Common Office
Common Office was founded on an interest in interiors, buildings, urbanism and territory. Emerging out of a body of work that ranges between the domestic and large scale urban design proposals, the office is committed to making buildings, design research and speculative work.
Current work includes a series of houses, housing projects, the design of a furniture line, communal buildings and research initiatives. All projects are treated as equal, regardless of scale, program or requirements. The design process is rigorous, and the Office believes that organisation and clarity are crucial to achieving projects that actively contribute to both urban and domestic life.
Common Office is Rob Meyerson, William J McKee, Manuel Hankoo, Janice Leng and Michael Cho
Nominated NSW Architect William J McKee NSW ARB 12651
Rob Meyerson studied at the University of Sydney, the Pratt Institute in New York and later at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where he was a Deans Merit Scholar. Rob has taught summer design studios at Harvard, and been an invited guest at The University of Sydney and University of Technology Sydney, and currently holds a Lecturer position at Western Sydney University. Previously Rob worked in the Sydney offices of Bates Smart and Supercontext, and for Andrew Berman Architect in New York City.
William is a Registered Architect who studied in Scotland, France and concluded his studies at the Architectural Association in London. He successfully gained his Master’s degree as Student of the Year and was nominated as the university submission to the RIBA President’s medal for his dissertation. William has practised in London and Sydney and has held an Associate Lecturer position at the University of Sydney where he continues to teach.
Manuel Hankoo received a B.Des.Arch from Western Sydney University
Janice Leng received a B.Des.Arch from UTS
Michael Cho received a B.Des.Arch from the University of Sydney
Website design and build by Nicole Ho.
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News
December 2023
Common Office curates Western Sydney Architecture School's end of Year Exhibition ''Pilot''
November 2023
St Ives House photographed by Dave Wheeler
October 2023
Spencer Apartments receive Planning Consent
August 2023
Common Office Leads Western Sydney University Architecture Studio ''Behind The Cloud: Architecture for a Digital Infrastructure"
July 2023
Darley Rd Houses receive Planning Consent
January 2023
Gables photographed by Hamish McIntosh
September 2022
June 2022
April 2022
January 2022
Gables roof structure complete
October 2021
Milk Bar On The Corner Construction Update
July 2021
Common Office Lead the Western Sydney University masters Design Studio "Camellia: Re-articulating the River to the City"
June 2021
Wilberforce receives Council approval
May 2021
Construction begins on Gables project
March 2021
Common Office Lead the Western Sydney University Design Studio "Theatre, Activism, and completing the Block: A New theatre for Johannesburg"
February 2021
Transitions receives Council approval
January 2021
Terrace I receives Council approval
December 2020
November 2020
Construction begins at Biscayne
September 2020
Binary receives Council approval
Gables receives Council approval
July 2020
Common Office Lead the Western Sydney University Design Studio "The Infrastructural"
June 2020
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News
December 2023
Common Office curates Western Sydney Architecture School's end of Year Exhibition ''Pilot''
November 2023
St Ives House photographed by Dave Wheeler
October 2023
Spencer Apartments receive Planning Consent
August 2023
Common Office Leads Western Sydney University Architecture Studio ''Behind The Cloud: Architecture for a Digital Infrastructure"
July 2023
Darley Rd Houses receive Planning Consent
January 2023
Gables photographed by Hamish McIntosh
September 2022
June 2022
April 2022
January 2022
Gables roof structure complete
October 2021
Milk Bar On The Corner Construction Update
July 2021
Common Office Lead the Western Sydney University masters Design Studio "Camellia: Re-articulating the River to the City"
June 2021
Wilberforce receives Council approval
May 2021
Construction begins on Gables project
March 2021
Common Office Lead the Western Sydney University Design Studio "Theatre, Activism, and completing the Block: A New theatre for Johannesburg"
February 2021
Transitions receives Council approval
January 2021
Terrace I receives Council approval
December 2020
November 2020
Construction begins at Biscayne
September 2020
Binary receives Council approval
Gables receives Council approval
July 2020
Common Office Lead the Western Sydney University Design Studio "The Infrastructural"
June 2020
Common Office
Common Office was founded on an interest in interiors, buildings, urbanism and territory. Emerging out of a body of work that ranges between the domestic and large scale urban design proposals, the office is committed to making buildings, design research and speculative work.
Current work includes a series of houses, housing projects, the design of a furniture line, communal buildings and research initiatives. All projects are treated as equal, regardless of scale, program or requirements. The design process is rigorous, and the Office believes that organisation and clarity are crucial to achieving projects that actively contribute to both urban and domestic life.
Common Office is Rob Meyerson, William J McKee, Manuel Hankoo, Janice Leng and Michael Cho
Nominated NSW Architect William J McKee NSW ARB 12651
Rob Meyerson studied at the University of Sydney, the Pratt Institute in New York and later at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where he was a Deans Merit Scholar. Rob has taught summer design studios at Harvard, and been an invited guest at The University of Sydney and University of Technology Sydney, and currently holds a Lecturer position at Western Sydney University. Previously Rob worked in the Sydney offices of Bates Smart and Supercontext, and for Andrew Berman Architect in New York City.
William is a Registered Architect who studied in Scotland, France and concluded his studies at the Architectural Association in London. He successfully gained his Master’s degree as Student of the Year and was nominated as the university submission to the RIBA President’s medal for his dissertation. William has practised in London and Sydney and has held an Associate Lecturer position at the University of Sydney where he continues to teach.
Manuel Hankoo received a B.Des.Arch from Western Sydney University
Janice Leng received a B.Des.Arch from UTS
Michael Cho received a B.Des.Arch from the University of Sydney
Website design and build by Nicole Ho.
