South Australia
Tucked away in the heart of the CBD is 57 Wyatt Street, a COX-designed boutique commercial property, proudly serving as COX Adelaide’s new forever home.
Rooted in the triumvirate of Community, Wellness, and Craft, the design embraces new ways of working, both now and into the future.
Our planning approach was initiated from a desire to foster a connected community – actualising in the creation of flexible and hackable spaces that support both collaboration and moments of individual reflection.
The Robert Dickson Award for Interior Architecture (SA)
The jury was impressed with the way Cox Architecture Studio breaks with established office typology. Heralded on entry by the absence of a formal reception, the intention to create a collaborative, communal environment is visible from the outset.
The driving design principles of Community, Wellness and Craft foster a place of calmness and reflection, while also being the home of an energetic design studio. Space is arranged in neighbourhoods with flexible functions. These are linked by an internal public street defined by clay brick and natural fibre display walls.
The Public Forum is one of the heroes of the project. Embraced in brick, it engages with the wider studio community much like a town square. It is a place to reflect, engage, communicate, and celebrate.
Particularly impressive is the architect’s dedication to ‘doing more with less’. The decisions to remove the superfluous is both sustainable and celebrates the space by expressing the building’s primary structure. The exquisite use of sustainable locally sourced materials and artisan pieces generate identity and a sense of place.
The project demonstrates Cox’s sophisticated, rigorous and restrained architectural sensibility.
Stepping into Adelaide’s new Studio, you’re enveloped in a space that is the manifestation of the passion and craft of our designers. The interior, light and open with an airiness that invites participation, is at once connected to both itself and its context. It ignites inspiration, with sleek lines and innovative spaces that elevate our work. It speaks to the values of COX internationally, and that of the city of Adelaide. Anything is possible for our people in this place. From vibrant communal areas fostering collaboration to intimate nooks sparking individual genius, this environment is a canvas for success.
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
