Designing for aged care isn’t about creating a generic space, it’s about helping people feel at home during a major life transition.
In this display suite at Roden Cutler Lodge, the design focused on personalisation, familiarity and function — using colour, layout and meaningful objects to create a space that feels comfortable, supportive and reflective of the individual.
The Brief: Three Individual Display Suites
I worked with Anglicare’s marketing team to decorate three display suites at Roden Cutler Lodge in Gordon, on Sydney’s Upper North Shore. The brief was to create welcoming rooms that helped prospective residents and their families imagine how a space could become their own.
Each suite was developed around an imagined resident, using their interests to guide the colour palette, furnishings and personal details.
An Artist-Inspired Room
For this suite, the starting point was someone with a love of art and creative expression.
Calming blue tones and an eclectic mix of patterns shaped the decoration. Storage for art supplies and an easel beside the window suggested how a familiar creative activity could find a place within the room.
Photographs, memorabilia and hobby-related objects added character, illustrating the role personal belongings can play in making a new space feel familiar.
From Concept to Completed Room
The concept board below shows the original direction alongside the finished suite—a chance to see how the colours, patterns and furnishings came together.
Signature Scent
Hamilton Island by The Raconteur; made with lemon myrtle, native ginger, seagrass, wild herbs, eucalypt, vetiver.
Project Credits
Client: Anglicare
Site: Roden Cutler Lodge, Gordon
Architect: Allen Jack + Cottier
To view the other display suites, go here: Anglicare Gordon | Suite 2 and here: Anglicare Gordon | Suite 3
I always like coming back to the concept board at the end of the project to see how close we came to the original idea!
