What we do
Three kinds of space, one way of working
Restaurants, cafés and small homes are different problems — different footfall, different light, different budgets. Sayville designs each one from how it will actually be used, then carries it through to the last fitting.
Restaurant design
Rooms that hold a full house comfortably
A restaurant has to work twice: as a room and as a machine. We plan seating that fills without crowding, keep kitchen and front of house out of each other's way, and shape lighting that carries the room from lunch service to late evening.
What's included
- Spatial planning and seating layout
- Kitchen and back-of-house flow
- Lighting design, from day to evening scenes
- Materials, finishes and joinery
- Furniture and fixed seating selection
- Decoration and final styling
How it runs
- 01Walk the site together and understand how service will run
- 02Concept direction and layout options, tested against covers and flow
- 03Detailed design — drawings, materials, lighting and furniture
- 04Delivery through fit-out and opening, styled and photographed ready
Café design
The corner people return to
A good café earns regulars. We design compact counters that stay calm at rush hour, keep the queue clear of the door, let the morning light do its part, and make the two-seat window table worth waiting for.
What's included
- Counter and service flow design
- Seating for working, meeting and lingering
- Daylight and lighting planning
- Materials and hard-wearing surfaces
- Furniture selection
- Decoration and styling
How it runs
- 01Visit the space and map the day — morning rush to afternoon lull
- 02Concept and counter plan, proven against a busy service
- 03Detailed design — surfaces, lighting and furniture
- 04Styling and handover before the first coffee is pulled
Small home design
Every square metre, twice used
Small homes are won with decisions, not square metres. We plan rooms that serve more than one purpose, storage that disappears into the architecture, and materials warm enough to feel like a home you grow into.
What's included
- Space planning and multi-use layouts
- Custom storage and joinery
- Lighting and atmosphere
- Material and finish selection
- Furniture selection
- Decoration and final styling
How it runs
- 01Understand how the home is actually lived in, hour by hour
- 02Layout options that give each metre two jobs
- 03Detailed design — joinery, lighting, materials and furniture
- 04Styling to the end, down to the shelves
Already building?
Bring in the design eye, not a second contractor
If your project is already under way — with your own builder or mid-renovation — design-only consultancy keeps the finish quality high without changing the team. We review plans, make the material calls and settle the decisions that are hardest to undo.
- Plan and layout review before it is built
- Material and finish selection
- Furniture, lighting and styling specification
- Design decisions on call through the build
Consultancy is scoped per project after a short call — every job is different.
Tell us about your space
Send a few lines about the project — the type of space, where it is, and roughly when you want to open or move in.