Deka Immobilen Office

by Technē Architecture + Interior Design

The tower rests in the William and Collins Street intersection among The Rialto Towers and other landmark Melbourne structures. The building is managed by CBRE with existing tenants comprising Transearch International, Ausnet Services and Pitcher Partners.
As frontrunners in the Melbourne hospitality design scene (The Prahran Hotel, Tonka, Movida), Technē utilised their large experience across the sector to create a space that nurtures collaboration between employees and supports changeable work models.

Team head and senior associate at Technē Gabriella Gulacsi articulates that while commercial and hospitality design may appear worlds apart, similar concepts should be used to improve human experience within the space.

“Melbourne’s hospitality culture is very developed – dining has always been a vehicle for connection,” Gulacsi speaks.
“Now, workplaces are evolving to be more flexible and collaborative, and commercial design must evolve with it by allowing people to connect in that same way,” she declares.

“Despite the two zones, design consistency is apparent across the office space,” Gulacsi pronounces.
“We have used steel mesh in response to the industrial aesthetic, but to also create separation within the space as a screening device.”

Vertical gardens and planter boxes deliver respite, while murals by Dan Wenn of 90Degrees Graffiti carry Melbourne’s well-known laneways into the office area, adding to the industrial aesthetic and offering further profundity of colour to the red brickwork.