International nterior design

Concept Architecture | Interior Design

VISION

Funcionality \ Beauty

A Holistic Design Approach: From Concept to Atmosphere

Gaia brings together concept architecture, interior design, and art to create spaces that feel meaningful, personal, and deeply connected to their purpose.
Her practice is holistic — she thinks from macro to micro and vice-versa, always considering how structure, materials, flow, and atmosphere work together to shape the experience of a space.

Whether you’re renovating a home, developing a commercial property, or seeking creative direction, Gaia offers integrated design services that balance creativity, clarity, and intention.

Core Services

1. Concept Architecture & Interior Design

I design from the ground up — offering clear, visual concepts that shape the entire identity of your space.
Whether it’s a renovation or a new build (residential or commercial), I provide:

  • Initial spatial planning & design vision

  • 2D and 3D hand-drawn sketches for fast, intuitive communication

  • A network of trusted collaborators, including builders, DA/CDC specialists, and consultants

  • A tailored concept that balances beauty, functionality, and budget

I work closely with your personal taste — from Modern Federation to French Provincial, minimalist to maximalist — always shaping a design language that reflects your story and lifestyle.

2. Design & Finish Selections

I’ll support you in refining every tactile and visual detail of your space:

  • Selecting and specifying finishes, fixtures, and furnishings

  • Visiting showrooms together for confident, efficient decision-making

  • Creating a cohesive finishes schedule

  • Coordinating orders and supplier management

  • Refreshing or reimagining existing furniture to suit your new design

3. Property Design Advisory

This service is perfect for homeowners, agents, or developers preparing a property for sale or renovation.
I provide expert guidance to:

  • Identify untapped potential in a space

  • Offer fast visual concepts to elevate presentation and appeal

  • Improve buyer interest and sale value

  • Connect you with reliable builders to ensure smooth execution

Process

Holistic Approach

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01\ Tailored Design Sessions

Whether you're renovating, building, or refreshing your home, this service helps you curate all the visual and tactile elements with clarity and confidence.

These focused sessions are designed to provide you with expert input—whether you're stuck on layout decisions, overwhelmed by finishes, or unsure how to move forward. Each session is fully customised to suit your project. We might visit showrooms together, workshop materials and spatial flow, or work through all those design questions you've been carrying.

You'll also receive a detailed implementation guide that captures everything discussed, so you can move forward with confidence and direction.

I’ll support you in:

  • Selecting and specifying all finishes and furnishings

  • Visiting showrooms for quick, confident decision-making

  • Creating a cohesive finishes schedule

  • Managing orders and supplier coordination

  • Refreshing existing furniture with a new perspective

You’ll walk away with a refined, personalised scheme that reflects your style and enhances the way you live.

Starter Session

4-Hour In-Home Design Consultation
Perfect for solving specific design challenges—layout tweaks, colour palette decisions, furniture placement or materials advice.

Premium Session

8-Hour Full-Day In-Home Consultation
Ideal for broader needs—multiple spaces, finishes and fixture selections, styling, showroom visits, or simply diving deeper into your overall design direction.

02\ Concept Architecture Consultation

This service is ideal for those at the early stages of designing a home or renovation and looking for creative clarity before engaging an architect or draftsman.

Together, we explore high-level spatial planning, flow, form, and functionality—ensuring your architectural concept reflects how you want to live, not just how a space looks. Whether you already have floor plans or are starting from scratch, I can help you shape a vision that’s thoughtful, intuitive, and aligned with your lifestyle and aesthetic goals.

This session may include:

  • Reviewing and refining early floor plans

  • Reimagining spatial flow and zoning

  • Exploring alternative layouts or volumes

  • Aligning architectural ideas with interior intent

You’ll come away with concept-level clarity and a solid foundation for your next steps—whether that’s briefing an architect, builder, or continuing the design process with confidence.

Starter Session

4-Hour In-Home Design Consultation

A focused in-home consultation ideal for tackling specific spatial challenges like layout tweaks, zoning, and flow improvements. Perfect for targeted advice on refining your floor plans, furniture placement, or key architectural elements. If required, we can discuss any other FF&E, colour palette etc.

Premium Session

8-Hour Full-Day In-Home Consultation
A comprehensive full-day consultation for in-depth exploration of spatial planning across multiple rooms, detailed finishes and fixture discussions, styling, and showroom visits. This session is perfect if you want a thorough architectural and interior concept review with hands-on support.

Both sessions include a detailed summary and clear next steps to help you move forward confidently with your project.

LEARN

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Courses

Learn Interior Design DIY\ Beginner Course

What You’ll Learn

✔️ Discover the difference between interior design and decoration, explore key styles, and learn easy sketching for scaled floor plans and diagrams.
✔️ Dive into colour theory, materials, textures, and how to build mood boards, sample boards, and style boards that reflect your vision.
✔️ Apply your knowledge in a practical case study (a beach cabana!), exploring space planning, emotional impact, and hands-on design tools.
✔️ Gaia’s tips, resources and more

Who It’s For

DIYers, homebuyers, renters, creatives & homeowners ready to design their own space with confidence.

What’s Included

  • Self-paced video lessons

  • Downloadable templates & design tools

  • 1x Live 2-hour session (demo + feedback)

  • Lifetime course access

    How it works when booking

  • Purchase the course: receive immediately two downloadables

  • On June 16th, 2025 you’ll receive the full 6 pre-recorded Module lessons with zoom link for the live session

  • 1x Live 2-hour session (demo + feedback) on Thursday July 3rd 2025 6-8pm

GAIA

Creator

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Gaia is a Registered Italian Architect and International Interior Designer with extensive and diverse expertise in her specialized field. Currently, she shares her valuable knowledge and undeniable passion as an inspiring Interior Design educator at TAFE’s Enmore Design Centre in Sydney.

Gaia offers tailored, personalized, one-on-one design services to private clients, corporations, commercial and commercial businesses. Her approach is holistic, effectively integrating the disciplines of Architecture, Interior Design, and Art to create stunningly beautiful spaces that reflect her clients' unique visions and needs.

RESOURCES

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Discover

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TESTIMONIALS

Kind Words

“Gaia is very knowledgeable in interior design and her passion in this area is very clear to see. she provided me with guidance and ideas while i was renovating my kitchen and living spaces. I would definitely recommend Gaia.” - Yvonne

“Thank goodness for Gaia! when planning our renovation we had neither the artistic eye nor the time to invest in finding tones and colours that match, sourcing quality, but reasonably priced fittings and trims. gaia took the time to understand what we were looking for and help us create a vision and fill it in with all the details. She made the process fun and creative, without all the hassles. We are absolutely thrilled with the outcome. Thank you Gaia!” - Jennifer