MAAP Headquarters by Clare Cousins
Cycling apparel brand MAAP’s Port Melbourne head office, newly designed by Clare Cousins Architects, occupies a nineteenth-century soap factory. Celebrating the 5.5-metre ceilings and clerestory glazed roof, the predominantly white and light treatment of the existing fabric is punctuated by moments of considered intervention, developed in symmetry with MAAP’s design-centric approach.
Private spaces reflect the changes wrought by the pandemic, and vary in scale and materiality: honest and raw plywood for permanent offices, immersive colour in meeting rooms and softer curtained booths for individual focus. The mezzanine level is home to state-of-the-art smart bikes for those chasing a lunchtime endorphin high.
Additional facilities include a fully equipped laundry and shower suites to support the dedicated cycling commuter.
An industrial-scaled kitchen in
