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When you’re tasked with creating an upmarket showroom frequented by architects, designers, and those seeking high-end flooring products, you need to make sure you get it right. Forte Flooring's spacious Great North Rd, Auckland building had been recently refurbished – however, fitting out an older,...

There are several things that we pride ourselves on at Datum. One of them is being able to roll with the punches and deal with challenges as they arise. And boy, was this skill tested in our recent project at Seed Sylvia Park! The Seed...

When Hunter Home approached us to assist in their re-brand of Hunter Home Wairau, we jumped at the opportunity to work with such a well-respected retailer. In line with their desire to create an approachable, customer-led shopping experience, we focused on enhancing the customer journey...

It’s not every day that we work on a project with colleagues in the UK and fixture parts from Italy, but this was exactly the case for the Le Creuset flagship store in Newmarket. As the first Le Creuset store in New Zealand in a...

The team at Datum love working with the same clients on multiple projects, especially when we get to spin their style in a brand new space. That’s why it was so great to work with the North Beach team as we helped them to fit-out...

The Datum team had great fun giving the iconic North Shore Honda showroom some TLC. Honda New Zealand wanted their renovated North Shore space to encapsulate 5-star hotel luxury and sleek Scandinavian design, which we created with polished finishes and bold, bright colours.  ...

The Astra Walker showroom space in the Auckland Home Ideas Centre was designed as an opportunity for customers to see Astra Walker's incredible tapware in situ. The space highlights Astra Walker’s great products while giving customers the chance to experience the styles they like before...

The Lo & Co space has a “moth to a flame” effect in the bustling Auckland Home Ideas Centre. The space has been designed to showcase Lo & Co’s unique range so customers can see, feel and interact with their products – and the Datum...

After having brought many of their other stores to life across Auckland, it was great to to work with Sunglass Hut again in their new Sylvia Park space. For Sunglass Hut, the quality of display joinery is so important to showcase their great range –...

We had a lot of fun working with Mi Piaci to create this beautiful and sophisticated new space at Sylvia Park Galleria....

When it comes to a well-known brand like Kathmandu, getting the store fitout right can be tricky. We've been lucky enough to work with the Kathmandu team on multiple fitouts, including Silverdale and two concept stores in Christchurch and Newmarket. Working with Kathmandu is an exciting...

Working with Asics to complete their new Commercial Bay store was an exciting project for the Datum team. Despite serious time constraints, specialised site conditions, and specific client requirements, we completed the project in record time. Asics were impressed with our attention to detail on...

For the first Sportscraft Man store in New Zealand, a skilled and trustworthy team was needed to create the desired 'cosy man cave' feel. Various challenges in the Merivale store design meant the project was interesting to work on for the Datum Projects team. Find...

With OPSM being largely joinery-based, Datum Projects have become the go-to contractor for Luxottica, who own both the OPSM and Sunglass Hut brands. After getting their Hornby store up and running within three weeks, we've since gone on to work on multiple OPSM and Sunglass...

Auckland International Airport benefited from a huge refresh in 2017, with many projects done by Datum. Icebreaker, a site-based project, saw a steel barn structure used as a centre piece. It also features an aged Oregon pine-clad shopfront, stone and timber flooring, a huge multi-screen...