Marco's room seen from the mezzanine, with a climbing wall, a rope ladder, monkey bars across the ceiling and a net floor
A sitting area in Iva's room with a modular sofa and a curved slatted screen
Lyfe Playhouse, a commercial play space with a slide into a ball pit, a reading nook, a play kitchen and bean bag seating
The sensory space at Lyfe Playhouse, with lit ceiling lines, a bubble tube and colour changing floor tiles
A shared room with four beds, two on a raised level and two below, with a staircase between them

We design rooms for kids. Nothing else.

If kids use it, we design it. For families and businesses anywhere in the world.

It starts in full 3D, in black and white, and it ends in drawings your carpenter can work from.

Architect ledFirst concept in 7 business daysFrom $850

01/05

Marco's room · Designed around movement

Iva's room · Somewhere to sit when the climbing stops

Lyfe Playhouse · A commercial playroom where every corner does something

Lyfe Playhouse · The sensory space, for a quieter kind of play

Four beds, one room · Let the sleepovers begin

What we design

Any space a kid spends time in.

  • Bedrooms and nurseries

    Where they sleep, and where the light won't wake them at 6am.

  • Playrooms

    Kids don't sit in rooms, they travel through them.

  • Commercial spaces

    Playgrounds, play cafes, preschools, clinics.

  • Backyard play

    Outside counts too, drawn to the same level of detail.

  • Family spaces

    The room everyone ends up in when it rains.

What you get

Not a mood board. Everything it takes to make the room exist.

A Funte render of Marco's room from the mezzanine: a climbing wall and rope ladder on the left, monkey bars and climbing ropes rigged across the ceiling, a comic shelf along the far wall and a safety net across the opening.
A Funte millwork drawing from Marco's set: the mezzanine bed in exploded perspective with every dimension in centimetres, three component details labelled M1, M2 and M3, and a written note to the fabricator about the internal steel frame.
A Funte ceiling plan from Marco's set: the plasterboard ceiling dimensioned, the sequential LED strip runs and the ceiling mounting bar with hooks marked in position, and the ceiling paint specified by colour code.

Marco · Marvel bedroom · shopping list, extract

Item Supplier Price
Monkey bars Average spacing between bars 30 cm Supplier withheld [[ ]]
Ninja Warrior frame Supplier withheld [[ ]]
Climbing wall panel Supplier withheld [[ ]]
Climbing rope Supplier withheld [[ ]]
Pegboard Supplier withheld [[ ]]
Ceiling mounting bar with hooks Supplier withheld [[ ]]
Ceiling paint Colour matched, code on your list Supplier withheld [[ ]]

Who we are

Who you'd actually be working with

  • Gabriel Henrique, the architect and lead designer at Funte.

    Gabriel Henrique

    @henriq.arq · 1M followers

    The one who draws it. Architect and lead designer. A partner in Funte.

  • Laura, who runs Funte's projects and every client conversation.

    Laura

    The one you'll talk to. Twenty years in construction. She's also a mum.

One family's story

Marco wanted to move.

His dad climbs. Marco is seven and exactly the same, plus a serious commitment to the Avengers.

Marco's climbing wall as a clay model, before any colour: wall bars down one side, two panels of climbing holds, a rope ladder, gymnastic rings hanging from the ceiling and the safety net across the mezzanine opening, all in white.

So movement got settled first, while everything was still black and white. Where he climbs, where he lands, how much floor stays clear.

The storage wall on Marco's mezzanine, lit shelf by shelf: Captain America and Iron Man helmets, the Infinity Gauntlet, Groot and Rocket, a Mario question block, a globe, books and a Spider-Man cushion, with the climbing holds mounted on the sloped ceiling above and the safety net across the opening.

Then the heroes arrived, across the wardrobe doors in wallpaper that comes off, and in accessories everywhere else. All of it swappable, because he won't be seven forever.

Function, then wonder. In that order, every time.

"Honestly, the final result looks incredible, and I'm very grateful for all the time and effort you've put into it."

Marcos, Marco's dad
See the whole project

Questions people ask

  • Can you really design a room you've never seen?

    Yes, and Funte does it for families all over the world. You send measurements using our guide, plus photos, or your plans if you have them.

  • Who actually builds it?

    Someone local to you. We give them millwork drawings they can work from, and we stay reachable during the support period. They confirm the final measurements on site before they build, the way they would on any job. If you'd rather not manage that yourself, we offer product sourcing and contractor management as add ons.

  • What if I don't like it?

    You tell us and we change it. One, two or three rounds of revisions, depending on your package. By then we've had your form, your inspiration images and a conversation, so revisions are usually small rather than starting over.

  • How long does it take?

    First concept in 7 business days. The design is finished in eight to twelve weeks, depending on the package.

  • What do I need to start?

    Your timeline starts once six things are in place, in whatever order they arrive: the agreement signed, payment confirmed, measurements received, your brief filled out, your inspiration images sent, and the kick off meeting booked. We'll walk through all of it with you.

How it works

How it works when you're on the other side of the world

  • As soon as you're ready

    You send us the room.

    Size and package give you the price. Measurements, using our guide or your plans, give us the room. Everything else is a conversation.

  • 7 business days

    You see it in black and white.

    In 3D, so you can feel the space and how it works, before colour talks you into anything.

  • Eight to twelve weeks end to end

    You get everything to build it.

    Back and forth until it's right, then everything your carpenter works from and everything you need to buy.

Recent projects have been inDubai, Singapore, Nigeria, South Africa, Spain, Italy, France, London and the United States.

Most of it happens on WhatsApp. iMessage and email work too.

We're ready when you are.

Tell us about your space. We'll tell you honestly whether we can help, which package fits, and what it'll cost.

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