B.App.Sc. (Interior Design)
F.D.I.A. Accredited Designer
With over 30 years in the industry, Mark Gacesa is a multi-award winning, university qualified Interior Designer based on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland and the Creative Design Director of Ultraspace, a multi-disciplined design studio that has both commercial and residential clientele stretching the East Coast of Australia, Los Angeles and Palm Springs. He is also a Fellow of the Design Institute of Australia and an Accredited Designer.
Mark’s creative design work has won Ultraspace a multitude of International, National and State Design, Interior Design, Kitchen, Bathroom and Decoration awards over the years. A detailed list of awards is at the bottom of this page.
Being a trend setter rather than a trend follower, Mark’s uniquely glamorous, high-end project work consistently features innovate use of materials, extensive use of customisation, unsurpassed attention to detail and a strong love for intricate lighting that not only meets his client’s expectations, but helps take them on a journey they could not have imagined.
Mark has been involved in the interior design industry all his life – constantly working in the family interior design business while growing up and he completed a Bachelor Degree in Interior Design at Brisbane’s QUT Gardens Point Campus in 1990.
During and after his studies, Mark has worked for some of Australia’s leading national and international interior design and architectural firms in Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast to gain a wealth of experience in both commercial and residential design.
Starting Ultraspace in January 2004, Mark has enjoyed a success of projects ranging from many multi-million dollar domestic properties to large commercial fit-outs, resorts, restaurants, bars and building designs and refurbishments.
Mark’s projects have been featured on national television in luxury project programs, been showcased on feature design websites, represented in magazines over the years and his designing has won him multiple national, international and state design awards – many residential and commercial awards have also been won by builders and contractors for his designs. He has also been approached by several leading companies and manufacturers to design furniture and bathroom ranges for domestic and international sales.
[ultraspace /uhl-truh spayss/ noun : an ultimate spatial environment]
Ultraspace specialises in creative and unique residential, hospitality or commercial interiors and exteriors, tailored to suit the client and exceed their expectations.
At Ultraspace our design philosophy is to understand and become our client – in order to create your ‘ultraspace’ we incorporate cutting-edge creative design solutions with the latest products and technologies from around the world to produce new and exciting limitless possibilities for your project.
Ultraspace liaises with clients, architects, builders, landscapers, trades people, developers and project managers in any location – from any point in the project – concept stage through to completion – in any capacity that is required.
Ultraspace also provides a ‘full design service’ which offers an in-depth range of products including furniture, custom designed and manufactured cabinetry, window furnishings, lighting, wallcoverings, fabrics, rugs and much more – so that an important total concept and theme can be developed from the very beginning or it may be the finishing touches you are looking for.