This week we sat down with Holger Arians, CEO of Banxa. This Australian-founded company has created a payment services platform for cryptocurrencies and is experiencing significant growth within an industry that is itself growing rapidly.

In searching for a new workplace to accommodate this growth, the company was clear in its intention to stay in Cremorne where like-minded businesses within the industry could be close by. BRM has been involved from the early stages of the project, from search and property strategy, to the design of the new premises, handover of the old premises and relocation. This end to end service was delivered within a tight timeframe, against the backdrop of lockdowns and COVID.

Our Q&A with Holger Arians offers a glimpse into the experience and what it was like to deliver a project of this nature against the backdrop of a global pandemic.

The commercial real estate industry has emerged from the past two years having learned some valuable lessons. One such lesson is the need for open and trusting relationships between landlords and tenants. Landlords were forced to listen to their tenants throughout lockdowns and this has continued into 2022, where tenants’ needs are shaping new trends in the commercial property market. 

BRM has helped our clients through some difficult dilemmas and tough decisions regarding their office space. From early on in the pandemic, right through to opening up and returning to work, we have observed, surveyed and listened to the needs of these tenants, what they expect from their buildings, their space and their landlords.

This is what they want from their offices in 2022:

They’re just snapshots for now, but we thought we’d share some progress updates of three exciting projects that we’ll be delivering this year.

Each project is at a different stage of delivery and each design brief has a different purpose. 

So how does the Design Team stay on top of all three?

With the support of our Property Team, BRM’s designers transition back and forth between jobs, lending their skills to multiple facets of each project, all the while ensuring that things are running smoothly, to budget and on time. 
The week is broken down into various elements of a project, from design and documentation, to site visits and liaising with suppliers and the client. 
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Here is a glimpse of how we work: