f Walter Gropius, one of the founding
fathers of the Bauhaus movement in
design and architecture, were still
alive, he would have been pleased
with the work that hAsseLL is
producing today.
Colin hassell, who started the
Australian design and planning
In an age where
company in 1938, was greatly influenced by the Bauhaus
corporations are starting to
ethos of creating beautiful yet functional designs through
the integration of art and technology. Today, the company
value the advantages of an continues to uphold Gropius’ and hassell’s design
environmentally sustainable
philosophy and, more importantly, make it relevant to the
21st Century.
workspace, Australian design
and planning company,
for instance, with today’s emphasis on environment-
friendly designs, when the firm’s studio in Thailand
HASSELL, is leading the way
had to relocate, hAsseLL decided that its new
with its new Bangkok studio.
workplace was to be environmentally sustainable.
By Kevin Kwang
The idea was to incorporate cutting-edge technology to
create an aesthetically pleasing work space.
According to 46-year-old Philip hannaford, Managing
Principal, hAsseLL’s Bangkok studio, the new office had
to have the same feel and “high-quality work environment”
found in their other studios in Australia and China. To
achieve such an environment, the company decided
on an open-office concept to eliminate the sense of
hierarchy within the workforce, and to unite the entire office
into one happy working family; previously, the company was
split up into two teams due to the space constraints of the
former studio.
in terms of communal spaces, hAsseLL Bangkok recognised
that with its open-office concept, the need for cosy, private
areas to provide a balance for its employees is important.
The firm created a “hub”, which is a combination of their
communal open staff pantry area and the landscaped
balcony, transforming it into a cafe space, lounge, terrace
and even a small putting green. not just an aesthetic
feature, the hub has added a certain conviviality and life to
the studio.
“People spend their meal times here, catching up with other
colleagues; it’s certainly one of the more popular spaces
within the studio,” hannaford reveals.
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