Turner is a multi-award-winning design practice of approximately 100 architects, interior designers, urban designers and graphic designers from almost 30 countries. A culturally diverse workplace, strong in identity that is continually evolving.
We see design as a collaborative process, generating places that serve their purpose well and bring delight to their occupants.
A global studio with offices in Sydney and London.
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
Turner has experience in designing over 80 workplace projects. Our designs are driven by the need for flexible, collaborative workplaces that promote connectivity and wellness. Our key design principles inform our approach to workplace buildings.
SITE CONTEXT
CONNECTIVITY
CONNECTION TO NATURE
FLEXIBILITY
ACTIVATION CONSIDERATIONS
SUSTAINABILITY
SITE CONTEXT
The building character responds to the surrounding heritage buildings and history of the site and Parramatta.
197 CHURCH STREET
Interior design aesthetics and the re-purposing of recycled materials directly reflect its industrial heritage.
BAY FIVE
CONNECTIVITY
The workplace building is part of a wider village, enhancing the opportunities for connection within the precinct.
THE YARDS
The inclusion of amenities to promote connection and collaboration create a blend of work and play.
The series of pedestrian links, cycleways, shared ways and local streets will contribute to an active and sustainable business park.
INFINITY COMMERCIAL THE STOCKMARKET
CONNECTION TO NATURE
Landscaping is proposed to envelop the development and enhance the streetscape. A breakout space is proposed, visually connecting with the park.
created through the building character.
wintergardens and recreational, outdoor spaces provide a unique environment for workplace occupants.
DUBBO COMMERCIAL
ESPLANADE WORKPLACE
FLEXIBILITY
The typical floor plate provides flexibility and high levels of tenant amenity, allowing for a contemporary open plan workplace.
COFFS HARBOUR COMMERCIAL
design is offered over four levels, with the integration of shared spaces and facilities.
The location of the core and shape of the floor plates provides efficient workplaces as well as a series of terraced balconies from the office floors.
28 ELIZABETH STREET
85 MACQUARIE STREET
ACTIVATION CONSIDERATIONS
Central to the precinct is a new 1 ha public park designed for both formal and informal, weekday and weekend activation.
THE STOCKMARKET
The integration of public spaces and retail precincts into the building complements the workplace and enhances the activation of the space.
Promotion of key connections and desirable streetscapes through landscaping, public art and active frontages.
COFFS HARBOUR COMMERCIAL
SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainability is a key factor in the design process, with the project targeting a 5 Star Green Star rating.
85 MACQUARIE STREET
As part of the Murray Rose Avenue Masterplan, the buildings have each achieved a 6 Star Green Star rating.
5 MURRAY ROSE AVENUE
The interior design choices reflect the sustainability of the project, collecting and using re-purposed materials from local antique and recycling sources.
BAY FIVE
THE STOCKMARKET
MACQUARIE PARK
Workplace, Retail and Showroom
Client JOHN HOLLAND
A MIXED-USE PRECINCT WITH A VARIETY OF USES RESPONDING TO BOTH LOCAL AND WORKPLACE NEEDS.
THE UNDERLYING OBJECTIVE OF THE PRECINCT IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO PLACE. CENTRAL TO THE PRECINCT IS A NEW 1 HA PUBLIC PARK DESIGNED TO CREATE AN ACTIVE AND ENGAGING ENVIRONMENT.
Site Area
7,230 SQM
Gross Floor Area
33,045 SQM
Net Lettable Area
29,940 SQM
ACCESS TO THE PARK IS SUPPORTED WITH A SERIES OF PEDESTRIAN LINKS, CYCLEWAYS, SHARED WAYS AND LOCAL STREETS.
WE BELIEVE DESIGN IS FOR EVERYONE. WE ALL BENEFIT FROM DESIGN AS WE COLLABORATE AND ARE INCLUSIVE.
85 MACQUARIE STREET
PARRAMATTA
Workplace
Client HOLDMARK
THE DEVELOPMENT RESPONDS TO ITS CONTEXT, INTEGRATING HERITAGE REFERENCES INTO THE DESIGN.
