Commercial interior design
Workplace, retail, hospitality and other commercial interiors, from test fits to design intent documentation.
Designed by Sam Fossati in a previous role, before FORJ was established.
Interior Design
Interior design in Melbourne, from planning to documentation
FORJ is an interior design studio in Melbourne, led by interior designer Sam Fossati. We work across commercial and residential interiors in Melbourne and Victoria. The scope can start with early planning or a test fit and continue through concept design, finishes, joinery, furniture and design intent documentation.
- Design Director
- Sam Fossati
- Based
- Caulfield South, Melbourne
- Interior Design
- Melbourne and Victoria
- Builder
- Your builder, or one introduced from our network
Commercial and residential
Residential interior design
FORJ works on renovations, apartments, kitchens, bathrooms, joinery and furniture across Melbourne.
Test fits and feasibility
A test fit checks whether the tenancy can fit the team, rooms and circulation you need before you sign the lease or commit to the full Interior Design project.
Furniture and FF&E
Furniture should be planned as part of the room, not bought one piece at a time.
Services and stages
Engage FORJ for one stage, several, or the full Interior Design scope.
Why FORJ for Interior Design
- 01
Senior design stays close.
Sam leads the design work and stays involved as the project moves from planning into documentation and builder queries.
- 02
Designed with delivery in mind.
Much of Sam's commercial experience was inside a design-and-build business, so he is used to seeing where drawings, pricing and site decisions can come unstuck.
- 03
Work with the right builder.
FORJ can introduce builders from its network or work with your preferred builder. The network is an option, not a condition.
- 04
Start at the stage you need.
Start with a test fit, a planning exercise, a concept stage or a full Interior Design scope, depending on where the project is up to.
FORJ, your builder and your consultants
FORJ leads the Interior Design. The builder and specialist consultants are engaged separately, and each is responsible for their own part of the work. We can work with your builder or introduce one from our network.
Responsibilities of FORJ, the builder and specialist consultants
- Leads the interior design.
FORJ
Planning and design direction · Materials, finishes, joinery and furniture · Design intent documentation for pricing · Design clarification during delivery, if included
- Engaged by you. Introduced by FORJ or your own.
Your builder
Construction and trades · Construction pricing and programme · Site management and safety · Building from the documentation
- Engaged separately where the project needs them.
Specialist consultants
Structural, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and fire engineering · Access and acoustic advice · Registered architecture where statutory scope requires it
- Engaged by the client or builder.
Building surveyor
Issues building permits and carries out mandatory inspections.
Questions clients ask
Is FORJ a fitout company?
No. FORJ designs the fitout and prepares the design intent documentation. You engage the builder, who prices and builds it. We can introduce builders from our network or work with one you already have.
Can the builder just design it?
For simple scopes, sometimes. A separate interior designer works for you, not for the construction contract. The plan, materials and details are designed for how your business runs, so builders price a documented design instead of their own assumptions.
Can we start with just a test fit?
Yes. Each stage can be engaged on its own. Many commercial projects start with a test fit or planning study, then continue into concept design once the tenancy is confirmed.
Interior Design
Start a project with FORJ.
A plan, an address or a short description is enough to start. We will come back with the questions we need answered to scope it.
- info@forjcreative.com.au
- Based in Caulfield South, Melbourne
Interior Design enquiries go to Sam Fossati, our Design Director.