Commercial Property Innovation

Offices used to be such simple places: some desks and chairs, a couple of partitions, a kitchenette and a couple of bathrooms and you were good to go.

Illuminating a shopping centre in 2017 is a far cry from the old days of screwing in some bulbs and going to town with a few thousand cheap and nasty fluorescent tubes.

Confused about why this Rubik’s Cube-shaped building is being built smack bang in the middle of a winery?

You might see a utilitarian metal box, but Anatoly Mezhov and Irene Polo see a blank canvas ready to be transformed into a restaurant, a very unique office space, or even a portable hotel room.

A 10-storey office tower to be built predominantly from wood in Brisbane is set to become the tallest engineered timber building in Australia.

If flexible work hours and entertainment zones are becoming a little old hat, here are some of the latest work perks taking the corporate world by storm.

Imagine being able to offer your new staff a chair and workspace that have been 3D printed to match their exact physique and requirements. It’s an idea that could soon be a very real possibility.

Plans to build a $1 billion commercial precinct on the fringe of the Sydney CBD have moved a step closer with the NSW government recommending the developer’s proposal for the Australian Technology Park. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

Is this the end of office receptionists as we know them?