THE FACADE RELATES DIRECTLY TO THE NEIGHBOURING HERITAGE MURRAY’S BUILDING AS WELL AS INDIGENOUS DESIGN CONCEPTS THAT ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE LANDSCAPE, PUBLIC ART AND SIGNAGE.
85 MACQUARIE STREET PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN PARRAMATTA’S DEVELOPMENT DUE TO ITS STRATEGIC LOCATION AND URBAN CONNECTIONS.
TURNER STUDIO
MOVING OFFICE LOCATION BECAME AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BECOME OUR OWN CLIENT AND WRITE OUR OWN DESIGN BRIEF.
WE GOT TO RE-EVALUATE OUR BRAND, OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH CLIENTS, STAFF AND COLLABORATORS AND HOW WE REPRESENT OURSELVES WITHIN A PHYSICAL SPACE.
THE RESULT WAS A SOPHISTICATED MIX OF MASCULINE AND FEMININE FORM, MATERIALS AND LIGHTING.
Gross Floor Area
1,055 SQM
Net Lettable Area
950 SQM
THE ARRIVAL ZONE IS THE THEATRICAL STAGE WHERE WE PRESENT OUR PROFESSIONAL SELF TO CLIENTS, THE LIVING ROOM BECOMES A HYBRID OF KITCHEN, LECTURE HALL AND EVENT SPACE. THE OPEN PLAN WORKSTATIONS ENCOURAGE TEAM COLLABORATION.
RURAL FIRE SERVICE HQ
4 MURRAY ROSE AVE
SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK
Workplace
Client GPT
THE PROJECT CONTRIBUTES NEW PUBLIC SPACES TO THE PRECINCT WITH THE ‘PADDOCK PARK’ TO THE WEST AND ‘THE LEDGE’ TO THE EAST.
THE FACADES REFERENCE THE COLOUR PALETTE OF THE 24 FIG TREES WHICH WERE RE-PLANTED WITHIN THE PRECINCT AND NEIGHBOURING PADDOCKS.
THE REFERENCE TO THE FIG TREES IS CONVEYED INTERNALLY THROUGH THE TIMBER WALL CLADDING AND THE CEILING THAT EVOKES THE SHADE AND FOLIAGE OF A CANOPY OVERHEARD.
A 2-STOREY COLONNADE PROVIDES AN ACTIVATED STREET FRONTAGE OF COMMERCIAL AND FUTURE RETAIL USES, WITH VERTICAL ELEMENTS CHANGING IN FREQUENCY TO REFLECT THE NATURE OF THE SPACES BEHIND.
BICYCLE PARKING IS ON DISPLAY AT THE WESTERN EDGE WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO THE NEW ‘PADDOCK PARK’.
Gross Floor Area
16,273 SQM
Net Lettable Area
15,795 SQM
Green Star Rating
6-STAR
SCALE BRINGS BIG IMPACT BUT ALSO A RESPONSIBILITY TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE.
SAMSUNG
3 MURRAY ROSE AVE
SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK
Workplace
Client GPT
STAGE 2 OF THE MURRAY ROSE COLLECTIVE IS A SISTER PAIR TO THE FIRST AND COMPLETES KEY PUBLIC DOMAIN COMPONENTS COMMENCED 3 YEARS PRIOR.
BICYCLE PARKING IS USED TO ACTIVATE THE STREET FRONTAGE AND ACKNOWLEDGE IT AS AN IMPORTANT ENTRY POINT TO THE BUILDING.
THE DESIRE TO CREATE A STRONG CONNECTION AND DIALOGUE WITH THE PUBLIC DOMAIN HAS STRONGLY INFLUENCED HOW THE BUILDING MEETS THE GROUND.
TAKING ON THE HUES OF THE GEOLOGICAL PROFILES FOUND ON THE SITE, TERRACOTTA FACADE PANELS PROVIDE HORIZONTAL BANDS OF VARYING COLOURS BETWEEN CLEAR VISION PANELS.
GROSS FLOOR AREA
13,675 SQM
SQM
5 MURRAY ROSE AVE
SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK
Workplace
Client GPT
BORN OUT OF A DESIGN EXCELLENCE COMPETITION, 5 MURRAY ROSE IS THE FIRST IN A FAMILY OF COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL AND RETAIL BUILDINGS MASTERPLANNED FOR THE SITE.
