Most workspace decisions are made before anyone asks how the business actually works.
The lease gets signed. The scope gets agreed. The money gets committed. The brief arrives afterwards, written by whoever has already been appointed.
I support business owners with the strategic thinking that should come first, independently, while every option is still open.
HOW IT WORKS
Every workspace project should run in three stages.
The first one decides what happens in the next two.
01
DEFINE
THE BIG PICTURE
THE STRATEGIC BRIEF
THE FUNCTIONAL BRIEF
What your business actually needs from its workspace, built from real conversations with your team, and written into one comprehensive brief.
This is the stage I facilitate, completely.
02
DESIGN
THE LAYOUT
THE LOOK + FEEL
THE DETAILS
Your designer works from your brief so every decision is grounded in what your business needs, not what looks good or is easiest to build.
The brief keeps every choice honest.
03
DELIVER
THE BOTTOM LINE
THE FIT-OUT
THE HANDOVER
Costs, contractors, variations and the handover. This is where budgets blow out and timelines slip, and the brief tells you what to protect when they do.
Here, the brief earns its keep.
WHEN IT MATTERS
Where are you right now?
SIGNING A LEASE
You're choosing between buildings, or deciding whether to move at all.
Nothing is signed yet.
REFURBISHING AN EXISTING TENANCY
When you've decided to stay and the risk is putting serious money into a building that may be the right solution short term, but not for the longer term.
FITTING OUT NEW PREMISES
The building is bought, leased or being built. What goes inside it is still open.
Is the scope based on assumption, or have you asked what your team really needs?
At each of these commitment moments, an hour spent asking the right questions costs very little. The wrong answer lasts the length of the lease.
HOW I CAN HELP
Three ways to work together
The Diagnostic™
ONE 60 MINUTE CALL
THE RISKS, THE BLIND SPOTS, THE PROCESS
NZ$750
You're weighing options.
Move, stay, refurbish, or sign the thing in front of you? In sixty minutes, we work through what the decision actually involves: the risks specific to your situation, the questions you should be asking before anyone gets a fee, and what the process looks like from here.
You leave with a clear picture, and a view on whether a full process is worth it for you.
The Intensive™
FULLY FACILITATED - FOUR WEEKS
ONE BRIEF THAT'S ENTIRELY YOURS
NZ$7,500
You know something needs to change.
Over four weeks, we get your team in the room, surface what's actually going on, and turn it into a written brief that's entirely yours - one that gives you something to hold every agent, designer and builder to.
You walk into every conversation that follows with the clearest possible picture of what your business actually needs.
The Blueprint™
SELF-GUIDED
LAUNCHING EARLY 2027
Introductory pricing for the waitlist
You're ready to run it yourself.
You've decided to act, but you want to keep it in-house. This is the full methodology, step by step: the process, the templates, the instructions for running each step and working with what comes out of it.
You nominate someone internally to facilitate. I'm not in the room, but everything I'd bring to it is.
CASE STUDIES
More than 100 workspace projects, over 20 years
PROPERTY VALUERS
22 STAFF
REAL ESTATE AGENCY
55 STAFF
FINANCIAL SERVICES
40 STAFF
CREATIVE AGENCY
16 STAFF
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANCY
26 STAFF
DIGITAL AGENCY
48 STAFF
HEALTHCARE PROVIDER
127 STAFF
AGRIBUSINESS
186 STAFF
TESTIMONIALS
What clients say...
"Rachel provided valuable insights during our briefing process that significantly impacted our new building. The overall result is a modern and well-appointed office and clinical space.
Particularly noteworthy was her ability to understand our needs and translate them into a design that reflected our company culture and practical requirements."
Founder and Managing Director,
Health Clinic
"Before we started, our layout wasn't suitable for the growth the team had experienced, there was no informal space, and I had no idea how to go about the whole thing.
When we met Rachel, she was focussed on solutions. What that looked like in practice was being shown possibilities I hadn't considered, rather than being told what couldn't be done.
The biggest thing that came out of the briefing process was understanding how much poor office space can negatively impact culture.
I have a sense of pride now coming to work, knowing team members feel like they're in a market leading environment."
Director, Real Estate Agency
"I have no doubt that the move to a modern and functional space was a real defining moment for our business. There are so many aspects of the space that we love, and we haven’t regretted the decision once.
A compelling argument for others to bite the bullet and upgrade their offices, is that it is very hard for businesses to recruit and retain staff into shitty office space. That almost justifies the decision on its own."
Managing Director,
Property Valuation Firm