House vibes · ways of working

How we live
in the building. Lightly.

Think of it like the the world's tidiest shared workspace. There's a kitchen, a roomful of people doing their best work, and a short list of unspoken rules that keep it all moving.

Welcome to 5/43

Good vibes. Good work.
A bit of both, all day.

We're a small mix of creatives, marketers and shooters sharing one warehouse with a working studio and a working agency. This page is the friendly version of how the space runs, not a contract, not a rulebook, just the things we'd tell you over a coffee on your first day.

Most of it is common sense. The rest is the small stuff that makes shared spaces good places to be.

Members walking through the working room, warm light, plants, polished concrete
House guidelines

The house handbook.
Mostly common sense.

A dozen of them. Read once, internalise, never need again. We left "be a decent human" off the list because if you need it written down, you might be in the wrong room.

01

Tidy desk, tidy mind.

Wipe down your desk at the end of the day. Mugs back to the kitchen. Cables looped. An uncluttered desk usually means an uncluttered mind, yours, and the next person's who walks past.

02

The kitchen stays a kitchen.

If you used a mug, it goes in the dishwasher. Not the sink, not the desk. Coffee station and steamer are shared, leave them like you'd want to find them. Don't take other people's food or coffee without asking; we know it sounds obvious, and yet.

03

Take loud calls elsewhere.

Phone call, Zoom, a voice memo with feedback, step outside or find a quiet corner. Headphones for music unless the space is genuinely empty. The open floor is for working, not broadcasting.

04

Hours of power are sacred.

Most members have a daily deep-work block, usually mornings. If someone looks in the zone, treat them like they are. Slack the question. Catch them at lunch. Don't interrupt deep work without asking.

05

Don't fight the thermostat.

Bring a sweater. Take one off. The aircon is set for the space, not for you specifically. We've all worked in places where the temperature war never ended, let's not.

06

Bins go out when they're full.

Internal bin smelly or stacked? Take it to the big blue bin out front. We recycle paper, plastic and cans in the cupboard under the microwave. Last person to notice owns it, that's the only rule on that one.

07

Energy off, lights down, when you leave.

If you're the last out at night: quick sweep, screens off, kitchen appliances off, windows shut, roller door down, front door locked. Solar offsets a lot, but nothing offsets a fridge left open. Five-minute habit.

08

Sign your guests in.

Bringing a client or collaborator in for a session? Give us a heads-up so we can make room and say hi. A guest day pass keeps it simple for anything longer than a quick visit.

09

Reusable everything, where you can.

Bring your bottle, bring your keep cup. Reusable mugs in the cupboard if you forgot. The roof's already paying its way with solar, let's not undo it with disposables.

10

Guests via the day pass.

Bringing a collaborator for half a day or longer? $40 day pass. Members get four free a year. Friend dropping in for a quick coffee, totally fine, just keep it short. No casual all-day visitors, keeps the space readable.

11

Lock the building, every time.

If you're the last one out, the building gets locked. Front door, roller door, side door. Leave it unlocked and you owe the space a carton of beers. One warning, second time you cover the drinks for everyone. We're not joking, and the space will hold you to it.

12

We're all in the kitchen together.

There's a cleaning list on the fridge, hostel-style. Take a turn with the bins, run the dishwasher at the end of the day, wash your own plates and cutlery. We stock the snacks, and there's beers in the fridge come Friday. It's a shared kitchen because we share the kitchen.

The one we hold a line on

When the red light
is on, we settle.

The studio downstairs runs paid shoots. Most days you'd never notice. When the ON AIR light's lit, we ask the whole building to dial it down for an hour or two. Predictable, brief, and the only thing we hold a hard line on.

◯ On air

The one with teeth.

When the cyclorama or podcast room is recording, we ask the whole building to settle. Socks-on upstairs, calls taken outside, no hallway loitering, no slamming the kitchen door.

One clear warning the first time. Repeat the breach and the subscription ends, no refund on remaining term. We're upfront about this before you sign on.

Why so strict? Because everything else is recoverable, a messy kitchen, a noisy week. An audio breach during a paid shoot is a lost client. The studio pays for half the perks members enjoy. We protect the recording, the recording protects the space.

The weekly rhythm

When it tends to be
loud or quiet.

Shoots cluster on certain days. Knowing the pattern lets you plan your loudest work, your deepest focus, and your calls.

MonOfficeAgency in. Quiet shoot day. Good for calls and team work.
TueOfficeAgency in. Coworking + meetings. Rare shoot day.
WedStudio likelyCommon shoot day. Possible ON AIR windows.
ThuOfficeAgency in. Mixed, shoots occasional.
FriStudio likelyMembers welcome. Podcasts often run late afternoon.
SatQuiet · accessMembers welcome. Studio booked occasionally.
SunQuiet · accessBuilding yours. Studio rarely booked.
Two members chatting in the kitchen, warm light, plants, the everyday room
In the kitchen Most things get sorted over a coffee.
What we look for

How good rooms
actually feel.

