“Where we place ourselves is becoming increasingly important,” explains Qb Studios’ director Alex Brennan. Qb Studios (made up of directors Brennan, Michael Fisher and Tom Harding) is a Christchurch-based business that has this idea at its very heart. It creates co-working and curated workspaces for businesses, which provide private office space, tailored to the size of the business, alongside shared member spaces, such as meeting rooms, kitchens and lounges. The three directors and founders do the design work themselves and many of the buildings’ elements are designed and manufactured as bespoke elements.
“Generally, we try to keep the spaces reasonably timeless," says Brennan. “And I suppose simplicity is something that tends to be a feature of the spaces – the palettes are often quite neutral, with some pops of colour……
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Interior (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2019 / February 2020