Molecule have designed the office of Escala Partners, a new wealth management company headquartered on Melbourne’s Collins Street.
Molecule’s design for Escala redefines the conventional sterile layouts associated with commercial offices with a key objective to make the wealth management company’s clients experience hospitality in a corporate environment.
Inspired by the cloistered clubs of mid-century Manhattan where doing business was a glamorous act and a handshake sealed a deal, Molecule used the setting as a take-off point for their design. Escala’s office dissolves the expected separation of clients (front-of-house) and staff (back-of-house), allowing views and access across the floor plate.
The project represents a new benchmark in professional services environments and workplace design, proving that serious and stressful conversations about money can also happen in an enjoyable environment.
![](/getmedia/12d2334e-e9f4-4948-a758-ed0c4930f8c2/Molecule_Escala__smg_102110.aspx)
![](/getmedia/c6d54d79-7898-4bb1-96ce-6b896f4be527/Molecule_Escala__smg_102054.aspx)
![](/getmedia/01bc5036-9903-485d-9212-dd00a63dcbec/Molecule_Escala__smg_102403.aspx)
![](/getmedia/b849f95a-4e4d-4ffc-a70f-45814b91a080/Molecule_Escala__smg_102229.aspx)
![](/getmedia/c9143cd0-0c18-40aa-a750-dc78a1e98f9d/Molecule_Escala__smg_102311.aspx)
Images: Shannon McGrath