Minimalist cosy or a space for relaxation

Treating oneself to a trip to the day spa is one of life’s true indulgences. We walk in feeling ashy and a little tired, and walk out feeling rejuvenated and pampered. A spa visit should feel like a treat from the moment you walk through the doors, and a great fitout can do just that. 

When building the Fika Day Spa we ensured we captured this feeling by employing clean, simple lines, ample light, and timeless Scandi elegance. Named proudly after the Swedish term Fika (meaning ‘a break from activity’), Fika Day Spa is a space where confident functionality meets warm welcome without sacrificing beauty. 

While developing this build, it was important for the client to maximise the use of the small space without making it feel cluttered. To make this happen, we made the most of…

Effortless Urban Grunge

Gritty urbanism meets playful expression at Scooter and Skate, Birtinya’s new skate shop. This exciting project champions and celebrates the grungy aesthetic roots of skate culture in an effortless fashion. We brought these roots to the front of this shop design through incorporating industrial design elements such as polished concrete surfaces, exposed brick, fluorescent lights, fencing materials, graffiti and a free-to-use skate ramp.

Beyond perfecting the urban aesthetics, two focuses remained central for Heath and his team at Total Fitouts: to let the products be the focus points, and to bring cohesion to the three separate areas of the space. They did this by ensuring a cohesive design plan, installing bright, industrial lighting, and securing a clear line of sight throughout the spaces. 

Ultimately, Heath helped the owners of Scooter and Skate create a skate shop that…

A new medical clinic designed to respond to a growing need in the community.

The new Maiden Gully Medical Practice is a modern medical facility created for the local community. The centre is fully accessible (DDA compliant) and has ten GP consulting rooms, a pathology room, and a treatment room for procedures.

The centre boasts a clean design concept, with low-maintenance fixtures and medical specific Body Protected Power.

A property ‘Change of Use’ was implemented to convert a domestic home into the medical centre, which meant a complete interior demolition, new ceiling design and structural works, service upgrades and relocation, and maintaining the project budget and building program.

Total Fitouts Central VIC was excited to be a part of providing the local community with quality healthcare.

Well done, Central VIC.

The Soccer Shop had a very clear brief when they worked with their local Total Fitouts Bay of Plenty team.  This was their first store design and build as their original store had been inherited when they purchased the business, so now they could add some creative fair and use their imagination.

So with some inspired overseas ideas and online research into best in class retail fitouts, the team decided to focus the store around a statement 7m x 4m illuminated soccer pitch suspended from the ceiling and WOW what a statement.

The centrepiece certainly draws you into the store and is a talking piece amongst locals, but added some challenges and complexities to the design and build.  Fire and structural code had to be adhered to and there were many engineering conversations to make sure the pitch met seismic restraint requirements.  However the team were up for…

This job required a fast turnaround to meet the opening date and close collaboration with the clients superb operations and merchandising teams (thanks Tina, Shelley and crew!), allowing them to prepare the store for trade whilst construction continued. Jason (from the local Total Fitouts team) and his prior retail operations experience proved a real bonus helping to provide solutions and effective communication with the ground crew.

It was really important to the client we achieve a high level of finish that allowed the quantity of merchandise to be easily displayed and adjusted. We took considerable care with installation of the surrounding slat wall to remedy uneven tenancy walls and ensure simple adjustment of fixtures and fittings for the sales staff.

The team really enjoyed creating the Acquisitions signature design shopfront with its interesting ply weatherboard, steel and mesh details.

The goal for this sizeable space was to totally encapsulate the creative vision of the owners’ existing bar, with a fit out designed for the cycling, beer & foodie enthusiasts of Christchurch! This restaurant fit out was substantial in all elements and required some co-ordination with other teams as well as the installation of very specific fixtures & materials.

Our talented fit out team wanted to achieve a space with easy flow and good family functionality for the restaurant, while keeping the theme totally authentic & unique throughout; a task they exceeded at.  The main obstacles that faced the Total Fitouts team was the very short time frame (eight weeks), working around client supplied contractors as well as materials & fixtures requiring outsourcing, delivered and fitted all within the very tight schedule and some, after opening.

Alas, our fit out team worked wonders with this bar/ restaurant shop fit, with…