Work places — blurring the line between work and play

The new BresicWhitney office, located at The Cannery in the Sydney suburb of Rosebery and designed by the award-winning practice Chenchow Little Architects, epitomises current trends in workplace design. Comprising a thoughtful Heritage renovation, the office was designed as a dynamic theatre set with circular modules for meeting and working spaces that sit within an unfolding series of perimeter curtains, not only operating as a spatial device, but also providing fluidity between public and private interactions. Dramatic, yet wholly restrained and elegant, this adaptable and site-specific workplace won the 2018 IDEA Award for Workplaces Under 1000sqm.

Tony Chenchow of Chenchow Little Architects notes, “BresicWhitney and indeed all clients nowadays are not looking for a generic solution. Different company structures dictate the design brief. This project had to embody BresicWhitney’s work patterns and culture.” Being the fourth collaboration between client and architect meant a deep understanding of identity and relationship. Chenchow notes, “There were three issues to problem solve – the Heritage nature of both the façade and roof structure of the site the occurrence of two possible entranceways