Catherine van der Heide

“The process of turning aspirations for a space into a meaningful place is an ongoing challenge I relish.”

Catherine is a workplace specialist and a leading light in delivering complex projects, including the award-winning Sky Central campus -- one of the largest agile working environments in the UK.

Located in London, she’s also worked in our studios in Australia and Asia, effortlessly crossing geographic boundaries to contribute to a range of corporate projects worldwide.

Catherine really embodies our commitment to design excellence, channelling her energy and passion into our growing UK portfolio.

Key projects

AMP Capital, London, UK
Fora Borough, London, UK
Sky Central, London, UK
Lendlease, Brisbane, Australia
Ashurst, Sydney, Australia
Dtac, Bangkok, Thailand

Title

Principal

Location

London

Project

Sky Central

Global media company Sky asked us to bring our most progressive, international design thinking to their‘game changing’ London HQ – a 45,000 sqm, three-level workplace for more than 3,500 employees.

Studio

London

Research

The elastic office building

How owners and developers can maximise the value of their assets by making them more flexible.

Project

Fora Borough

Fora Borough sits in the heart of one of London’s most iconic and historic market districts. Like all the brand’s properties, the co-working space takes its cues from the surrounding neighbourhood – a dynamic, colourful place.

Podcast

Connection, trust and safety: co-working and COVID-19

At the heart of any co-working environment is the idea that it can do much more than provide a hotspot and a hot coffee.

Conversation

Workplace design, data & the era of COVID-19

Whether you’re a CEO, a property manager or a workplace designer, the office has been the headline conversation of 2020. How many will go back? What will it look like? How will workplace culture change?