Type: Design Management, Interior Design

Completion: 2021

Location: Mudgee, NSW

Photography by: Kate Longley

COS Newmarket is a much-loved fashion store retailer opened their flagship store’s doors in New Zealand’s Westfield Newmarket earlier this year in March, their first store in the country.

Offering modern, functional, and timeless designs for men, women, and children, the brand has built up a stellar reputation since their opening in 2007, with art and design at the center of the brands’ ethos.

The brand has a focus on using sustainable fabrics and material innovation, with a goal to be using primarily recycled or repurposed materials by 2040. This is the inspiration behind their collections as well as their store spaces.

For this unique project, Katherine Kouli was allocated to oversee the project in her previous corporate role, from start to finish as client-side Project Manager. Katherine says, “The brand is all about design and construction of clean lines, as well as minimalism and seamless transitions from one room to another. It’s really about detailed documentation and having the construction team and design team work well together. That’s where the possibilities become endless.”

Working with New Zealand-based design team Ignite Architects, Katherine was able to create a space that would reflect the elegance and minimal aesthetic you would expect from the international label. Katherine then collaborated with Complete Construction, an experienced and highly regarded construction firm heralding from New Zealand.