carolyn mclean architect_hotel capability
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HOTEL AND RESORT DESIGN PORTFOLIO
Services Architecture
Interior design
Capability Hotel & Resort Design
Hotel Exterior and Interior Renovations
Philosophy
Design responsive to place & climate Deep analysis of client brief and project objectives
Creating connection between people & external environment Design that inspires & delights
Maximum impact for minimal cost
carolyn mclean architect pty ltd
email [email protected] ph 0487 593 834 brisbane Australia
registered architect 4535 qld raia
Sheraton Noosa Resort and Spa Hotel Exterior and Interior Renovation, Queensland, Australia. 2012-2013 Starwood Hotels, Valad Property Group and Blackstone were the client team for the major renovation of the 5 star Noosa Sheraton Hotel and Resort. Carolyn McLean led the Woods Bagot design team that designed the new exterior and interior for the only 5 star resort hotel and spa along the famous Noosa Hastings St, located between the Noosa River and the Noosa Beach. The project budget was A$10 million and Andrew Katz from Blackstone stated that it has been ‘the most bang for buck $10 million that the company has spent in a long time’.
Hotel previous facade
Hotel painted white and façade refreshed
The project scope included the following:- Exterior Façade renovation
Porte Cochere redesign Hotel rooms, Hotel Suites and Poolside Villas to be completely renovated
Hotel Corridors renovated Hastings Street restaurant to be completely renovated with new entry, new chef and new branding.
The renovation needed to occur whilst the hotel continued operations and was completed over the course of 2013 with one wing and half the Hotel rooms closing for a few months at a time.
Porte Cochere redesign
Previous Porte Cochere Porte Cochere redesign
Hotel rooms, Hotel Suites and Poolside Villas to be completely renovated
Renovated Hotel Room
Bathroom Renovation concept
Carpet and furniture concept
Hotel Suites
Hotel Standard Room
Cato’s Restaurant redesigned as Noosa Beach House with Peter Kuravita celebrity chef taking over the kitchen and the Restaurant concept.
work completed while with Woods Bagot images courtesy of Woods Bagot and Sheraton Noosa Resort and Spa
Mariner Shores Resort & Beach Club Hotel Interior Renovation, Miami, Queensland, Australia. 2013 Mariner Shores Resort and Beach Club is a time share private club located across from the pristine Miami beach in the Gold Coast region of Queensland. The Board of the club requested Carolyn McLean Architect Pty Ltd to provide concept design options for the proposed renovation of the 2 bedroom 2 bathroom suites. Carolyn McLean designed a number of Concept Design options for the bathrooms including finishes, sanitary ware and fittings.
Kalbooh Bay New 5 star JW Marriott Hotel Hotel Exterior and Interior including serviced apartments and waterfront retail Muscat, Oman. 2007-2008 JW Marriott as the operator and Promco Developments appointed Woods Bagot Dubai to create an exciting waterfront destination in the heart of the waterfront historic city of Muscat, Oman. Carolyn McLean led the Woods Bagot design team that designed the new exterior and interior for the Hotel, Serviced Apartments and retail ‘Souk’ and public promenade.
The Hotel Architecture responds to the mountain and water’s edge with curvilinear terracing. The project aims to activate an under utilised site and attract tourists and Omani’s to this spectacular location.
The serviced apartments design was influenced by the local Omani architectural language of white orthogonal hillside terraced construction and decorative windows and screens.
The hotel contemporary, fluid and horizontal architecture was inspired by the waterfront location and curvilinear shape of the mountain backdrop.
Key features include the five star hotel with luxury spa enclosed in a cave and set down in a grotto overlooking the sea. Water travel to and from the hotel is encouraged, continuing the original site’s sea faring legacy. Limited environmental intervention is intended, with no soil to be removed from the site. Environmentally sustainable architecture designed to LEED Silver standards is proposed.
An amphitheatre will be incorporated into the design to celebrate and showcase both Omani and regional culture. The Souq is based on age-old Arabic design principles with narrow public walkways flanked both sides by tenancies. The Souk rooftop will be a public park providing green spaces for families.
work completed while with Woods Bagot images courtesy of Woods Bagot
Kempinski 5 star Hotel and Ixir 4 star Hotel Hotel Exterior in association with RTKL London Architects Manama, Bahrain, 2006-2011 Part of the Bahrain City Centre Complex Located on one corner of the Bahrain City Centre Complex owned and operated by Majid Al Futtaim, these two Hotels were completed in 2011. The 5 star Kempinski Hotel is operated by the Kempinski Group and the 4 star Ixir Hotel was the first in the launch of this brand by the Al Futtaim Hotel group. As such Brand standards for the hotel were developed alongside the client during the design phase. Carolyn McLean led the Woods Bagot design team that designed the new exterior and base building architecture for the Hotel and worked with Wilson Associates from Singapore who designed the Hotel interiors.
