Torrens Edge Workplace — a 5-floor, 10,000m² commercial office fitout in Adelaide’s CBD, shaped by a design narrative inspired by the River Torrens and its surrounding landscape.
This landmark project brings together design, collaboration, and sustainability at a large scale to deliver a workplace that responds to both people and place. Delivered in close collaboration with a broad consultant team, the project achieved 5 Star Green Star and 6 Star NABERS outcomes, reflecting a strong alignment between design ambition and environmental performance.
The design approach translates ecology, culture, and place into a contemporary workplace through three interconnected theories:
Landscape — Large-scale spatial gestures reflecting natural landforms and river movement. The floor plates and circulation routes echo the organic flow of the River Torrens, creating a sense of journey through each level.
Flora & Fauna — Colour, texture, pattern and materiality inspired by native ecosystems. The material palette draws from the Adelaide Plains landscape, introducing natural timber, stone and textile finishes that reference the region’s unique ecology.
People & Their Stories — Abstracted narratives embedded through furnishings, graphics, signage and lighting. Commissioned artwork by Meiwi Aboriginal Art (Sam Gollan) weaves local stories and cultural narratives into the built environment.
Workplace Design
Five levels designed around one principle: that great workplaces connect people to place, purpose and each other.
Each floor balances three distinct zones — focused individual work, collaborative team space, and social gathering areas — without fragmenting the experience. Material transitions, spatial rhythm and considered detailing create natural delineation between these zones while a consistent design language ties the full tenancy together.
The agile workplace model supports a range of working styles across 10,000m² of floor space: quiet concentration areas sit alongside bookable meeting rooms, informal breakout zones and large-format collaboration spaces. Hot desking, lockers and flexible furniture settings allow teams to work where and how the day demands.
At the heart of the design is the conviction that a workplace should do more than function — it should tell the story of the organisation it serves. At Torrens Edge, that story is told through locally sourced materials, commissioned Aboriginal artwork by Meiwi Art, and spatial gestures that echo the landscape of the River Torrens.
Sustainability
Sustainability was embedded through considered interior design decisions, focusing on materiality, adaptability, and long-term environmental impact.
Early coordination with ESD consultants Dsquared and the wider project team ensured sustainability targets were embedded from concept through to delivery.
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