Real Living Australia - February 2018

5 DESIGN DETAILS

TO LOOK OUT FOR

WHEN YOU VISIT...

1 The spiral staircase that

echoes the building’s curves.

2 The five-metre ficus tree that

punches up through the central

staircase under the atrium.

3 The oak and white granite

deli counter and kitchen.

4 The zinc tabletops and walnut

Thonet chairs in the cafe.

5 The glass ceiling and vast

windows that flood the place

with natural light (and those

beaut Bondi Beach views!).

Let there be light!

The circular staircase is made

from a white powder-coated

perforated mesh, to allow

light to filter throughout the

entire space.

photography

damian bennett

PURE PALETTE

“We researched the most appropriate colour

palettes for wellness, and found that green

evokes a sense of growth. It’s also said to be

very healing and calming, so we went with

a neutral palette of crisp whites with accents

of soft greens, contrasted by black trims and

oak panelling for the joinery,” Cushla says.

The Well, 78 Campbell Parade, Bondi Beach, Sydney.

Thewellbondi.com.au | @thewell_bondi | @tommarkhenry_ R

THIS GYM AND CAFE TAKES

A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO

WELLNESS – AND DESIGN

THE WELL

BONDI BEACH

Farm life

The cafe is open to members and visitors and

serves produce sourced from the owner’s farm

on the South Coast of NSW. “Our aim was to

capture the South Coast charm in the cafe, with

a rustic coastal feeling,” Cushla says.

All in one

The Well is a one-stop shop for

wellness, incorporating a gym,

complementary therapies (from

physio and nutrition to

naturopathy and psychology)

and a cafe. The team at interior

design studio TomMarkHenry

were charged with the fit-out.

“The design brief was to totally

transform the existing site,

which was originally

quite dark and poky, into a

light-filled wellness centre,” says

Cushla McFadden, director of

TomMarkHenry.

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