AN AMBITIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY RESULTED IN ONE OF THE FIRST 6 STAR GREEN STAR RATED COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN SYDNEY.
Gross Floor Area
13,030 SQM
Net Lettable Area
12,040 SQM
Green Star Rating
6-STAR
AMG SYDNEY MASCOT
Retail & Showroom, Workshop Client
AMG SYDNEY IS A NEW VEHICLE GALLERY CONCEPT LOCATED AT THE ENTRY TO SYDNEY AIRPORT.
FROM THE OUTSIDE THE BUILDING PRESENTS AS A MYSTERIOUS ‘BLACK BOX’.
INSIDE CONTAINS A UNIQUE, SEQUENTIAL EXPERIENCE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE VEHICLES AND UNFOLDING SPACES.
Site Area
3,100 SQM
Gross Floor Area
1,550 SQM
Net Lettable Area
1,400 SQM
WE CREATE crafted environments
WE CONNECT with our teams and clients
WE INFLUENCE the project outcomes
WE CHALLENGE the assumptions
WE IMAGINE the unexpected
WE TRANSFORM the urban fabric
100 CHRISTIE STREET
ST LEONARDS
Mixed Use Urban Design
Client DEICORP
THIS MAJOR PIECE OF URBAN DESIGN WILL TRANSFORM A KEY HUB WITHIN THE HEART OF ST LEONARDS.
Site Area
1,343 SQM
Gross Floor Area
5,707 SQM
Net Lettable Area
5,059 SQM
THE PROJECT UPGRADES CHRISTIE RESERVE AND THE SURROUNDING LANES TO ENHANCE PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY TO THE STATION AND ACTIVATES THE PUBLIC DOMAIN WITH RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL USES.
LOCATED IN NORTH SYDNEY, THE INTERIOR DESIGN RESPONDS TO THE SITE’S INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE THROUGH THE INCORPORATION OF RE-PURPOSED MATERIALS COLLECTED FROM LOCAL RE-CYCLING AND ANTIQUE CENTRES.
RICH STREET
Mixed Use, Workplace
MARRICKVILLE
Client
DANIAS HOLDINGS
THE RICH STREET INNOVATION HUB PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD ON BOTH THE RICH HISTORY OF THE INDUSTRIAL SITE AND THE DANIAS LEGACY.
THE PROPOSAL SETS A VISION TO ENCOURAGE MORE DIVERSE INDUSTRIES AND CREATE GREATER BUSINESS ACTIVATION.
PROVIDING INCREASED EMPLOYMENT AND COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES TO RESTORE THE ONCE THRIVING BUSINESS HUB.
THE RICH STREET INNOVATION HUB WILL SERVE AS A CATALYST PROJECT FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE AREA AS A DRIVE FOR LOCAL BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT.
Site Area
12,812 SQM
Gross Floor Area
13,821 SQM
Net Lettable Area
12,583 SQM
ESPLANADE WORKPLACE
NORWEST
Mixed Use
Client AOYUAN
THE CREATION OF THE NEW WATERFRONT
ESPLANADE IS AT THE CORE OF THE DESIGN, WITHIN AN EXISTING NETWORK OF PEDESTRIAN PATHS INTERLINKING THE FAST-GROWING COMMUNITY OF NORWEST.
ABOVE THE LAKEFRONT RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL PRECINCT AT THE GROUND LEVEL ARE THREE LEVELS OF OFFICES FORMING A PODIUM TO THE RESIDENTIAL TOWERS ABOVE.
Site Area
12,000 SQM
Gross Floor Area
6,090 SQM
Net Lettable Area
5,044 SQM
Commercial Tenancies
36
THE OFFICE TENANCIES ADDRESS THE LAKEFRONT WITH A DYNAMIC COMPOSITION OF BALCONIES THAT FUNCTION AS OUTDOOR MEETING ROOMS AND WINTERGARDENS.
