94 Cooper Street , Surry Hills 2010
When  m ac-interactive Architects and Material   (Landscape Architects)   moved into   their new office  premises in 2005  they had found   exactly   what they were looking for   :  too much space   in a   relatively quiet   part of Surry Hills,  Sydney.  It was not pretty ;  but definitely industrial   chic.  A  30  m  x 8  m raw warehouse space  with  timber floor s , rendered brick walls, exposed timber  roof trusses and the classic warehouse steel frame windows   - All painted institutional grey. There was also some rather grim toilets and  a  kitchen at the back. mac-interactive respected the Industrial character of the space , and with next to no budget, the  only changes made to the base building were  the wooden floors which have been sanded back  and clear sealed.    2 doors at the back have been blocked up, and a new ceiling + roof insulation has been installed.  Walls and ceilings have been painted White. With the interior design, however, they have turned the space into a perfect working environment for the 2 architecture businesses. All the furniture is purpose designed for the space.