Not rules, rhythms. The unwritten stuff that turns a hot-desk lounge into a working studio you'd actually choose. Read these as invitations, not instructions.

◎

Be transparent.

Map your week. Share your priorities. If your work pattern is shifting, if you've got a deadline week, if you're disappearing for a shoot, say so. Surprises burn shared space.

◈

Quality over hours.

Long days don't impress anyone here. Tight work does. Show up sharp for the hours that matter and disappear cleanly when they don't, we'll respect both.

⇄

Refer first in the space.

Brief lands you can't take? Ask the space before you shop it out. The pipeline works because the people in it move work between each other before going wider.

✶

Celebrate the wins.

Land a client, ship a build, get on a billboard, finally finish that thing, share it. Loudly. The room's energy is the sum of what we tell each other about. Err loud.

→

Leave it better.

Improve a process, fix a workflow, suggest a tool, sketch a new mechanic. The room is shaped by the people in it. We listen because we have to.

▢

Be a decent neighbour.

If you've got a beef, talk to the person. If something's broken, tell us. If someone needs a hand and you've got five minutes, give it. This is the actual rule.

The handbook

Your day-one
crash course.

Think of this as the welcome chat over coffee. A quick read on how we vibe, so you know what you're in for and what we'd love back. Nothing here is a shock once you're in, it's just the unspoken stuff, spoken.

01

Quiet when shoots are on.

The ON AIR light means the studio is recording. Settle the volume, take calls outside, walk softly. It's the one we hold a line on.

02

Shoes off at the studio door.

Japanese-style. The cyclorama stays seamless because every person who steps on it slips their shoes off first. Covers are at the door if you'd rather.

03

Mugs in the dishwasher.

Used it, rinse it, rack it. The kitchen is shared and nobody's cleaning up after the room but the room itself.

04

Headphones on the floor.

Music, videos, voice notes, all through headphones unless the place is empty. The open desks are for heads-down work.

05

Respect the deep-work block.

If someone's clearly in the zone, Slack the question or catch them at lunch. We protect each other's flow.

06

Last one out locks up.

Screens off, appliances off, windows shut, roller door down, front door locked. Five-minute habit. Leave it open, you owe the room a carton.

07

Guests come via a day pass.

Bringing a collaborator? Quick heads-up, day pass sorted. Friend for a coffee is fine, just keep it short and tidy.

08

Say the thing early.

Changing your rhythm, going away, hit a rough patch? Tell us before it becomes a surprise. Honest and early beats polished and late.

You'll get the full version on day one, walked through in person. This is just the trailer.

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The whole thing, one sentence

Treat others the way you'd want to be treated.
The rest is just specifics.

The Golden Rule · still undefeated
The practical bits

Keys, security,
and the boring stuff.

Necessary, not exciting. Skim it now; you won't think about it again.

Office security

Keys, codes, cameras.

You get door codes and your own key after onboarding. Security cameras are active in the common areas (not the bathrooms or studio), standard premises insurance stuff.

  • Take laptops home overnight. Insurance won't replace them otherwise.
  • Last one out: sweep the building, kill the appliances, close the windows.
  • Roller door down, front door locked. Five minutes max.
  • Lost key? Tell us same day. We'll re-cut and re-set the code.
Health & safety

The basics, taken seriously.

We comply with the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 because we have to, and because we genuinely want a building no one gets hurt in. There's a printed Emergency Plan near the front door.

  • Trip hazards, spills, broken stuff, flag it and we'll fix it fast.
  • Injuries, near-misses, report them. No drama, just record-keeping.
  • Fire alarm? Out the front door, meet at the carpark by the big tree.
  • If something feels unsafe, it probably is. Say so.
On the rules

Honest questions,
honest answers.

Typical week, two short windows, maybe a 2-hour podcast Wednesday afternoon, a 3-hour video shoot Friday morning. Some weeks zero, some weeks more. Never all-day, never constant, and always scheduled with at least a day's notice. The rest of the time the building is quiet by default.

Audible noise during a scheduled ON AIR window that hits the recording, loud calls on the open floor, hallway chats, slamming doors, heavy footfall. One clear warning the first time. Has to actually reach the microphones, not just exist.

Yep, just step outside or find a quiet corner with headphones, not on the open floor during a recording. It's only ever for the stretch the red light is on.

Check the shoot diary, talk to us early. If you've got a high-volume day clashing with a scheduled shoot, we'll usually shuffle things. The diary isn't precious; the people in it are.

Because everything else is recoverable. A messy kitchen is annoying; an audio breach during a paid shoot is a lost client. The studio is what pays for half the perks members enjoy. Protecting the recording is protecting the space.

More questions? Full FAQ or call us.
Ready when you are

Come create in the space.

Come see the space, meet the people, feel the room. One relaxed month to know if it fits. Most who visit end up staying.

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