LEK Consulting

Linear was engaged by LEK Consulting across the full project lifecycle – from strategic briefing and workplace strategy through to change management – supporting the business in transitioning its Melbourne office toward a higher-performance, flexible working model.

The ambition was clear from the outset: to position LEK as the top-tier business advisors they are, through a workplace that projected excellence, professionalism and confidence. Beyond the aesthetic, the new workplace was designed to fundamentally change how LEK’s people work, enhancing connectivity nationally and globally, strengthening team culture, and building in the strategic flexibility to absorb future growth and change.

One decision speaks louder than any other about LEK’s culture – the best views were allocated to the team, not to formal meeting rooms. It’s a telling choice, and one that reflects leadership investment in the wellbeing and experience of the team.

The design aesthetic is contemporary and timeless, with a creative edge that sets LEK apart from the more conservative expectations of the professional services sector. Spaces that inspire creative thinking were strategically positioned at arrival points and alongside client-facing areas, offering glimpses into how LEK’s people work. It also reinforces the firm’s creative reputation to visitors. Slatted timber sliding screens provide transparency into these zones while retaining the ability to shift toward privacy when the work demands it. Patterned floor elements animate the social and recharge spaces, bringing energy to the moments between.

Activity-based working principles and high-end audio-visual and meeting facilities underpin the planning throughout – a workplace designed for where LEK is headed.