Hospitality & Retail

From world-class bars and restaurants to luxury and boutique hotels and retail experiences, we design places people want to return to – time and time again.

Projects

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Harbourside Redevelopment

Harbourside at Sydney’s Darling Harbour is set to transform the waterfront into a dynamic place of public spaces designed to foster community and bring people together.

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Meliá Chongqing Hotel and Resort

Our design for Meliá Chongqing, a five-star mountain resort in the heart of China’s scenic Tieshanping Eco Area, reflects the Spanish hospitality group’s award-winning sustainability credentials — and the rich natural resources of the surrounding landscape.

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Di Stasio Città Restaurant

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Ovolo Hotels

Ovolo hotels are known for connecting guests with their location, instilling a unique local identity into their design while retaining links to their overarching brand.

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Larmont Sydney

More than a makeover, our concept for the Larmont Sydney gives the hotel a distinct identity to match its enviable location and boutique brand.

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Wyndham Grand Yangon Royal Lake Hotel

Capturing the sense of wonder and delight felt by first-time visitors to Myanmar’s largest city, the Wyndham Grand Yangon is designed to give global travellers an authentic Yangon experience.

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Hibernian Place and Westin Hotel

The redevelopment of Perth’s Hibernian Place was one of those rare opportunities to rewrite the future of a city landmark.

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Di Stasio Carlton

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HSBC Executive Suites

HSBC Hong Kong combines the best in hospitality, workplace and meeting space design in its new private client centre, the QRC Suites – a dedicated place for building valuable relationships.

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Café Lafayette

In its experimental mixture of flavours, dishes and design, Café Lafayette serves up an entirely unexpected café experience.

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Market Room

The rural commercial hub of Toowoomba, Queensland, is home to an increasingly sophisticated population who want access to the best bits of city life while retaining their town’s distinct rural character.

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K11 Art Mall

Our tongue-in-cheek approach – a shopaholic’s dream – transformed this 20-year old department store into an ​‘art mall’ worthy of the K11 brand’s portfolio.

Insight

Research

The Future of Retail

In Asia and the Middle East, the reinvention of retail is unfolding at breakneck speed. Our latest research report, The Future of Retail delves into the trends, ideas and innovations reshaping how — and why — we shop.

News

The Ribbon opening

HOTEL DESIGNS.

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Brand Singapore

Singapore’s hospitality scene is on fire.

Podcast

The ​‘cool’ test: What can advertisers teach us about designing places people love?

Media

Hospitality bending retail: At home in a bar with Hassell

INDESIGNLIVE

News

Snøhetta And Hassell Selected To Transform Sydney’s Harbourside Into A New Sustainable Precinct

World Architecture

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Snøhetta and Hassell Win International Competition to Redesign Sydney’s Harbourside

Archdaily

Conversations

Adapting retail spaces for life after Covid-19

How do we design for the lasting impacts of changed social – and shopping – needs?

Media

Rethink: How to sell the high street after lockdown

For a sector already in crisis, Covid-19 looked like the final straw for physical retail. Adam Scott is one of four specialists who talked to RIBA Journal about the chance for growth and change for the better.

Podcast

The ​‘cool’ test: What can advertisers teach us about designing places people love?

Advertising has the jump on designers and developers looking to engage their end users.

Partner Research

Brickfields Trend Report: Responsive Retail

New spatial typologies are emerging as the retail sector responds with agility to developments in technology and market demand.

Topics

Installations and Interventions

From pop-ups to playgrounds – temporary projects are as diverse as the communities they engage.

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Retail design strategies in an Amazon world

Sourceable

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Park Avenue Central (PAC)

Set in the heart of Shanghai, Park Avenue Central creates a green haven in the city and sets a new standard in sustainable mixed-use developments.

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Brookfield Place

More than a workplace, Brookfield Place is a bustling urban precinct and heritage location revitalising the heart of a city.

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Croydon South End High Street

Our design was all about bringing the community back to their neglected high street in Croydon, London.

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District Des Voeux

Sensory. Significant. Free range. Open. District Des Voeux brings some much-needed breathing space into one of Hong Kong’s most important – and vehicle-choked – thoroughfares.

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Darling Harbour Sydney Public Realm

The challenge was to reinvent one of Australia’s most visited public places – the Darling Harbour precinct in central Sydney.

Media

Living Edge Perth showroom receives the first WELL Platinum certification in WA

ArchitectureAU

People