"REA Group has a well-earned reputation for their astute balance of organisational culture and an agile operating model, built up over the last five years – human factors that have seen the share price uncoincidentally grow from $4 to $44 in that same time.
As the lease for our head office at 678 Victoria Street in Richmond drew to a close, and we dramatically outgrew our 3 storey turn of the century offices, we were anxious to find an architect and interiors partner that would not just tick the box of “not f*** it up”, but could actually find a way of adding value to both our culture and our agility.
The search was excruciating. Turns out not every architect understands culture, though they say they do. An even smaller subset understand agile work practices – let alone use them!
We struck gold. We had to go to Sydney to do it, but it didn’t matter – Futurespace have an excellent office in Melbourne as well.
End result? You can read about it online here.
You cannot go wrong hiring Futurespace as your guide to a new office. They probably won’t be the cheapest, but if you value your organisational culture (and I know you do), and are looking to design an office that doesn’t just ‘house’ your people, it makes them more productive along the way, you’d do well to hire them. Call me for a tour any time."
— Nigel Dalton
Chief Information Officer
REA Group
"After twelve months in the new workplace, nearly three quarters (71%) of our staff reported they were already more productive."
— JLL Employee Survey 2013
"We have places that are conducive to getting the activity of work done... And we encourage people to flow through those spaces, choosing a place to execute the activity that best suits the work itself."
— Rose Clements
HR Director for Customer Service and Support
Microsoft
"A progressive and contemporary work space has been proven to influence culture, and potential employees see the Wotif Group as somewhere they'd love to work."
— Melissa Leahy
People and Culture Executive General Manager
Wotif Group
"Fujitsu Australia was first drawn to Futurespace because of their people – we have found them innovative, genuine and a pleasure to work with. Their high level of professionalism, attention to detail and seamless processes have ensured that all our projects, even those that had difficult timeframes, were not only delivered on time but the results more than met our expectations.
Having a dedicated team helps foster a strong relationship to ensure that all our outcomes are successfully met. Most importantly they listened to what we needed, producing functional yet creative and exciting solutions."
— Sigrid Mann
Facilities Manager
Fujitsu Australia Ltd