Building Joondalup

Welcome to Joondalup

After a long process with a few delays, we secured a stunning space in Joondalup. Months of planning, designing and building, the doors finally opened to our gorgeous space in May of 2025. We’re situated just a 12 minute walk from the train, close to ECU, and right near Lakeside Joondalup.

This was Stax Climbing’s first total in-house gym build. Their engineers and designers worked hard to configure the space to be as you see it today, including building every single volume in their Perth warehouse. Some of the Joondalup desk staff also participated in helping to build the gym!

Our owners drew inspiration from around the world. European climbing gyms in particular shaped the design, with an earthy, Japandi aesthetic that balances natural textures and open spaces - creating a a space that you want to hang around in. The track lights also made a huge difference in how it looked - bringing life and energy to the space.

While we were building Joondalup, we were still in discussions about the Portside rebrand. At that point, we questioned what we should do about the colours - would they be in line with the new brand by the time we had figured that out? Thankfully, we already had some ideas in mind for the new build - and they ended up aligning almost perfectly with the new brand colours and vibe.

Joondalup also boasts a new type of board we’ve not seen in Perth - the Decoy board. It’s a symmetrical training board that allows a user to train on the same problem on either side of the board, which can help with any right or left side imbalances.

This build has been a labour of love from the Stax team, and we hope that you enjoy the space as much as we did creating it.