Elenberg Fraser事务所将他们位于皇后街160号三楼的办公室搬到了一楼。与“力争上游”不同，这种反其道而行之的搬家模式，我们暂且可以称之为“回到未来”。
Don’t be surprised if you turn up to level three 160 Queen Street and things look a little…sparse. We we’ve just moved house – always ahead of the curve, instead of working our way up, we’re working our way down the building – our new studio is level 1. You could call it back to the future.
▼办公室入口，the main entrance © Elenberg Fraser
不同于之前三楼的全黑色调风格，新办公室将以“融入生活”的全新理念来推动Elenberg Fraser事务所进入下一个10年。事务所内的6支设计队伍将拥有各自的AV设备，工作区域也取消了前后厅之隔以增强设计师内部及与客户间的互动。设计师可以在显示器上展示3D设计，与客户共享3D PDF文件，甚至还能生成3D模型来记录重要的交流过程。随着事务所在东南亚的离岸业务越来越多，这些团队也将会出现在新办公空间中。这种中心式的工作站，意味着每个人都是相互联系的。
After the upstairs black and latex experience, our new office is set to propel us into the next 10 years of Elenberg Fraser’s practice. Our new workplace brings a new process and our new structure to life – live architecture, if you will. With no separation between back-of-house and front-of-house, the six design teams all have their own AV equipment, meaning that design workshops and client meetings are fully interactive. We can pull up 3D designs on the monitor, share 3D PDF’s with our clients and even produce a 3D model as a record of conversations and developments. With our increasing off-shore presence in South-East Asia, those teams are present in our new space and our hub-like workstations mean that everyone is connected.
▼办公室接待处，the reception © Elenberg Fraser
▼从接待处看向会议室，look into the meeting room from the reception desk © Elenberg Fraser
▼公共办公区域，public office area © Elenberg Fraser
▼会议厅，meeting room © Elenberg Fraser
▼设计师可以在显示器上展示3D设计，与客户共享3D PDF文件，甚至还能生成3D模型来记录重要的交流过程，designers can display 3D designs on monitors, share 3D PDF files with customers, and even generate 3D models to record important interactions © Elenberg Fraser
当然，除了全新的空间设计之外，事务所的商标也有了很大的变化。新的商标设计呼应了Elenberg Fraser为年轻设计师提供平台的承诺：本次办公空间的设计项目正是由年轻设计师Lizzy首次带领的。在空间中有一处现代与复古的连结点，这里充满了尖锐的细节和包括定制Elenberg Fraser墙纸在内的华美材料。画廊区域用一些来自澳大利亚新兴艺术家的视频艺术取代了古板的绘画作品。新办公室通过一个活力无限的外部庭院来证明，决定办公室品质的不仅只有室内空间。庭院中的日本枫树和雕塑意味着，如果墨尔本的天气允许，事务所一半的会议都将在室外举行。
Of course, it’s not all substance, there’s a generous helping of our trademark style as well, in fact the design echoes our own commitment to being a platform for young designers. Lizzy’s first time leading a project team, the space has a retro-modern twist – full of sharp detailing and beautiful materials including custom-designed Elenberg Fraser wallpaper. Painting is dead, this live gallery only features video art from some of Australia’s emerging artists. The new office also manages to prove that it’s not always what’s inside that counts – we are lucky enough to have an outdoor courtyard! Japanese maples and sculptures mean that Melbourne weather permitting, half our meetings will be held outside.
▼书籍空间、画廊区域，book space and the gallery area © Elenberg Fraser
▼从室内看向外部庭院，view from the interior space to the courtyard © Elenberg Fraser
然而，让Elenberg Fraser办公室更显完美的还有他们出了名的热情好客：功能齐全的全新中央厨房，将会是员工们举行单一主题派对、与感兴趣的人开展小型活动的主要场所。
An Elenberg Fraser office wouldn’t be complete without some of our famous hospitality, and we’ve taken things to the next level in that department. A fully functional central kitchen will be the focal point of our revamped events calendar: single topic, small events with interested people.
▼中央厨房，the central kitchen © Elenberg Fraser
▼从厨房看向沙发用餐区域，view from the kitchen to the sofa dining area © Elenberg Fraser
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