The Brief.
This sophisticated aged care facility, home to 100 residents as well as a dementia unit for 16, required warm textures and organic shapes to create a sense of comfort and optimism.
With in-house design expertise, Crown Furniture selected a neutral colour palette, with layers of bold floral pops of colour to create a fresh, contemporary feel to the space.
Aged Care Design Requirements
Personalised, home-like environments are of course key to such facilities. Design principles for aged care specify a domestic ambience and the avoidance of any institutional characteristics.
This sense of belonging, familiarity and safety is felt through the selection of upholstery fabrics. The furniture needs to be easy to move, easy to use, yet also create a sense of ambience and comfort. All of which Crown delivered for this project.
Materialised Products
Lynne Tanner’s timeless style, with design influence from a childhood spent on the Australian coast, meant her textile designs were the perfect choice for Robina Rise. Natural strength, happiness and optimism pervade her creations!
The base cloths were also key with a selection of waterproof Cryptons and Zircons, as well as practical faux leathers.
Australian framed wall art is featured throughout, pairing perfectly with the furnishing textiles.
The Team & Credits
Furniture: Crown Furniture
Designers: Katrina Miranda & Rebecca Holmes, ThomsonAdsett Queensland
Photography: © Ryan Linnegar
Materialised Team: QLD
