28 Oct 2025

ARIDO Award: Figure3 Office

Written by the interior designers

When faced with finding a new workplace that aligned with their growing business needs, culture, and ESG values, the challenge wasn’t simply to design an office, but to strategically select and adapt a space that minimized construction waste, enabled future flexibility, and reflected a forward-thinking approach.

Category: WORK

Interior Designers: Dominic De Freitas, ARIDO; Darryl Balaski, ARIDO; Suzanne Wilkinson, ARIDO; Tamara Poyato-Rooks, ARIDO;
Design Firm: Figure3
Design Team: Simon Tibbo, ARIDO; Anna-Lisa Frank, ARIDO
Photographer: Steve Tsai

Round table with golden finish geometric base and a large white light pendant above, in a large open space in mostly black and dark colour scheme

View from inside a board room with a long black table and black chairs toward a glass wall through which the reception area is visible.

The vision for the firm was to create a space that combines the welcoming feel of a boutique hotel with the creative energy that defines the design firm’s brand by focusing on the creation of a sustainable, high-performing, and human-centered workplace that reflected who the firm is, and how they work.

Dark room in black wooden finishes on the walls, leading into a small comfortable and cozy lounge room for relaxation and some private time for employees

A close up of a built in fire place on a sleek black wall in the lounge room, with a cozy, boutique hotel feel

The design team successfully addressed these goals through a reuse-first, strategy-led approach that emphasized flexibility, culture, and minimal environmental impact. Overall space planning was optimized around the access to natural daylight.

Work station area with rows of desks across the space in predominantly black and grey colour scheme, industrial unfinished ceilings. In the forefron are two women sitting at a tall table, having coffee and talking

Every element of the new space was carefully considered, from biophilic design features to ergonomic seating, diverse areas that foster different ways of working such as large harvest tables, wellness spaces for staff and visitors and cozy lounges and infrastructure that maximizes hybrid functionality.

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