A breakout space on level 19 offers Polytec stepped seating with Euroline cushions, and Stylecraft poufs and tables.
A breakout space on level 19 offers Polytec stepped seating with Euroline cushions, and Stylecraft poufs and tables.

This Sydney Office by GroupGSA Features a Striking Staircase

Over the last 15 years, multidisciplinary design practice GroupGSA has crafted individual but recognizable workplaces for financial services provider Link Market Service Group throughout Australia and the UK. When Link embarked upon a vast new Sydney headquarters in 6&8 Parramatta Square, the largest commercial office building in the country, GroupGSA decided to think big, too.

With almost 23,000 square feet spread across seven levels, lead designer Jessica Margiotta looked for opportunities for unity. Timber-look ceilings connect vertical sight lines and way-find each floor’s breakout spaces. Schiavello hybrid workplace systems include sit-to-stand desks in ample natural light, which also spills into staff training and wellness rooms. A Link lab also showcases client services.

The heart of the project, however, is the monumental staircase rising from the atrium. “It was designed to make a purposeful impact,” says Margiotta. “Pushing the boundaries in terms of materiality, it is finished in what looks like a bold, hard steel form from afar, but it’s actually a lovely, soft-touch laminate up close.” The stair instantly makes the Sydney office a singular environment. “The material ingenuity,” she says, “is what makes this project so successful.”

Level 19’s collaboration space includes Muuto chairs and Thinking Works tables, with a ceiling by Europanel and Interface flooring.
Level 19’s collaboration space includes Muuto chairs and Thinking Works tables, with a ceiling by Europanel and Interface flooring.
  • The open tenancy stair defines the atrium while connecting the headquarters’ seven floors.
    The open tenancy stair defines the atrium while connecting the headquarters’ seven floors.
  • The staircase is made of ultra-matte black laminate.
    The staircase is made of ultra-matte black laminate.
A breakout space on level 19 offers Polytec stepped seating with Euroline cushions, and Stylecraft poufs and tables.
A breakout space on level 19 offers Polytec stepped seating with Euroline cushions, and Stylecraft poufs and tables.
  • A Muuto sofa through Living Edge and Kelly arm chair supplied by Jardan gather near reception.
    A Muuto sofa through Living Edge and Kelly arm chair supplied by Jardan gather near reception.
  • Euroline wallcovering clads a client meeting room, with Tarkett carpet tiles and a chair by Stella Works.
    Euroline wallcovering clads a client meeting room, with Tarkett carpet tiles and a chair by Stella Works.
A custom, black finger-printless laminate reception desk with Caesarstone top, illuminated by a Mondoluce Mumu light, greets visitors.
A custom, black finger-printless laminate reception desk with Caesarstone top, illuminated by a Mondoluce Mumu light, greets visitors.
Just off reception, a client meeting room includes a Zenith conference table and Stylecraft seating.
Just off reception, a client meeting room includes a Zenith conference table and Stylecraft seating.

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