Bergman & Co, led by Creative Director Wendy Bergman, have unveiled a flexible interior scheme for Armitage Jones’s office space in Melbourne CBD. This workspace has been designed as a shapeshifter – hospitality-inspired zones sit alongside comfortable elements borrowed from the home, resulting in an interior that feels energetic and inspiring.
The project began with the gutting of the entire floor, opening up a collection of small rooms and eliminating wasted space to create an open-plan office for 27 staff. Spaces are now separated by a suspended linear shelf housing a myriad of green plants. This living, breathing division allows for subtle spatial distinction while also maintaining high levels of transparency. Light streaming in from large windows is now able to reach deep into the floor plate, creating light-filled spaces that feel serene and invigorating.
A false plaster ceiling was removed to reveal a barrel-vaulted concrete one instead. Its gently curving form extends above the entire project, a simple intervention that stands as a striking architectural feature.