Carolyn Solley

“A well-designed space can have a profound effect on people. I always aim to take a daily experience from ordinary to extraordinary.”

With a portfolio that runs from quirky warehouse cafés to polished financial workplaces, Carolyn is a versatile, creative interior designer who knows how to make an impact in any setting. She combines rich, cultural insights from working in our Hong Kong and Brisbane studios with leading-edge design thinking to beautiful effect. 

Her most recent projects include the state-of-the-art Herston Biofabrication Institute – part of a landmark health, research and mixed-use precinct in Brisbane, Australia. 

Whatever the work, Carolyn is the kind of collaborator who brings out the best in design teams, clients and communities. Drawing on their collective energy and drive – and a robust, innovative brief – she achieves exceptional, surprising results. 

Key projects

  • Herston Biofabrication Institute, Brisbane, Australia
  • WSP, Brisbane, Australia
  • Aurizon, Brisbane, Australia
  • Jones Day, Brisbane, Australia
  • Grand Central Fresh Food Market Room, Toowoomba, Australia

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Principal

Location

Brisbane
Related

Project

Suncorp Headquarters

Backed by its ​‘better, together’ ethos, Suncorp’s new headquarters in Brisbane, Australia, galvanizes its people with an experience-rich workplace.

Podcast

“Designing for the future, people and connection, not machines and 3D printers.’

Given the right space, resources and design, the team at Herston Biofabrication Institute in Brisbane, Australia become more agile and, says Mathilde Desselle, General Manager of the Institute,​“more multidisciplinary than ever before”.

Project

Herston Quarter

This precinct combines healthcare, education, housing, retail, recreation and community spaces in one multi-connected place.

Studio

Brisbane

Our Brisbane studio is housed within an old ice cream factory. As an urban warehouse transformation, the studio is an example of our love of bringing new life into disused city spaces.

PROJECT

Herston Biofabrication Institute

As the first institute of its kind, Herston Quarter’s Biofabrication Institute in Brisbane, Queensland is a state-of-the-art setting for clinicians and academics to advance the possibilities of 3D biomedical technologies and digital health.

Media

“We were almost like the test case ourselves” – Hassell on Herston Biofabrication Institute

Australian Design Review

Podcast

The​‘cool’ test: What can advertisers teach us about designing places people love?

Advertising has the jump on designers and developers looking to engage their end users.