Post Covid cities have undergone a structural change in society’s working patterns and environments. As a result of continuous lockdowns and limitations on accessibility, for over two years people have been asked to work from home, adapting their living spaces to new activities. This structural shift has shown how urban zoning in residential suburbs is a superseded model for addressing ongoing urban challenges. Our project challenges the modes of existing workplace arrangements by recognising the residential property as a location for diffused work, micro-scale business and manufacturing activities in the contemporary Australian city. The main question of this paper is how the house has transformed to new working conditions, and the changes that have occurred to accommodate productive activities. It discusses how design can contribute to absorb these new needs, rethinking the home typology and distribution bluring the boundaries between public and private realms (working and living). Focusing on the Australian city of Brisbane, a low-density urban area of single detached-houses suburbs, we question the zoning strategy in urban planning and propose design strategies for new working patterns, mixite and mobility. Using field-research conducted in Brisbane suburbs and using a multi-disciplinary lens, this paper interpolates business and architectural studies with insights gleaned by on-site investigation. By framing the discussion around a place-based business model, the project stresses the urgency for councils to liaise with the community and small business owners to understand how design can enhance the resilience of the existing residential architecture for novel workspaces arrangements and models.