THE PRODUCT:
- LUCENT™ - ILLUMINATED FABRIC SYSTEMS
- CLIPSO – GRAND-FORMAT FABRIC TENSION CEILING & WALL SYSTEMS
TYPE: wall-mounted / ceiling-mounted
INDUSTRY: healthcare
APPLICATION: aesthetic treatment / mental wellbeing
GRAPHICS: full-colour dye-sublimated graphics - printed from supplied artwork
SIZES: various sizes, shapes & forms manufactured to specification on order
ARCHITECT: Focusplan
INSTALLATION: Focusplan
LOCATION: Auckland
OVERVIEW:
A noticeable shift is emerging within healthcare design — moving away from traditionally clinical, sterile environments toward spaces that actively support wellbeing. Increasingly, architects and designers are prioritising the psychological experience of patients and staff through the considered use of light, texture, and acoustics.
Soft, diffused illumination, integrated imagery, and acoustically treated surfaces are now being deployed to create environments that feel calm, human-centred, and restorative rather than purely functional.
In response to this brief, OneFrame was engaged to engineer and deliver a bespoke illuminated panel system designed to integrate seamlessly within a timber architectural surround. The solution required a balance between visual softness and technical precision, ensuring the illuminated surfaces complemented the material palette while maintaining consistent light distribution across each panel.
The scope extended beyond front-of-house areas into clinical treatment rooms, where a CLIPSO stretched ceiling system was introduced. This required careful coordination to incorporate service penetrations for overhead medical equipment while retaining a seamless, monolithic ceiling plane—free of visible joins or disruption.
Leveraging its vertically integrated manufacturing capability, OneFrame produced the complete system in-house — including aluminium framing, tensioned fabric, and LED illumination. This approach ensured consistency across all components, precise tolerances, and alignment with the design intent.
The system was engineered for disassembly and flat-pack delivery, enabling efficient installation while also addressing long-term access, maintenance, and serviceability — critical considerations within healthcare environments.
The completed installation demonstrates how illuminated fabric systems can be used as an architectural element rather than applied decoration. By integrating light, acoustic performance, and materiality into a single system, the result is a cohesive spatial experience that enhances both functionality and user well-being.
CLIPSO and LUCENT systems continue to provide architects and specifiers with a versatile platform to deliver high-performance environments where design intent and technical execution are intrinsically aligned.
OneFrame is a New Zealand based speciality manufacturer delivering sustainable solutions both locally and across international waters. Our team has a dedicated focus on influencing and educating architects, specifiers, designers and those that share our passion for a more sustainable tomorrow through innovative delivery.
We are constantly being challenged by our clients and driven to transform their bold ideas into amazing realities. Innovation is our passion, it's part of our DNA and we are constantly striving to positively influence the industry by what we deliver to market.
