CLIENT Dr Tania Psychological Servies
PROJECT Commercial
DATE November 2022
LOCATION Kew, Victoria
SCOPE Interior Architecture
Furniture Selection & Procurement
BUILD Storebuild Australia
Dr Tania Psychological Services
With the opening of Tania's first psychology practice, she came to us with a desire to create a space that felt calm and soft; a ritualistic space for her clients to comfortably share their thoughts and experiences.
With a rise in the acceptance and awareness of mental health, we found that many psychological practices still felt clinical and cold, which was only hindering how far society has come in breaking the stigma of addressing mental health.
With this in mind, we aimed to put psychology on par with the likes of other wholistic wellness spaces like spas and yoga studios which evoke a calming and friendly experience.
Using a neutral, refined and layered textural palette, we created a sense of refined luxury, a space that clients will come to indulge and unwind. The use of natural stone, timber, jute and wool allowed for the space to hold an authenticity and connection to the natural environment along with the architecture allowing for wide north facing windows with panoramic treetop views over Kew.
This focus on genuity evokes a grounding and restful aura for clients, and provides a calming space that will gracefully age with time. Furniture procurement and art curation also played a huge part in enabling the wholistic design experience of the client. We worked with contrasts to accommodate for a variety of clients; dimmable lighting, plush and hard surfaces, colours and neutrals, with our main focus on sourcing vintage and Australian made pieces.
Since the practice launch in November 2022, Tania has said she is busier than ever and clients come early and don’t want to leave. We are proud of the team effort that went into this special project and are so grateful to Ron and the team at Storebuild for executing our vision and bringing this project to life, and to Tania for giving us creative freedom and putting her trust in our hands.