+61 7 3862 4189
213 Harrington St, Hobart TAS 7000
smartinteriorslab@gmail.com
Offices, cafes, clinics

Commercial interiors that pass
inspection and pull people in

Design and fit-out for Hobart workplaces, cafes, clinics and retail. Spaces that meet code, fit the brand and survive the Friday rush without looking like a compliance exercise.

From $7,500 Scoped per tenancy Hobart & surrounds
Hobart cafe interior with banquette seating, timber counter and pendant lights
23 fit-outs delivered
The offer

Built for business hours

A commercial space earns rent or it costs rent. We design for turnover: durable finishes, compliant layouts and a floor plan that moves people where you want them.

Designer reviewing tenancy plans with a shop owner on site
  • Space planning to code: egress, accessible amenities, clearances, occupancy
  • Material selection rated for commercial traffic, not residential wishful thinking
  • Joinery and counter design suited to your service flow and equipment list
  • Lighting design for trade hours: task, mood and the all-important closing-time clean
  • Fit-out coordination or a documentation pack your own shopfitter can price
What you get

The paperwork that
makes it real

Design is a stack of decisions. These are the documents those decisions live in.

Cafe counter design drawings with service flow marked up
Deliverable 01

Compliance-aware plans

Layouts drawn with the NCC and access requirements baked in, so certifiers and landlords see a plan, not a problem.

Material samples rated for commercial use including vinyl and compact laminate
Deliverable 02

Durability schedule

Every surface specified for its traffic load. What goes under the coffee machine is not what goes on the feature wall.

Fit-out progress photo of an office tenancy mid-construction
Deliverable 03

Fit-out documentation

The pack your shopfitter, sparky and plumber all work from. Equipment schedules, joinery drawings, finish specs.

The process

How this service
runs, step by step

Commercial timelines are lease timelines. We plan backwards from your opening date.

Step 01

Tenancy walkthrough

We inspect the space, read your lease conditions and talk through the service model. Landlord requirements get mapped early.

Step 02

Concept and budget

Layout, look and a line-item budget. Where the money should go in a customer-facing space is usually different from where people expect.

Step 03

Documentation and approvals

Full drawings for fit-out, landlord sign-off and any certification the use requires. We coordinate with your certifier directly.

Step 04

Fit-out and opening

Trades sequenced to the lease timeline, defects walked before opening day. We are back in week two to fix what real customers found.

Cafe owner behind their new counter during a busy morning service

Client feedback

They designed the counter so one person can run mornings solo. On a small cafe budget that design decision pays itself weekly.

Priya Nair Cafe fit-out, Liverpool Street, opened 2024
The number

From $7,500, scoped per tenancy

Commercial fees depend on size, approvals and how much fit-out coordination you need. The walkthrough produces a fixed fee, and it stays fixed.

  • Design fee quoted flat, never a percentage of fit-out spend
  • Documentation priced so outside shopfitters can tender on it
  • Two-week post-opening defect visit included
Questions

Asked about
commercial interiors

Something else? +61 7 3862 4189 gets you a person, not a menu.

Can you work to a hard opening date?
That is the normal brief. We plan backwards from your lease start or launch date and flag which decisions have to be made by which week. The schedule is part of the quote.
Do you handle landlord approvals?
Yes. We prepare the fit-out pack landlords ask for and respond to their comments. Shopping centre tenancies have their own rulebooks and we design inside them.
What about accessibility requirements?
They are drawn in from day one: access paths, amenities, counter heights. Retrofitting access after a certifier knocks you back is the expensive version.
Start here

Opening a space in Hobart?

Send us the tenancy details and rough timing. We will come back with a walkthrough slot and a straight answer on feasibility.