Public Realm Pop Up by ForestOne

ArchiPro Project Summary - A vibrant, flexible workplace created from a former hair salon, utilizing recycled materials and innovative design to enhance the local village while demonstrating the potential of small businesses in the community.

Title:: Public Realm Pop Up
Manufacturers and Supplier:: ForestOne
Category:: Commercial/; Interiors

From the designers:Like many start-ups, our architectural practice started at our kitchen table, then took over the dining room, then the backyard with a little studio. We were growing and most of our work was helping organisations use their space to support their strategy and culture. It was time to walk the talk ourselves - albeit at a very modest scale.

We found a former hair salon in a building due to be demolished, but ideally situated in a prominent location within our local village. We had a short term lease, modest budget and set ourselves the task of showing what a small business can do to create a vibrant, flexible workplace that delights clients and staff, whilst enhancing our village.

Built over 3 weeks by our own team, our fit out uses only recycled or recyclable materials, with proprietary systems that can be easily reconfigured as we grow or relocate. The design was based on sheet sizes for the OSB (oriented strand board) to minimise waste - in fact only 2 bags of waste were generated by the fitout.

Designers: Public Realm LabPhotography: Public Realm Lab

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We are an Australian-owned company focused on delivering quality locally manufactured and sourced, wood-based and decorative building products that enable architects and designers to Specify Responsibly.

Since our inception under the Gunnersen brand more than 140 years ago, we've been a major player in the building industry, providing excellent service, and supplying materials for building and interior design. We're immensely proud of our history and now even more excited about our future direction, enabling architects and designers to build a sustainable future. Our mission is to source and supply best-in-class materials that empower specifiers to achieve their sustainability goals.

If you're a project specifier, work with us and experience the difference that comes with a century of know-how, a global supply network and a progressive drive for innovation.