2nd Road HQ
Chatswood
Project: PCG
Year
2008
Location
Sydney, Australia
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Master Plan
Change Management
Spatial Planning
Concept Design
Architecture
Interior Design
Furniture Design
Environmental Branding
Photography
2nd Road is an Australian company that sets itself apart from the conventional way of working
A strategic innovation consultancy with a powerful toolkit that turns the mystery of right-brain thinking into accessible methodologies.
Their strategies meant that they needed quite an unusual space for their new headquarters in Sydney.
An initial ‘brainstorming-design-session’ gave valuable insight to proceed with a master plan, followed by a design concept that evolved into the finished idea in a truly interesting project with a very short time frame (less than 6 months from start to finish).
The building with its triangle shaped window niches and central core posed some interesting space planning challenges. 2nd Road wanted a lively, unconventional space where the clients would feel like they were entering a home.
From the lift, visitors move into a large living room with a custom-designed oval timber bookshelf and a green plant wall.
The client wanted lots of colour and geometric shapes to express their artistry & creativity.
Writing and drawing on vertical surfaces is key to how 2nd Road work. This resulted in an intricate design of curved whiteboard walls and custom-made fixtures for pivoting and sliding writing panels that could create rooms-in-rooms in a variety of ways. The triangular window niches became review spaces, project areas, open meeting spaces and offices. A large lunchroom was positioned in one corner of the building with a fantastic view over Chatswood.
