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With three issues a year, Indesign magazine is Australia’s leading voice in commercial architecture and design with an emphasis on sectors of workplace, education, hospitality, retail, healthcare and aged care. For 20 years, Indesign’s provocative and insightful coverage and conversations have been influential in shaping the Australian commercial design landscape. It is the premier professional resource for practicing architects, designers and specifiers, capturing the design thinking and thought leadership behind the region’s most outstanding projects, products and practices.

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THE ULTIMATE INDUSTRY CHEAT SHEET

Natural Evolution Neolith’s Classtone Collection reimagines the beauty of nature • Neolith’s Classtone Collection embodies its commitment to the unique beauty of the natural environment.

Timi Universe • In the hands of Henry Timi, materials ooze with natural charisma and objects conceal clever commodity within precise minimalism. This is the HENRYTIMI universe of truth.

The Model Maker • Patrick Keane dovetails artisanal crafts with digital fabrication to produce sustainable projects at a substantial scale.

The Pursuit Of Happiness • When people feel happy in a space, Woods Bagot principal Eva Sue knows she’s done her job well. Her architecture and interior design expertise makes her a potent force when matched with complex, ambitious hospitality projects.

Precinct In The Park • How do you create a magnetic workplace?Darling Quarter South Building represents the cutting edge of workplace design. It’s collaborative, campus-like and defined by fluid connections.

Let There Be Light • Studio Prineas redefines the term ‘industrial-luxe’ in this raw-boned, sumptuously detailed Marrickville warehouse refurb.

Freedom Of Movement • Elenberg Fraser breaks down the boundaries of the territorial workplace with an open, fluid office that meets our shifting expectations.

Future Legacy • DesignOffice brings this 1980s Harry Seidler icon into modern working mode with ‘third spaces’ that look and feel like a top-end business lounge.“We want to respect the existing space, the existing fabric and change as little as possible. But we needed to add a human layer…” says Damian Mulvihill, DesignOffice.

Cultural Convergence • Whare Timu and Jefa Greenaway weave a tri-cultural narrative that speaks to Warren and Mahoney’s vision for the future of design.

Intrepid Co-Working • Sibling designs a series of hard and soft landscapes to host different work modes, in this pocket-sized Collingwood office.

Deep Restoration • Alba Thermal Springs and Spa is all fire and ice: essential yet monumental, discreet yet indulgent. The wellness journey is yours for the taking.

Creature Comforts • Foremost a wellbeing centre, MinRes’ Perth Headquarters maximises comfort and performance to engender happiness and productivity.

Ready For Hybrid Working

Notes from a neurodiverse person • How do neurodiverse people experience workplace environments and culture? Nick Jumara and Yen Dao interview two neurodivergent individuals to better understand what’s at play.

How we speak to sensory inclusivity

HEAD AND HEART AT HOME • With an estimated 40 per cent of the Australian workforce currently working from home, the push for functional home work spaces mirrors international shifts and is not about to turn around.

How leaders must earn back the commute

THE WOLF AT THE DOOR • In Australia alone, 6.4 per cent of all waste generated comes from furniture and furnishings. In this article, we review today’s most impactful Whole Of Lifecycle Furniture (WOLF) practices.

Buying in: The architecture of employee ownership •...