Perspectives

Building the workplaces of tomorrow

As the world transitions to a low-carbon economy and the role of a workplace continues to evolve, there is heightened demand for future-ready, sustainable infrastructure.

Macquarie is a global leader in the infrastructure sector, we develop, manage, and help to create essential infrastructure assets that move and connect communities around the world. This extends to our workplaces where our objectives is to create workplaces that enable connection, collaboration and empower our people to innovate and invest for a better future.

Largest Infrastructure Manager globally1

94 office locations operating around the world2

25+ years of deep sector expertise in infrastructure

Our workplaces of the future

1 Elizabeth Street, Sydney

Located at the heart of Sydney's CBD and rising into the city’s expanding skyline, Macquarie’s new state-of-the-art global headquarters at 1 Elizabeth Street brings together our Sydney teams in one campus for the first time in more than 25 years, better supporting our future growth, evolution and globally connected culture.

660 Fifth Avenue, New York

Situated in the heart of New York, Macquarie’s new Americas headquarters at 660 Fifth Avenue represents more than 30 years of growth and innovation in the region. The next-generation space has been designed to enhance collaboration across our businesses and with colleagues and partners around the world.

Our office in Milan

Located in the heart of Italy’s industrial and financial capital, our Milan office was designed with a focus on connectivity, sustainability and comfort. Powered by renewable energy, with recycled natural materials throughout, and a 'living wall' centerpiece, it has been created as a workplace where wellness and productivity can coexist.

Our office in Paris

Located on the Champs-Élysées with direct views of the Grand and Petit Palais, Macquarie’s office in Paris unites the old with the new – through state-of-the-art facilities and dedicated working zones, the office reflects our commitment to innovation and collaboration in one, dynamic location. 

Our office in Philadelphia

Our Leesman+ certified office in Philadelphia was designed with the primary goal of creating a human-centric environment that encourages a net-positive impact for our employees and guests. Developed as an adaptable kit-of-parts, the office design creates a series of workspace neighbourhoods, each with a diverse complement of focus rooms, phone booths and collaborative spaces.

Our office in Hong Kong

The award-winning redesign of our Hong Kong office began as a small-scale light renovation and evolved into a greater opportunity to improve how the space facilitated collaboration. The design fosters connection between our staff through a hospitality-driven experience. Curated destinations connect the office horizontally and vertically and activated corridors connect teams as informal destinations throughout the day.


Listen now

Fostering connection and innovation through purposeful workplace design

Tracey Macdonald, Macquarie’s Global Head of Business Services, and Andrew Burdick, Macquarie’s Global Design Director, together discuss how smart workplace design can help foster innovation, collaboration and create equitable experiences within an organisation.


  1. IPE Real Assets (July/August 2022), ranking based on total AUM as of 31 December 2021. 
  2. As at 30 September 2023.