Elan

The comprehensive street level refurbishment of the landmarked building comes just over a century after opening as Commonwealth Bank’s headquarters. Showcasing a unique combination of original heritage grandeur with ultra-modern lighting features, the Greg Natale-designed men’s and womenswear store seamlessly executes luxe aplomb with commercial functionality, befitting the brand’s clean-cut sophistication and the site’s provenance.

Beneath a vaulted high ceiling, a slick palette of grey unifies the space – from glacial marble floor tiles to anchoring marbled stone monoliths merchandising accessories. Custom-designed cigar-hued Walnut joinery including shelving units, racking and built-in cabinets bound by taut ribbons of Florentine bronze line the store’s periphery. Combined with free-standing wood and glass display plinths, they add a warm, masculine assurance.

Exuding luxury with every glint, the impressive original bronze entry doors usher a gilded theme within. Soaring Ionic columns and the ceiling coffers are flecked with gold paint, whilst cabinets are adorned with brass rods of brass. Within the row of Walnut-clad styling suites lining the boutique’s rear, sheets of smoked bronze leather confidently shimmer from within.