Fixation 8

It’s been a little while since I shared a fixation. I’ve got a number waiting in the wings to share with you but this one, shot no too long ago, has jumped the queue. A bit like the last fixation, where I stumbled across something new in old territory, this one is just down the road from me in Richmond. It’s a carpark. Did you know I like carparks? Thing is, although I’m not traipsing through Richmond on foot all that often, I can’t believe I’ve never seen this before, in the 20 (wow!), yes 20 years that I’ve been living in Melbourne. Clearly this lot has been vacant for some time and likely a carpark for much of that time.

So this little gem of a site has all the things that cause me to fixate. Concrete, strong lines, colour, a touch of detritus, repetition, natural elements creeping in and the added bonus of the new and old stood together and also in the distant background.

To top it all off the sun was shining, I’ll revise that to beating, and the sky was perfect blue. A happy little occasion indeed.

Botanicca Spec Suite

Here’s something else from late last year - a calming, neutral spec suite by Amicus. Gentle curves and a soft palette, mirroring the nearby Yarra River and bushland, made this space a pleasure to move around.

Endeavour Group

From the moment I arrived at Endeavour Group last year, it felt different to most of the corporate interiors I’ve photographed in the past. What did it feel like? Part hotel, part airport/airline lounge mixed with retail and hospitality spaces.

Designed by Sydney advertising agency The General Store in collaboration with State of Work, and built by Amicus, the office offers Endeavour staff countless options for private and collaborative working, all the tech for remote employees, and fun and comfortable breakout options - a home away from home, if you like.

I was especially impressed by the tasting room, which felt like an upmarket dining space or wine bar, intended for entertaining. All in all a great space to work, a sentiment echoed time and time again by the staff I met over this fun two day shoot.

Interiors: The General Store
Build: Amicus Spaces
Workplace consultant: State of Work

Botannica 3 Speculative Suites by Amicus

The warm tones continue at these Botannica 3 Speculative Suites by Amicus for Growthpoint

Made For and Amicus's workplace for TLA

Now this was a bustling office, although the photos will mostly suggest otherwise! Home to TLA, a sports talent and marketing agency, designed by Made For and built by Amicus.

Servier by Amicus and State of Work

I returned once again to the Botannica group of buildings in Hawthorn for Amicus and State of Work to shoot the new workplace of Servier, an international and independent pharmaceutical company. This new office fit out delivers a workplace that supports flexible and hybrid ways of working to suit every employee in a post covid world.

The Richmond office of Jellis Craig

Got off the plane from my rainy, Cairns holiday back in June and headed straight to the new Richmond office of Jellis Craig. There was more sun in this office than there was in Cairns - not kidding! Another great design and build by Amicus and a pleasure to shoot as always.