Knight Frank

Client | Knight frank

TYPE | INTERIOR DESIGN

Sector | COMMERCIAL, WORKPLACE

STATUS | COMPLETED (2023)

HEIGHT | 1 LEVEL

SCALE | GFA: 900 SQM

COST | Confidential

Location | PERTH, WA

Future-focused and multi-functional design for the modern workplace.

When we were given the brief to design a new workplace for Knight Frank, their shift to hybrid working informed our design direction. The aim was to create a grounded, yet activated space in which staff and clients are encouraged to come together to connect, learn and collaborate.

Our plan was developed through a series of stakeholder engagements, from executive to operations, to support 20% staff growth and business’s evolution over the next 5-10 years. This evolution also took into account how working habits have changed since COVID-19.

An extensive front-of-house client interface leads to an open-plan workplace incorporating a wide range of separate staff amenities including informal meeting and focus rooms. The workplace settings support the individual’s need for focused and secure space while also catering to the social and synergistic culture of the office.

Throughout the design we incorporated a selection of breakout zones and several private meeting rooms of various capacities, accommodating from 2 to 14 people, including personal lockers and ample communal storage. The spaces feel intimate and secure, inspiring collaboration and productivity.

Warm, tactile, finishes formed the basis of our interior design palette. The materials and colour palette were chosen to make subtle references to the international brand, whilst also being heavily inspired by the local Western Australian landscape.

Running parallel to the reimagining of their new Perth HQ, our clients, Knight Frank were navigating their journey to reconciliation, providing an opportunity for us to weave principles from their Reconciliation Action Plan into the design from concept level through to procurement and delivery.

This was made possible by a range of suppliers committed to supporting and collaborating with and celebrating First Nations artists and makers.

Workstations and collaborative furniture were procured through Zenith RBA, a business actively engaging local indigenous trades and services to provide commercial future across Australia. Carpet was selected from the Upon Common Ground collection by Interface. This collection was born through their own reconciliation journey and collaboration with First Nations students showcasing their own connection to country.

Fabric featuring art by Kathleen Korda was supplied by Willie Weston, a profit-for-purpose business working in partnership with First Nations artists and art centres to supply a range of commercial wallcoverings and fabrics to architects and designers.