc flaunts billion-dollar revenue; sale flyer out
Winc is being shopped with a 6 per cent EBIT margin for 2025, with the sale documents pitching it as more profitable than ASX-listed distributors like EBOS and Dicker Data.
January
Don’t say Trump, but return to office will pick up: property bosses
Heads of the country’s largest commercial landlords avoid commenting on the US president’s executive order. But they want workers back.
What the top 2024 US office deals reveal about the year ahead
Movement in the troubled office sector shows owners did what they had to do to strike a deal, pointing to more activity in 2025.
December 2024
Welcome to Australia Post’s HQ. Just don’t call it the HQ
The postal service has ditched its high-profile head office in a Melbourne skyscraper for a humble yet high-tech building in the suburbs. It’s all about the vibe.
October 2024
Billionaires behaving badly | Wall Street royalty | Why offices should be like hotels
This week, James and Anthony dive into the drama surrounding two billionaire founders, interview Wall Street royalty, and poke about in some of Sydney’s primo office real estate.
September 2024
Table tennis, hot-desking are so 2019. Offices are changing again
Many offices are out of date with post-pandemic usage patterns, but there are signs of stabilisation for the first time since the disruption of the pandemic.
Why Chris Lucas’ new top-end Melbourne venue won’t be a private club
The city’s restaurant king reveals his $45 million plan for a four-level venue known as Batard at the top end of Bourke Street.
How this office building is saving money – and carbon
This retrofit saved 57,000 tonnes of embodied carbon emissions, as companies rethink the design of office buildings.
July 2024
This is the new normal of office life
Flexible working patterns in a decent place that makes it easy to do the job you’re paid for is a basic recipe for success in a post-pandemic world.
June 2024
Cannon-Brookes’ $10m office reno tops architecture awards
The focus on giving new life to old buildings is crucial at a time when preserving embodied carbon of existing buildings is an increasing priority.
May 2024
Allens to be king of the hill in Sydney’s new legal district
Allens and four other law firms are set to move into the revamped AMP building at Circular Quay as a new legal district in Sydney develops towards the harbour.
April 2024
Welcome to WeWork for spies
In this co-working space, only the cappuccino isn’t classified. Servicing the spook sector is a rare bright spot in the market for office facilities,
January 2024
As office workers make their return, so does the lowly cubicle
Cubicles, like scrunchies, are back, spurred by demand from employers and employees alike.
NYC’s financial district gets luxury apartments in office tower
New York mayor Eric Adams has been pushing for residential overhauls to address city’s severe housing shortage, especially where office vacancies have soared.
December 2023
High land prices stalling office developments: Hines
Land values have yet to adjust to rising cost and the price of debt, the developer and fund manager says.