How we help

We bring your calming sensory room to life from initial concept to final installation. You don’t need to lift a finger.

Supporting sensory processing

All day long, your brain receives information from your senses about the world around you. It’s constantly assessing and integrating new information. This is known as sensory processing.

Through this self-organisation of sensory input, we’re able to regulate our emotions and behaviours.

But it’s not always easy. Because we live in a busy, noisy world, our senses are constantly bombarded by lights, sounds and smells. Stress, anxiety and other conditions can mean both neurodivergent and neurotypical people may begin to struggle with a sense of overload.

When the brain is overwhelmed by too much sensory input, it goes into ‘fight, flight or freeze’ mode, its natural response to a perceived threat.

Every week I get new people calling up saying I’ve heard about the sensory room or my friend’s child is going there and I’ve seen a huge improvement in their behaviour…

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Symptoms of Sensory Overload

These symptoms may include:

Anxiety
Over-excitement
Fear or panic
Meltdowns or tantrums
Irritability
Restlessness
Physical discomfort
Covering the eyes or ears to block out sensory input
A strong desire to leave.

As you can imagine, feeling like that can have quite an impact on daily life, interfering with work or schooling and causing additional stress in the home.

That’s why you need a room to reset.

Entering the calming sensory room

The calming sensory room is an immersive experience in a purposefully designed multisensory environment that engages the senses in a positive way.

That supports sensory modulation – the way your brain organises and regulates sensory input in order to respond well to the environment.

Being in there feels rejuvenating, invigorating, emotionally nourishing – a little bit magical, even.

Explaining the room

“It’s like going to a different world”

Research participant

A holistic sensory experience

Research participants have likened the sensory room to a shield, a sanctuary or a hug. It’s a purposefully designed space that gently soothes and stimulates your senses.

Combining these elements creates a feeling of being cocooned in a safe space where the pressures of the outside world cannot intrude.

The darkness creates an immediate, soothing contrast to the glare outside. As your eyes adjust, they find rest in the dark spaces while the soft, vivid colours focus your attention.

The gentle music, the pleasant aromas, the comfy seating areas and the slowly changing illuminations all help to slow down your thoughts, breathing and heart rate.

You’re already much more relaxed. That’s aided by the weighted blankets and seatings that stimulate proprioception, your body’s sense of where you are.

And now, you do nothing.

The room’s doing all the work. Everything is here and my mind can just interact with the room and I just sit back.

Research participant

You’re not here to develop skills, solve a problem or tick another thing off your list. In the sensory room, you are here to be, not to do. Just breathe slowly in and out and enjoy the experience.

That, in itself, makes the sensory room radically different from the outside world where you’re trying to meet expectations and manage situations. Right now, you’re in a haven where nobody needs anything from you. This is self-care at its best and easiest.

Calming sensory rooms for every sector

Installing a calming sensory room enables your organisation to create a positive point of difference that makes people drive across town to come to you.

Setting

Education

Schools
Universities

Health, disability & aged care

Allied health
Hospitals
Disability service providers

Workplace

Public and private sector

Community

Events
Public spaces

Benefits

Promote emotional self-regulation
Better behaviour
More focus
Improve motivation and engagement
Improve learning outcomes

Sensory processing support
Stress relief
Emotional regulation
Reduce negative emotions and enhance positive ones
Improve quality of life
Relieve symptoms of ADHD, autism, mental health conditions and neurological disorders

Reduce stress
Better clarity and focus
Improve wellbeing
Greater productivity
Aid recruitment and retention
Meditation and mindfulness benefits

Inclusivity
Support health and wellbeing
Reduce overwhelm or heightened emotions
Provide positive respite
Improve accessibility and attendance

Learn more about sensory rooms in educational settings

Learn more about sensory rooms for allied health clinics

Learn more about sensory rooms for disability care

Learn more about sensory rooms in corporate settings

Learn more about sensory rooms in public venues

Education

Schools
Universities

Benefits

Promote emotional self-regulation
Better behaviour
More focus
Improve motivation & engagement
Improve learning outcomes

Learn more about sensory rooms in educational settings

Health, disability & aged care

Allied health
Hospitals
Disability service providers

Benefits

Sensory processing support
Stress relief
Emotional regulation
Reduce negative emotions and enhance positive ones
Improve quality of life
Relieve symptoms of ADHD, autism, mental health conditions and neurological disorders

Learn more about sensory rooms for allied health clinics

Learn more about sensory rooms for disability care

Workplace

Public and private sector

Benefits

Reduce stress
Better clarity and focus
Improve wellbeing
Greater productivity
Aid recruitment and retention

Learn more about sensory rooms in corporate settings

Community

Events
Public spaces

Benefits

Inclusivity
Support health and wellbeing
Reduce overwhelm or heightened emotions
Provide positive respite
Improve accessibility and attendance

Learn more about sensory rooms in public venues

Our process

We design, create and install world-leading calming sensory rooms with a real ‘wow’ factor.

Talk

We chat about your needs, goals and clients.

Agree scope

We work out precisely what you require (including any organisational regulations you must abide by) and agree on a scope of work.

Starter plan

We will send you our customised starter plan summarising your project and provide a free estimate of your best next steps.

Design

We blend our artistic expertise and research knowledge to create a customised sensory room just for you.

Build

Once you’ve agreed on the design, we start to build it in our NSW warehouse.

Install

We set up your sensory room, bringing all the elements together to establish a new space that supports your staff, students or clients.

A personalised design

Each Creative Sensory Space is a customised installation designed to suit your end-users’ needs.

We factor in their:

Age
Size
Comfort needs
Mobility concerns.

We also ensure the space complies with any organisational requirements relating to health and safety, for example.

Installation process

There’s always a great deal of excitement and anticipation on installation day. We arrive bright and early to turn bring your calming sensory room to life.

Once we’re done, we invite you to be the first to use your new calming sensory room. You’re going to love it!

Recently completed projects

Allianz Stadium & Sydney Cricket Ground, NSW is extremely pleased with their sensory room.

“Particularly during concerts/events, there’s a lot of excitement. So it’s given the public the ability to come into the room and have time to relax. Before returning.”

– Ben Raggatt | General Manager – Event Operations

Universal Ability in Westmead, NSW is overjoyed with their sensory room. They’ve noticed a difference in the clients they work with.

“We do have sessions here a lot, especially with people with PTSD, depression and schizophrenia. It just helps people focus more, and feel calmer where talking doesn’t necessarily help.”

– Sara Fernandez | Director & Psychologist

What could your Creative Sensory Space be like?

We specialise in complete calming sensory room fit-outs, from original design to final delivery and installation.

If you’d like to explore what your space could be like, then let’s talk.

How we help

Supporting sensory processing

Cheeky Monkeys Occupational Therapy for Children

Symptoms of Sensory Overload

Entering the calming sensory room

Explaining the room

A holistic sensory experience

Sight

Touch

Hearing

Proprioceptive

Smell

Research participant

Calming sensory rooms for every sector

Setting

Education

Health, disability & aged care

Workplace

Community

Benefits

Education

Benefits

Health, disability & aged care

Benefits

Workplace

Benefits

Community

Benefits

Our process

Talk

Agree scope

Starter plan

Design

Build

Install

A personalised design

Installation process

Recently completed projects

What could your Creative Sensory Space be like?