Portrait of Jennifer Allen

Melbourne, Australia

JenniferAllen

Senior Interior Designer, All Rounder | Workplace, Education, Commercial, Hotel & Lifestyle

I design workplaces, schools and hospitality spaces around the people who use them, and see them through from concept to defects.

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10+ yearsCommercial interiors
23,000 sqmLargest fitout, AFP Melbourne
800+ staffRMH Futures, design lead
Award winningPolytec Commercial Design Excellence

About

I've spent more than a decade taking commercial interiors from first concept through documentation to site, at studios including Gray Puksand, Bates Smart, Woods Bagot and SJB.

I start with the people in the space: how they focus, meet, learn and rest. That approach shaped a 23,000 sqm federal workplace, a trauma-informed school for young people returning to learning, and RMH Futures, a healthcare workplace for more than 800 staff that won the Polytec Commercial Design Excellence Award.

Alongside new fitouts I deliver refurbishments and end-of-trip facilities, and I'm as comfortable leading a team or presenting to a client as I am detailing joinery in Revit.

Sectors

An all-rounder across commercial interiors, with the deepest experience in workplace and education.

Workplace

Headquarters, government and professional services fitouts, refurbishments and end-of-trip facilities.

1,000 to 23,000 sqm

Healthcare workplace

Administrative and clinical environments that meet health regulations without feeling clinical.

11,500 sqm

Education

Alternative and specialist schools, including VSBA projects and trauma-informed design.

Multi-campus

Hotel & lifestyle

Boutique hotels, bars and hotel public spaces, from FF&E and styling to custom joinery detailing.

36 rooms to bar

Selected projects

Full case studies with photography sit in my private portfolio. Select a project to open it, or email me for access.

Royal Melbourne HospitalPrivate case study Australian Federal PolicePrivate case study Australian Unity HQPrivate case study Boston Consulting GroupPrivate case study Hester Hornbrook AcademyPrivate case study Coburg Special Development SchoolPrivate case study McMullin HQPrivate case study Adelphi HotelPrivate case study Bond barPrivate case study Display suitePrivate case study
Hoxton Hotel, RichmondCurrent project
Medibank workplaceSummary on request

Projects delivered while at Gray Puksand, Bates Smart, SJB and Hachem. Photography is shared privately with the permission of the studios and photographers.

Recognition

Projects I've contributed to that the industry has recognised.

  • Polytec Commercial Design Excellence AwardWinner, RMH Futures. Also shortlisted for the INDE Awards and IDEA.
  • 5 Star Green StarAustralian Federal Police, 140 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.
  • Best Nightclub, Australia & PacificBond, Restaurant & Bar Design Awards, London.
  • Australian Interior Design AwardsAdelphi Hotel, shortlisted for Hospitality Design, 2014.

Skills & software

Design thinking and delivery in the same pair of hands.

Skills

  • Space planning
  • Concept development
  • Documentation
  • Detailing
  • FF&E scheduling & sourcing
  • Services coordination
  • Construction administration
  • Styling & merchandising

Software Basic to proficient

  • Revit
  • Enscape
  • Photoshop
  • InDesign
  • Excel
  • Bluebeam
  • Aconex
  • Procore
  • AutoCAD
  • 3ds Max
  • Rhino

Currently exploring

How AI tools can take repetitive work out of Revit documentation and FF&E scheduling, so more of a project's hours go into design and coordination.

Professional experience

Most recent first.

  1. Feb 2026 – now
    SJB Interiors, interior design contractor

    Design development and documentation of public spaces for the Hoxton Hotel, Richmond, including custom joinery detailing.

  2. 2019 – 2025
    Gray Puksand, senior interior designer

    Workplace, healthcare and education projects from concept to delivery, including RMH Futures, the AFP and Medibank.

  3. 2017 – 2019
    Bates Smart, interior designer

    Australian Unity and Boston Consulting Group workplaces. Founded the Creative Lunchtime wellness program.

  4. 2016 – 2017
    NH Architecture, interior designer

    MCEC Stage 2 Hotel, design development and tender coordination.

  5. 2016
    Woods Bagot & WMK Architecture, interior designer

    NAB Brisbane headquarters and the ANZ retail rollout.

  6. 2015 – 2016
    Urban Workroom, graduate interior designer

    Retail and residential projects with hands-on construction experience.

  7. 2013 – 2015
    Hachem, junior interior designer

    Hospitality, hotel and multi-residential work, including Bond, the Adelphi Hotel and Morang Views.

Let's
talk

Open to senior interior design roles and freelance commissions, in Melbourne or remotely.

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