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Design

Workplace design is about delivering a space that performs operationally, culturally and commercially. Our process translates strategy into a workplace that reflects your organisation, supports how your people work, and shows where your business is heading.

A workplace that performs and reflects your business

We design around how your people work and what your business needs from the space — shaping environments that support focus, collaboration and wellbeing, and expressing your brand through materiality and spatial experience. The result is a workplace that feels authentically yours and is used the way it was intended.

Confidence that the design will be delivered as intended

A design that cannot be built to budget is a liability, not an asset. We test design decisions early and work them through with the preconstruction and delivery teams, confirming buildability and cost alignment as the design develops. This reduces the risk of late changes, cost surprises and compromise, and ensures continuity from concept through to completion.

Design Partnerships

Use our design team, or work with your preferred design partner. Our in-house design team brings together strategy, commercial, and construction thinking from day one, grounding the design in reality. But we’re flexible and can also deliver projects alongside your preferred designer or architect. In this scenario, we act as the Project Manager managing the relationship with your designer or architect, aligning their work to your objectives, creating clear accountability for the programme, budget and delivery. Whoever designs it, your design intent and commercial outcomes are protected.

"Studio 
DB's 
design 
team 
weren’t 
just 
working 
locally; 
they 
were 
collaborating 
with 
DUAL's 
global 
team 
across 
Australia 
and 
London 
during 
a 
full 
rebrand. 
What 
your 
team 
produced 
is 
mind-blowing 
from 
a 
brand 
perspective, 
our 
Auckland 
office 
is 
a 
beautiful 
example 
of 
the 
new 
DUAL 
brand.”
Paula Sheppard-Jones
Managing Director
DUAL New Zealand
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Common Questions

Is Studio DB an interior design firm?

No. We’re a lot more than that. Our Design services sit within a fully integrated offer spanning strategy, design and delivery. That distinction matters: it means design decisions are grounded in commercial reality and carried through into construction.

Can you work with our existing design team or architect?

Yes, and we do it regularly. We coordinate the design, programme, cost and delivery, holding your designer or architect to account and keeping their work aligned, buildable and delivered as intended — so you gain our commercial and construction rigour regardless of who the designer is.

How do you ensure a design is kept within budget?

Cost is considered from the first concept, not checked at the end. We align the design with your budget as it develops, with input from contractors and suppliers to confirm feasibility — so cost certainty is built into the process.

Will the design still reflect our brand and culture?

Yes. We work with you to understand how your identity should be expressed, then embed it through planning, materiality and detail so it feels natural and consistent — distinctly yours and built to support the culture you want.

Create a workplace that performs

Let’s design a workplace around your people, business goals, and long-term growth. Whether you’re planning a new commercial fit-out, relocating offices, or reviewing your workplace strategy, Studio DB provides the expertise and end-to-end support to guide your project with confidence.