Squint/Opera Melbourne HQ by Sibling.

Visualisation and animation studio Squint/Opera render reality every day. The fit-out for their new Australian headquarters designed by Sibling reinforces this trait: physical space and its digital doppelganger confluence in the workplace.

The new office uses the wireframe space of modelling software as real-time infrastructure through the installation of custom-steel grid-mesh. Work spaces are carved out of this matrix to provide a sense of spatial division and privacy while retaining views across the entire studio. Planting forms an important part of the space with biophilia – bringing elements of the outside in – enhancing workplace satisfaction. In the presentation room, an LED hydroponic system throws magenta light on the planting, referencing the Squint/Opera logo, and casting a further element of artificiality over the space.

[Images courtesy of Sibling. Photography © Christine Francis.]