BSE was engaged by i2C Architects to provide mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, fire protection, and lighting design services for the $15 million transformation of the Ground Floor Beauty Area within David Jones' iconic Bourke Street Flagship store. In addition to these services, our team also provided ESD services to facilitate David Jones' sustainability targets.
The Beauty Floor features prestigious brands including Chanel, Dior, Tom Ford, Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, and L’Occitane. The space has been designed with dedicated zones showcasing luxury skincare, makeup, fragrance, and emerging categories such as hair and wellness.
Great care was taken to preserve the building’s exquisite heritage-listed elements, including the decorative plaster ceiling mouldings and ram’s head cornice mouldings above columns while introducing new fittings and finishes to elevate the space.
The shopfront was also refurbished to create a more contemporary presence, incorporating aged bronze-toned materials and black terrazzo. The entrance columns were squared off and clad in the same bronze-toned finish, while a new illuminated sign and display windows complete the updated façade.
BSE was engaged to manage the construction through to practical completion. This included tender evaluations and recommendations, contract reviews, contractor appointments, development and ongoing review of the construction program, progress claim assessments, and coordination between the various trades.
Andrew Sayer, Director - VIC and BSE’s project lead, said: “The refurbishment of the Beauty Floor and shopfront of this heritage-listed building, first opened as the Buckley & Nunn department store in 1911, is part of its ongoing evolution to meet the needs of David Jones’ discerning customers. BSE is proud to have played a pivotal role in this project and to be part of the building’s rich history.”
BSE’s contribution to this refurbishment supports a seamless customer journey, inspiring discovery for the more than nine million visitors to the David Jones Bourke Street Flagship each year.
