Commercial building design can be challenging – from the fast pace of fitout programs, to the Premium or A-Grade requirements of a new build, you need an expert team who is driven to help you deliver an excellent workplace.

At Northrop, we love working in this sector because we can have a real impact. Whether this be through designing a high-performance building envelope or keeping part of an existing lobby live during upgrade works, commercial buildings are rarely ‘cut and paste’, requiring clever solutions from an engaged design team.

How do we achieve that? We invest time early, partnering with architects, interior designers, project managers, and end clients during a project’s conceptual stage allowing us to more fully understand the project’s vision. We take this understanding and combine it with our experience to provide pragmatic consulting advice to ensure the final design balances the project vision and architectural intent, cost, and buildability.

Our team has proven experience in the design of low-rise and high-rise commercial buildings, whole and partial building refurbishment, office fitouts and retail.

We love to take on the more challenging projects including electrifying heritage buildings, repurposing stranded assets, designing timber commercial buildings, working closely with fire safety engineers to optimise performance solutions, and providing waterproofing and remedial services.

Here at Northrop, sustainability and moving towards a Net Zero future is a cause very close to our hearts, and our Sustainability Team offer deep experience not only guiding the design through the Green Star, NABERs and WELL pathways, but also in providing a more holistic approach to sustainability through the circular economy, material usage, façade upgrades and on site power generation opportunities.

• Building Services – Mechanical, Electrical, Fire Protection, Hydraulics
• Specialist Lighting
• Sustainability
• Structural Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Remedial
• Heritage
• Waterproofing
• Acoustics
• Design Management
• Vertical Transportation

• Commercial new build
• Commercial fitout
• Retail fitout
• Education fitout (schools and universities)
• Health fitout