Past Project List

Totalspace Design appreciates the need to provide a client with an upmarket and progressive image whilst still being mindful of cost and time. Our past projects include shop fitouts, showrooms, front office and receptions, colour schemes, internal and external....

In all instances, we are able to take the project from initial concepts and ideas, to completion.

Projects examples:

• Morphett Street highrise office for Fina Homes – New Façade
• Linea Mode Clothing Shop Fitout, Southern Cross Arcade
• Blastmaster – Reception and Conference Fitout
• Chubb Alarms – Design of new monitoring workstation used in all capital cities of Australia.
• Complete refurbishment of Lumleys Insurance head office on Greenhill Rd.
• Design and presentation of proposed extensions and refurbishment, Rapid Metal Development’s head office at Melrose Park, which is a national company.
• Thomson Playford Solicitors
• Legal Practioners Board
• Adelaide Central Community Health

A person’s home can be one of the most important and defining influences on their wellbeing and state of mind. Our living environment has the ability to calm us, excite us, inspire us...

At Totalspace Design, we endeavour to capture these qualities by working closely with our clients, and together produce individual and harmonious living environments.  Whether the project is a small extension, a new kitchen, an outdoor living area, a simple colour scheme or a new house and total living environment, we place the same emphasis on consultation and collaboration.

Project examples:

• Single extensions to houses at Torrensville, Kensington, Edwardstown, Aldgate
• New beach houses at Maslins Beach and Kingston
• New residence at Torrens Park and Belair
• Quality extension to residence at Parkside
• New home units at Rostrevor
• Prestige homes at Wattle Park and Rosslyn Park
• Double storey extension to heritage cottage at Glenelg

Through our long term association with DTEI, Totalspace Design has had the opportunity to work in many of our states schools undertaking extensions, alterations and upgrades.

In all cases, we take care to place the individual requirements of the users first, whilst still being aware of the Department of Education, Children Services and DTEI’s guidelines and regulations. Value for money and speed of delivery are also high on our list of priorities.

Project examples:

• Extension to gymnasium at Forbes Primary School.
• Upgrade of reception and administration areas at Gepps Cross and Elizabeth Grove Primary Schools.
• Master plans for developments at Elizabeth Park and Elizabeth Grove Primary Schools.
• Consolidation of junior and senior primary front offices at Ridgehaven Primary School.
• Covered way at Hewitt Primary School.
• New toilet block and Administration alternations at Warriapendi Special School.
• New Skills Centre at Urrbrae High School
• Learning Centre for Children with Autism at Modbury Special School
• Upgrade of Library and General Learning Areas at Modbury Special School
• Administration, Extensions and Upgrades at Flaxmill Primary School, Pt Augusta West Primary School and North Haven Primary School
• Library and Gymnasium extensions to Maitland Area School
• Marden Senior College Science Laboratory
• Adelaide High School Home Economics Upgrade
• Thebarton Senior College – Buildings 1 and 3
• Various Regional Kindergarten upgrades
• Elizabeth Grove Preschool Relocation

Our work for various government departments over the years has seen us deal in a diverse range of projects. Our staff’s previous experience working for the Government in the area of minor works and office accommodation, ensures that we are well aware of the standards, regulations and particular requirements of Government projects.

Much of our work has involved office accommodation, particularly with SA Health Commission, Department for Correctional Services, Department for Family and Community Services, Courts Administration Authority, Public Trustee, Department for Industrial Affairs, examples of these appear later.

Examples of general building projects undertaken for Government Departments are:

For Correctional Services

• Upgrade and alterations to reception at Mobilong Medium Security Prison
• New Gatehouse facility at Yatala Labour Prison and Port Augusta Prison
• New Property Store and Admissions at Yatala Labour Prison
• New reception and waiting area at Northfield Prison Complex.
• Feasibility and Sketch Designs on prisoner accommodation at Northfield Women’s Prison.
• New Guards station at Adelaide Women’s Prison.
• Upgrades of Control rooms at Mobilong, Port Augusta, Adelaide Remand Centre and Yatala Labour Prison
• New Medical Centre at Adelaide Women’s Prison.
• Education Centre at Pt Augusta Prison
• New Community Corrections Centre at Elizabeth.
• New Standalone Control Rooms at Adelaide Women’s Prison and Mt Gambier Prison

For Arts SA

• New Control Room for State Library

For Child and Adolescent Health Services

• New dining room extension, new administration extension and refurbishment and asset management of their Enfield Branch of Adolescent Services.
• Design development of proposed new accommodation for their Eastern Office at Modbury.

For TAFE SA

• Various minor works projects at their Institutes at Regency Park, Marleston and Gilles Plains.

For Education Department

• Refer to the previous separate education section.

Michael Dodd gained significant experience whilst managing office accommodation projects for DTEI’s Office Accommodation Division for six years.

This coupled with Diana Brown’s expertise in systems screen design, has proved invaluable in providing similar services to numerous clients.

Many of these projects were undertaken whilst floors were occupied, requiring meticulous planning and coordination of services.

Totalspace Design has built a significant relationship with a pool of competent contractors ensuring your office refurbishment will happen with a minimum of fuss, cost and time.

