Iress Offices – Sydney
Spaceful transformed the Iress offices in Sydney into a future-proof workplace that promotes collaboration, flexibility, and sustainability, fostering connection while accommodating the diverse needs of its growing team.
Iress is a global technology company providing software and services for trading and market data, financial advice, investment management, life and pensions, and data intelligence. In its Sydney office, Iress had 250 employees spread over three floors; a space they felt was not fit-for-purpose and created disconnect between their teams.
Iress partnered with Spaceful to create a future-proof workplace that encouraged connection and laid the groundwork to support their continual growth. They wanted a ‘destination’ office that offered a variety of flexible work settings, could easily scale up or down at minimal cost, that would attract new and existing talent, and that would support organic growth. With a condensed delivery window and their main point of contact located in the UK, Iress needed Spaceful to deliver quickly and seamlessly.
Inspired by the Iress brand persona, Spaceful set out to create a future-proof office space where ideas take flight, embodying the company’s values of going beyond, acting smart, and winning together.
To support this goal, Spaceful helped Iress consolidate from three floors to one, reducing its footprint from 5,900sqm to 3,450sqm. This not only creates more connection between teams but also delivered in a saving on rental costs.
Blending innovation, collaboration, and flexibility, Iress’ Sydney Workplace Launch Pad was built on the idea of choice and journey. The space allows employees to navigate through a variety of zones tailored to different workstyles and energy levels, balancing social, collaborative, and focused areas to support both productivity and wellbeing. The design flow seamlessly moves from dynamic collaboration areas to quieter, focused zones, ensuring an efficient and engaging workplace experience.
Workstations are arranged in neighbourhoods aligned to Iress’ business units to enhance team collaboration, with open sightlines and biophilic elements to boost wellbeing. Fixed low, fixed high, and sit-to-stand desks with monitors, provide flexibility and support hot-desking, enabling Iress to scale their workforce easily and seamlessly.
The entertaining hub is designed to adapt to various needs and can be broken down into five areas: a collaboration and conference area, a breakout area, a lounge area, a games area and a kitchen area. Flooring transitions help define each zone yet keep the space feeling open and connected, even when reconfigured for larger events.
The entire space is thoughtfully arranged around the building’s central atrium to harness natural light and create a seamless spatial flow, with auto-sliding doors on the atrium bridges reducing noise in work zones. The design also includes a dedicated wellness and prayer room to support employee wellbeing.
The fit-out features Dynalite DALI lighting control for dimming, pre-set scenes, daylight harvesting and improved energy efficiency. Integrated security systems, including access control and CCTV, secure back of house areas during events. Alongside these smart technologies, the strategic reuse of existing furniture and AV and tech from the existing site, combined with an integrated de-fit process, diverted 90% of demolition waste from landfill, demonstrating the project’s strong commitment to sustainability.
Design: Spaceful
Photography: Adam McGrath
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