Summary
Project summary
Across 2022–2025, I worked as the company’s sole interior designer on 40+ built pharmacy projects. Rather than applying one fixed plan, I adapted a repeatable pharmacy design system to different commercial shells, franchise requirements, site constraints and operational needs.
Design objective
Create a recognizable, efficient and repeatable retail-healthcare environment while making each branch work within its real footprint.
The system
The pharmacy interiors evolved into a repeatable design system that could be adapted across varying branch sizes and conditions. I established recurring standards for materials, cabinet dimensions, counters, medicine shelving, gondola and display systems, product zoning, finishes and typical furniture configurations.
The system
- 01Standardize what should remain consistent
- 02Measure the real site
- 03Adapt the layout
- 04Protect circulation and operations
- 05Issue branch-specific drawings and dimensions
Standardised across branches
- Materials
- Cabinet dimensions
- Counters
- Medicine shelving
- Gondola / display systems
- Product zoning
- Finishes
- Typical furniture configurations
Custom fixture families
- Medicine gondolas
- Capsule / tablet shelving
- Syrup displays
- Diaper / milk shelving
- Fast-moving-product counters
- POS counters
- Staff counters
- Overhead storage
- Movable / flip-up counter elements
Typical project cycle
- 01Site measurement
- 02As-built documentation
- 03Space planning
- 04Custom fixture layout
- 05Technical interior drawings
- 063D visualization
- 07Design coordination
- 08Pre-opening / turnover support
Branches
System guidelines
The typical branch
Branch — corner unit
Full frontage
Branch — in-line unit
Standard bay
Branch — compact
Reduced footprint
Branch — standalone
Freestanding
Fixture family
Shelving & counters
Authorship
Gvian — Interior Designer
- Sole interior designer for the rollout
- Typical-branch system and fixture standards
- Per-branch adaptation to each shell
- FF&E and material decisions
- Coordination with contractors
Client & contractors
- Site acquisition and approvals
- Construction and fit-out execution
Her work is the interior design. The 40+ branches are the built projects she contributed to; not every drawing in them was hers alone.
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