Bubble Interiors were engaged to bring owner Jake’s vision for a minimalist new flagship store, in hometown Mount Maunganui, to life.

With the lease signed for a new tenancy in Bayfair’s extension, Bubble completed all the detailing + documentation required for Mall approval, consent + construction.

Fit-out Contractor: Fosters

Project Completed October 2018

Featured in the first issue of Resene’s BlackWhite magazine, 2020.

Already owners of The Soccer Shop in Hamilton, owners Martyn and Debbie saw the opportunity to better service the growing Bay of Plenty Soccer scene with a new shop dedicated to “The Beautiful Game” in Stage 2 of Mount Maunganui’s Bayfair Extension Project.

Total Fit-outs were already on board to fit-out their shop, but they needed a Retail Designer to manage the Mall’s design approval process, and to manage the building consent application that would be required… so Bubble Interiors were engaged to pull together their ideas into a cohesive Retail Design.

They were keen on a really industrial look, and wanted to use a variety of raw, natural materials for interest, so different zones were created with the use of different wall claddings as backdrops to the product display... red brick, rough sawn timber and checker-plate aluminium.

In addition to the raw polished concrete floor throughout most of the shop Martyn and Debbie were really keen to use turf grass as flooring in the boots area for a more realistic “trying-on” experience, and here we used mirrored fronts to built-in seating (that doubles as storage) as well as staggered seating plinths as a nod to stadium seating.

Main Fit-out Contractor: Total Fit-outs

Joinery and feature ceiling: Inspace

Photography: Amanda Aitken

Featured in the first issue of Resene’s BlackWhite magazine, 2020.

Already the owner of a very busy pharmacy in Downtown Mt Maunganui, our client took the opportunity to open a second retail store in Stage 1 of the ongoing Tauranga Crossing Retail Development in Tauriko.

Bubble Interiors managed the design approval process with the developers' Auckland architects, the consent application, and tendered the fit-out work, all while our client got on with the day-to day running of her other store.

And she's thrilled with the result which very much met her brief of a simple, light and airy space with wow factor.

Fit-out Contractor: Pace PM

Photography: Amanda Aitken