INFINITY COMMERCIAL
BAULKHAM HILLS
Workplace
Client
HAITCHIN COMMERCIAL
A BESPOKE NEW WAY OF DOING BUSINESS THAT LEAVES BEHIND THE BIG BOX COMMERCIAL AND EMBRACES THE OUTDOOR WORKPLACE AND CONNECTION TO NATURE.
DESIGNED TO PROMOTE CONNECTION AND COLLABORATION THROUGH COMMUNAL SPACES, DINING EXPERIENCES, A SHARED GROUND LEVEL AND A ROOFTOP TERRACE.
Site Area
4,714 SQM
Gross Floor Area
7,071 SQM
Net Lettable Area
5,035 SQM
THE INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AESTHETIC OF LINK HQ IS IN CONTRAST TO THE NATURE INSPIRED EAST VILLAGE RETAIL CENTRE BELOW.
DESIGNED AS A COMMUNAL SHOWROOM, THE OPEN PLAN COMBINED WITH MORE PRIVATE ROOMS ALLOWS FOR MULTIPLE MEETING AND WORKING OPTIONS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL USERS.
PLANTING IS USED AS A PRIVACY SCREEN AND BIOPHILIC DEVICE, CONNECTING PEOPLE TO NATURE AND PROMOTING A SENSE OF CALM AND WELLBEING.
28 ELIZABETH ST
LIVERPOOL
Workplace
Client ALTIS
A VIBRANT MIXED-USE PRECINCT THAT OFFERS LARGE FLEXIBLE COMMERCIAL FLOOR PLATES IN THIS PRIME CBD LOCATION.
Site Area
3,609 SQM
Gross Floor Area
9,023 SQM
Net Lettable Area
8,135 SQM
THERE IS A STRONG FOCUS ON AMENITY FOR THOSE WHO WORK AND VISIT, INCLUDING EOT FACILITIES, OUTDOOR BREAK-OUT SPACES, CONNECTIONS TO THE NEW DINING PRECINCT, AND THE DELIBERATE OVERLAP OF USES.
197 CHURCH STREET
PARRAMATTA
Workplace
Client HOLDMARK
AN EXCITING NEW PRECINCT PROPOSAL WITH HIGH-AMENITY EMPLOYMENT SPACES, DRAWING FROM THE HISTORY OF PARRAMATTA AND THE UNFOLDING TRANSFORMATION OF THE CBD.
Gym / Wellness
THE BUILT FORM RESPONDS TO THE SURROUNDING CONTEXT, CONTRIBUTING TO PARRAMATTA’S CENTRE THROUGH PUBLIC EXPERIENCE.
Site Area
4,307 SQM
Gross Floor Area
32,116 SQM
Net Lettable Area
31,424 SQM
Workplace
Client CAPITAL CORPORATION
Site Area
2,720 SQM
Gross Floor Area 11,472 SQM
Net Lettable Area 11,144 SQM
THE ENTRY FOYER ACTIVATES THE ADJACENT PLAZA AND ADDRESSES THE STREET WHILE THE ALTERNATING PATTERN ABOVE REFERENCES THE BARCODES AND QR CODES USED IN TODAYS DATA PROCESSING.
PAGE STREET VILLAGE
BANKSMEADOW
Mixed Use
Client VISIONARY INVESTMENT GROUP
A STRONG COMPOSITION GIVES IDENTITY TO DIFFERENT USES. PLAYFUL, CURVED AND COLOURFUL FORMS AT THE TOP SIGNIFY THE CHILDCARE CENTER AND ARE IN CONTRAST TO THE RECTILINEAR FORMS OF THE WORKPLACE AND RETAIL BELOW.
Site Area
4,079 SQM
Gross Floor Area
3,674 SQM
Net Lettable Area 3,156 SQM
THE YARDS
GLEDSWOOD HILLS
Workplace
Client
SEKISUI HOUSE
Net Lettable Area
1,430 SQM
INSPIRED BY THE URBAN CHARACTER AND RICH HERITAGE OF THE AREA, THE PROPOSAL IS WEAVED INTO THE NEW NETWORK OF LANEWAYS THAT WILL FORM THIS EMERGING TOWN CENTRE.
