Hospitality

Media April 23, 2024

Review: W Sydney in Darling Harbour

‘The largest W in the world has suites that wow and an aesthetic that leans into the urban grit of its surroundings – without losing the luxurious touch,’ writes the South China Morning Post of the Hassell-designed luxury hotel.

Media April 15, 2024

The Star Brisbane unveils Hassell-designed live entertainment venue

Located at The Star Brisbane in the heart of the Queen’s Wharf precinct, LiveWire is a new live entertainment destination for the Queensland capital. Hassell designed the ​‘bold interior that ignites the senses and delivers a dramatic visual experience’. Read the story on Architecture & Design.

Media April 10, 2024

W Sydney: ​‘The largest and most ambitious W Hotel in the world’

Luxury Travel caught up with George Fleck, W Hotels’ Vice President and Global Brand Leader, to discuss the Hassell-designed W Sydney, which he notes captures ​‘the sense of fun that characterises the city’.

Media March 27, 2024

Spotlight on W Hotel Sydney

Indesign sat down with George Fleck, W Hotels Vice President and Global Brand Leader, to talk about hotel and hospitality design trends and the Hassell-designed W Sydney, ​“the largest and most ambitious W Hotel in the world”.

News February 02, 2024

A vibrant new precinct: Sydney Harbourside hits key milestone

The $2bn revitalisation of Harbourside Darling Harbour has reached a key milestone with the approval of the DA (development application) for the main building podium and tower, which will become the centrepiece of a world-class retail, residential, commercial and entertainment precinct.

Rosie Morley

With over 20 years of experience, Rosie is a passionate interior designer, design communicator and a Principal at our Melbourne studio.

Media October 06, 2023

Sydney’s W Hotel opens in The Ribbon

Wedged between twin motorways whizzing by Darling Harbour, The Ribbon is an enigma in the Sydney cityscape. ​“There are only a few places in the world where you would attempt to build this,” said Stephen Crawley, co-founder of London studio BJB who crafted the hotel’s interiors, appraising the eclectic building by Hassell architects on a recent morning. ​“The inside has to deliver to the same magnitude as the outside,” he added. Intense sunlight permeated the translucent design marvel, accenting its trippy, funhouse ambience. Read the article in Daily Telegraph Lifestyle.

Media September 12, 2023

Di Stasio Città named as one of Melbourne’s beloved Italian restaurants

According to Concrete Playground, ​“it’s hard to talk about Di Stasio Città without mentioning its grand modernist design. It feels more like a contemporary gallery than a restaurant, with high concrete-clad walls, minimal furnishings, and white videos projected onto the walls. At the same time, Italian music from the 60s plays in the background. It’s a brilliant backdrop for the consumption of pasta.” View the project.

Media August 23, 2023

Just In: The 2023 Eat Drink Design Awards Shortlist Has Been Announced

The awards celebrate the best in Australasian hospitality design. While the throughline of the 2022 shortlist was comfort, judges say this year’s venues have demonstrated plenty of diversity, with no real dominating themes. ​“There was a massive range of projects, and it felt very much like we are on the cusp of change,” says judge Di Ritter, who is an associate at Hassell. ​“No one particular design direction stood out.” Read the article in Broadsheet.

News August 29, 2023

Revitalising Brisbane’s Roma St Precinct: 205 North Quay

With its bejewelled tower and subtropical open-air podium, 205 North Quay in Brisbane, Australia has reached a significant milestone with the first of 2,582 façade panels now installed. The world-class river-edge development will transform the city’s North Quarter, setting a new benchmark for commercial tower design on Yuggera and Turrbal Country.

Media August 07, 2023

20 of DesignMilk’s Favorite Past A’ Design Award Winners

As the Golden Design Award winner in 2022-2023 A’ Design Awards Interior Space and Exhibition Design Category, Hassell’s K11 Art Mall Retail leads DesignMilk’s round up of top award winners. Read on for the full list.

Conversation

Property X-Change: Transforming high streets through collaboration and knowledge sharing

In 2022, a new knowledge-sharing initiative — aptly called Property X-Change — was launched with a mission to support London’s struggling high streets in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. After a year of facilitating community events, collaboration and knowledge sharing, we reflect on the successes so far across all corners of the capital.

Media August 08, 2023

Fat Noodle at The Star Brisbane

When The Star Brisbane opens in April next year, it will lead with a collection of more than 50 food-and-beverage concepts at Queen’s Wharf. ​“Fat Noodle at The Star Brisbane will be designed by heralded international architecture and interiors studio Hassell, with a hawker market-style aesthetic – complete with banquet tables and a high-energy open kitchen – expected to boast an immersive and transportive quality.” Read more in the Weekend Edition. 

Media August 08, 2023

Hub redefines luxury workplace conventions at Martin Place

Hub Australia has announced partnerships that will enhance the working experience at its Hassell-designed Hub Martin Place, set to open in September 2023. Located at the heritage-listed 44 Martin Place, the new co-working space prioritises hospitality amenities and will feature a world-class aperitivo bar and business lounge, executive wellness spaces and a dedicated lifestyle concierge service. ​“At Hub Martin Place, we have set ourselves a lofty goal to create a new standard for workspace hospitality in Australia…” says Hub CEO Brad Krauskopf. ​“We are working with Hassell Studio to create an iconic Sydney workspace inside a beautiful heritage listed building, which is the enviable and ideal place to work for a range of high-end financial, technology, legal and blue-chip organisations in Sydney.” Read more in Architecture&Design.

Media August 08, 2023

First Look: Inside The Star Brisbane’s luxury hotel at the $3.6 billion Queen’s Wharf precinct

The Star Grand offers a first-look inside its signature five-star riverfront hotel, which is set to become a new landmark on the Brisbane CBD skyline. With interiors designed by leading studio Hassell, The Star Grand boasts an uncompromising aesthetic that is ​“equal parts elegant as it is extravagant, opulence abounds in every detail of the resort.” Read more in Style Magazine. Image: Fat Noodle courtesy of The Star Grand Brisbane.
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