Design studio Woods Bagot is set to collaborate with Cbus Property, in the national award-winning integrated property investor and developer’s expert workplace collective, 720 LivingWork Lab.

The focus of the 720 LivingWork Lab is to reimagine Cbus Property’s commercial tower at 720 Bourke Street, Melbourne, already one of Australia’s most progressive and sustainable working environments, and facilitate its evolution in an increasingly dynamic, hybrid working world.

Cbus Property’s Chief Investment Officer, Chris Kakoufas, said the 720 LivingWork Lab model acknowledged the future of commercial property was “changing focus to become more in tune with people and the lives lived within the environments we co-create”.

“720 Bourke Street presents an opportunity to reimagine what a workplace is, rather than simply updating a building with a new layout or finishings,” Mr Kakoufas said.

“We need to think beyond architectural features, to consider how buildings can help talented people flourish.”

The specialist team will feature Woods Bagot, which has collaborated with Cbus Property on several significant projects, including the celebrated Collins Arch mixed-use development in nearby Collins Street.

Woods Bagot principal, Bronwyn McColl, said the reinvention of 720 Bourke Street would empower the team to push boundaries and consider a more transformative approach to repositioning than typical workplace projects.

“This is an exceptionally exciting project and a unique opportunity to think beyond the typical approach,” Ms McColl said.

“Asking ourselves to reimagine what a building within a precinct could be provides opportunities to consider more than just design.”