The former National Australia Bank chambers is now the impressive home to Cosentino City Melbourne. The stone and surface specialist has fully exploited the building’s grand scale, using the high ceilings and every one of the 535 m2 to show off their beautiful materials.
In common with Gaggenau’s showroom, Cosentino's Melbourne address is more than a collection of samples. It exemplifies what can be created using their materials and invites Designers to use it as their inspiring workspace.
In the two Atelliers, Designers, Architects and their clients can see and touch the materials in a kitchen and bathroom scenario, compare a myriad of different surfaces and create a Pinterest page in reality utilising complementary brands’ samples and products in situ.
Gaggenau ovens are in pride of place for clients to appreciate the choice of Cosentino materials available, such as Sensa ® and Dekton ®. The latter is used exclusively for Gaggenau’s new Essential Induction. A Designers dream, it allows the cooktop to be unseen under the uninterrupted Dekton ® surface of your choice.
A digital ‘slab’ offers a towering screen to see every conceivable Cosentino surfaces in a large format. Flooring, wall cladding, even washbasins and shower trays are to hand, making Cosentino a hub for professions looking to get their clients onboard with their vision. Without having to use much in the way of imagination, clients can wander around and experience the various expanses of stone and engineered surfaces.
“Wherever the client looks they will see one of our products being used, not only displayed.”
Antonia Anderson, Cosentino City Melbourne’s Manager
Seating, desks, meeting rooms and privacy are available as you venture further into the space where the colour scheme gently transitions to a darker, more focused palette. As one would expect of Cosentino, the whole experience is very, very polished.