Our expertise allows us to coordinate all aspects of a full office fitout or refurbishment including furniture, screens, joinery, window treatments, signage and graphics, floor coverings, colour schemes, electrical, data communications, fire and security, removalists....as well as undertake all the design, documentation, tender administration and overall project management.

Examples of some larger projects:

• Brief development, sketch designs, documentation and construction supervision of alterations to all floors of the Commission’s head office in the Citi Centre Building.  Individual project budgets varied from $100,000 to $300,000.
• Brief development, sketch designs and presentation drawings for proposed new building and refurbishment and extension to existing building for a joint facility incorporating The Commission and FACS, now known as FAYS.
• Feasibility, design, documentation and management of alterations to four floors of the SA Police headquarters in Flinders St.
• Documentation and management of new accommodation for Department of Human Services, Radiation Protection Branch.
• Redesign of four floors of Public Trustee Building for Correctional Services.

systems screens and furniture

At present, there are over 100 types of systems screens on the market, all with slightly different characteristics and qualities.

Totalspace Design’s interior designer, Diana Brown, has over 25 year’s experience in the field of office accommodation and furniture.  Diana’s knowledge of systems screens and furniture is vast, having been involved in the original design and implementation of a screen system with a previous employer.

Our knowledge of DTEI Office Accommodation guidelines, and Occupational Health Welfare and Safety Regulations ensure that your office fitout is satisfactory in every respect.

Completed projects involving primarily systems screens and furniture include:

• SA Health Commission in Citi Centre Building and Grenfell Street.
• Children’s Services Office in Education Centre.
• Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs front office area
• SA Police headquarters in Flinders Street, Level 8. 

And more recently

• Part floors on Levels 9 and 10, SA Health Commission - Citi Centre Building.
• SA Police headquarters in Flinders Street, Level 1.

Totalspace Design has over the years, designed and commissioned many reception counters, joinery units, kitchen joinery and workstations for unique and specific applications.

Each application requires a new and individual idea that is complementary of the surroundings, the client, and the budget.

Project examples include:

• Reception counters for Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
• Adelaide Community Correctional Centre
• Children’s Services Office
• Noarlunga TAFE Executive
• Computer workstations for MSS Alarms throughout Australia
• Organ Donation Agency.
• Reception Counter for Correctional Services, Commissioner of Police
• Reception counter incorporating a screen system for DEHA, Stirling Branch.
• Reception desk for Repatriation General Hospital, Radiology.
• Reception counter for Repatriation General Hospital, Admissions and Orthopaedics.

We have also undertaken the design and commission of individual or built in pieces of furniture from tables to entertainment units, storage systems and the likes for Residential Clients.

As more products are developed and the market for floor materials become more competitive, there has been a huge influx of new interesting textured and coloured floor materials available.  It is an opportunity that Totalspace Design has relished, to utilise flair, imagination and bold concepts to add a new dimension to foyers, reception areas, waiting and office areas.  So much so that our design for the Office of Multicultural and International Affairs has been featured in a brochure by a manufacturer to promote the use of carpet tiles in offices.

• Office of Multicultural and International Affairs – Carpet tiles in Reception, Waiting Area and Workstations
• Stirling DEHA – Carpet Tiles/Sheet Vinyl to Foyer, Reception and Lunch Room.
• Repatriation General Hospital, Ward 17 – Carpet Tiles to Corridors
• Repatriation General Hospital, Hospice – Carpet Tiles to Foyer, Reception and Lounge Area
• Repatriation General Hospital, Radiology – Carpet Tiles/Sheet Vinyl to Corridors, Foyer, Reception & Waiting Room
• Modbury Special School – Rubber Flooring and Carpet Tiles
• Holden Hill Police Station – Rubber Flooring
• DCS Parole Board and Elizabeth Branch Reception Area

Over the last couple of years, Totalspace Design has been involved in various minor works at the Repatriation General Hospital.  Upgrades to wards, new buildings, alterations and upgrades to accommodation, new colour schemes and design of built-in furniture and systems screens layouts.

Of late, Totalspace Design has been involved in an extensive feasibility study on the Repatriation General Hospital Emergency Department, looking at new designs for its extension in the future. We have also been primary consultants for the upgrade of and alterations to the main Reception and Front entrance of the hospital.

We have also had a longstanding relationship with the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, undertaking a major upgrade at their Enfield facility, and undertaking consultation for a major extension to their facilities at Modbury.

The staff of Totalspace Design have all had experience in heritage projects over their careers, and this has been carried through into their work to date.

Work in buildings such as Parliament House, Sir Samuel Way Building, MultiCultural and Ethnic Affairs Building, Semaphore Institute, Torrens Building*, Supreme Court, Adelaide Art Gallery*, Edmund Wright House*, Palmer Place, Carclew, Fort Glanville ensures that Totalspace Design have a sound knowledge in the particular complexities involved in dealing with the states Heritage listed buildings.

Over time we have established a good working relationship with the DTEI Heritage Unit, ensuring that at all times we are achieving a satisfactory result for all parties.

(*project undertaken by staff members whilst contracted to SACON)