Transformative new HQ for Global Trading Firm

11.08.2025
Words by Liam Higginbotham
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Spread across approximately 9,000 sqm and five levels, this high-performance workplace goes beyond the conventional to create an intelligent, immersive, and restorative setting.

The brief was clear: support a fast-paced, data-driven culture while elevating wellbeing and fostering human connection. Our solution blends high-function tech with spatial clarity and wellbeing-focused design. From the dramatic interconnecting staircase to a hospitality-inspired dining hub, every detail enhances productivity, interaction and recovery.

Key elements include:

▪️A bold 8m digital wall streaming live market data at reception
▪️Full-height LED media walls and dynamic stand-up zones
▪️Robust, textured & natural materiality alongside light-filled spaces
▪️Active circulation with furniture that encourages movement and exchange
▪️WELL Platinum certification in progress

“The new headquarters represents a confident and future-focused departure from conventional trading workplaces – one that balances intensity with calm, performance with wellbeing, and cutting-edge technology with a deeply human-centred design,” said GroupGSA Principal and project director Liam Higginbotham.

Thank you to our courageous client for entrusting us with this landmark project.

Thank you also to our valued collaborators for being part of the journey and their vital contributions, which ensured the project’s huge success.

Head Contractor – Metem
Superintendent – Sandstone Project Management
Tenant Property Advisor – Rowan Humphreys (Colliers)
Building Services, Security, Specialist Lighting & AV – DBS Consulting Australia
Acoustic Engineer – E-LAB Consulting
Fire Engineer – Minerva Group
Structural Engineer – TTW
Quantity Surveyor – Turner & Townsend
Kitchen Consultant – Eatscape
Stair Specialist & Fabricator – Asentis
Principal Certifying Authority – GROUP DLA

Group GSA team: Jessica Margiotta, Beate Goik, George Loizos, Andrew Glover.

📷 Nicole England

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Liam is the Principal and leader of the national Interior Design team. He is a leader and a catalyst for innovation. He motivates and inspires project teams, drives strategic thinking, and influences design culture. Liam collaborates with diverse talent across the practice to bring the best design thinking and innovation to life through his role as a facilitator of knowledge and research.

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