THE VISION
SPACECURATION is a multidisciplinary practice focussing on Interior Design and Fine Art, creatively directed by Hayley Skurowski. Delighting in Decorative and Fine Arts for the home, SPACECURATION also nurtures a Fine Arts Studio curating and collaborating with artists for pop up exhibitions. The fascination with home is paramount to the practice and, designing interior spaces, an insatiable obsession for living with joy!
We are all grounded and defined by our homes. SPACECURATION’s underlying focus is to honor one’s history, edit for today and aquire for the future.
Our home is an externalisation of one’s loves and style of living. Our homes should be a place to build a relationship with not only our family and friends but ourselves.
It is a place where we can reflect for infinite time in space.
Human togetherness.
ABOUT HAYLEY SKUROWSKI
Hayley Skurowski currently resides between Bermuda and New York. She works with designers, artists and artisans from all over the world to curate spaces all over the world. Over many years living and traveling around the globe, she has a deep understanding of what defines different locations’ aesthetic; a captivating mix of history, climate, attitude and perspective.
Hayley grew up in Australia and studied at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) under Professor John Andrews, Professor Andrea Mina, Peter Zellner, Trish Pringle and Jean James. This was the beginning of her journey into what would become her unrelenting, insatiable obsession and passion to understand the art form of three dimensional, contained space; THE INTERIOR. Following her studies Hayley worked for commercial architectural practices in Australia (Woods Bagot, Woodhead, Geyer), United Kingdom (MMoser Associates) and the United States (Zeff Design). While stationed and working on projects in Melbourne, Canberra, London, New York, Connecticut and Bermuda, she was also sent abroad to complete projects in the Middle East, China and Europe. Her knowledge of working globally on architectural and interior design projects has given her a deep understanding of the myriad details involved in developing and executing beautiful spaces. Never satisfied with what she knows, she is constantly seeking to learn more and feed her artistic soul.
PRACTICE PROCEDURE
SPACECURATION will meet with you initially to understand your needs and the project scope. A detailed, project specific scope will be drawn out and a team of creative consultants and artists curated.
Each project is broken down into the following phases with an hourly allocation for each phase - Feasibility, Schematic Design, Design Development, Documentation (including specifications and purchasing), Construction/Implementation and Overseeing Project/Project Management.
PHASE 1 - Feasibility : The objective of this phase is to evaluate the possibilities of the project and the conceptual design requirements of the project. A feasibility study will be undertaken and initial block planning design concepts will be prepared and presented for preliminary review and approval. This phase will establish the scope of the project and also establish functional and design criteria with the client.
PHASE 2 - Schematic Design : The design concept is more developed and drawn from the approved preliminary concepts presented in Phase I. Documents are prepared which include concepts for the entire scheme. Initial selections of specific colours, materials, finishes, furniture, fixtures, plantings, etc., will be presented. A master plan will be developed loosely and it will be defined as it relates to the site and existing architecture.
PHASE 3 - Design Development : This phase is an extension and tightening of the Schematic Design phase and the master plan, where all documents and preliminary specifications are prepared for approval and implementation including : finishes and fixtures options and sketches, custom cabinetry sketches as applicable, forward sketches to client’s architect to complete detailed construction drawings, check all architectural drawings and approve, prepare design development finishes and a cost estimate for the overall project.
PHASE 4 - Construction Documentation : There will be 2 packages finalised and documented in this phase - specifications and construction drawings. The specification package shall describe in detail the following information to properly establish a budget for the areas within the Scope of Work. Here detailed specifications, finish samples, and material samples will be finalised. The Furniture, Fixture, and Equipment (FF&E) package will document the purchase orders for the FF&E and materials from the specifications written, while issuing and tracking the vendor production.
PHASE 5 – Construction Administration : SPACECURATION will oversee installation of the project and follow through with all project team members to finish the project as determined at the onset of the project.