Exchange Tower

ACTIVATION ALL DAY.

Exchange Tower's lobby becomes a place to linger, long after office hours end.

Location

Whadjuk Noongar Country 
PERTH, WA 
city of perth
Client

Centuria Capital Group
Discipline

Interior Design
Sector
Workplace, Commercial
Status

Completed (2025)

Scale

GFA: 34,262 sqm
Cost

CONFIDENTIAL
photography

Nicholas Putrasia

VISION

Landlord, Centuria Capital Group, saw the potential to provide Perth's business community with more from its Exchange Tower office building. A vacant retail tenancy facing Sherwood Court became the catalyst. The brief asked for a café, areas for impromptu meetings, somewhere to retreat with a coffee or gather for an event. But the real question was how could we grow the lobby without erasing the identity of this well-known building? Exchange Tower's bones were solid. Stone floors, marble surfaces, materials that had proven themselves. We weren't starting from scratch.

SOLUTION

We built around what stayed and let it lead. The existing stone and marble became anchors for everything new. Timber joinery brought warmth against cool surfaces. Greenery sits between seating, softening edges. The café took shape with acoustic treatments overhead. An outdoor area opened up for Perth's weather. Travertine, blackened steel, and glass bricks joined the palette.

The forecourt gained new signage and seating that draws people in from the street. Inside, the acoustics shift depending on where you settle. Spaces flow from quiet booths to livelier zones near the café. The palette stayed raw and honest. What we kept mattered as much as what we added. The result feels less like a corporate lobby and more like somewhere you'd choose to spend your afternoon.

"We're preserving the building's heritage whilst cultivating spaces that feel like hospitality."

Patric Przeradzki, Director, Plus Studio

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2026 Property Council Australia - Best Commercial Fit Out or Redevelopment

Finalist