Hotel Bathroom
Hotel standard room
Hotel Spa treatment room
Kempinski conference facilities.
Kempinski lobby featuring a 4 storey high frameless glass façade with spider fixings and lobby revolving entry doors. work completed while with Woods Bagot images courtesy of Woods Bagot
Bintulu Beach Resort All Suite 169 room Hotel and 16 storey and 11 Storey Serviced Apartments in association with Thiess Bintulu, Sarawak, East Malaysia 1997-1998 Thiess and the client, AZ Kabuli Sdn Hd of Kuching appointed Woods Bagot to design this new Hotel and apartment complex on the East Malaysia Island of Sarawak. The Hotel is central to the design Concept, with the apartment towers located either side and a fourth stage comprising of an island with additional pool, spa and restaurant facilities is planned. Carolyn McLean led the Woods Bagot design team that designed the project.
work completed while with Woods Bagot images courtesy of Woods Bagot
Carolyn McLean Architect Email: [email protected] Ph: +61 487593834 I have had a varied and exciting career to date, working across the globe in design and management roles over 21 years. I have worked on large mixed use prestigious projects for multi-national clients, provided advice on sustainability and was instrumental in the formulation of Green Building Guidelines for the Emirates Green Building Council.
In 2013, I created Carolyn McLean Architect Pty Ltd to focus on providing a more personal design service for my clients.
Achievements Principal and Managing Partner of a multi-discipline design studio of 80 staff in Dubai followed by a studio of 30 staff in Brisbane. Key Project and Design Architect for Hotel, Multi-Residential and Retail projects. Financial and resource management for 15% of the global business, managing revenue of A$20 million and annual project value of over A$3 billion. Business Development Won project fees of A$3 million in 2010-2011. Won project fees of A$1.5 million in 2011-2012. Major Client and Project wins Masdar HQ, Zero Carbon City, Abu Dhabi Noosa Sheraton redevelopment, Noosa, Qld Nadi Airport Redevelopment, Nadi, Fiji ENEC village master plan, UAE Client Management Managed clients including Metro Property, Blackstone, Masdar, Tata, ENEC, Nakheel, Brookfield Multiplex, Majid Al Futtaim. Qualifications 1993 Bachelor of Architecture, SAIT2000 Registered Architect, NSW, Reg. No.6670 2006 Green Star Accredited Professional 2011 Registered Architect, Qld, Reg No. 4535 Employment history 1993 - 1994 Arkitek Binajaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1995 – 1996 Woods Bagot, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1996 – 2000 Woods Bagot , Sydney 2001 – 2005 Baldasso Cortese Architects, Sydney 2005- 2007 Associate, Woods Bagot Dubai, UAE 2007- 2011 Principal, Woods Bagot Dubai, UAE 2011 - 2012 Principal, Woods Bagot Brisbane 2013- 2015 Director, Carolyn McLean Architects , Brisbane
Speaking engagements, presentations, radio and television events Television Interview TV 1 Dubai “Her say” October 2008, Dubai Television interview ‘Green issues’
Radio Interview Dubai Eye Radio Station October 2008, Dubai ’Green Team with Siobhan Live’ . Interview about Green Building Regulations in UAE. Presentations October 2008, Doha Qatar Sustainability Conference “Sustainable Architecture’’ May 2009, Dubai Arabian Travel Market Conference.
“Sustainable Hotels’’
October 2009, Dubai Alter Energy Conference “Water footprint”
May 2011, Melbourne Australian Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry “Design & Sustainability Opportunities in the Middle East”
Media Interviews and articles Autore Magazine, “Desert Throng – high 5th Issue, 2006 powered expat business women
are finding their way in Dubai” Construction Week on line Jeff Roberts profiles Carolyn ‘Architect’ Magazine, McLean, Architect and October 2009 Principal at Woods Bagot, Dubai The Australian ‘The Deal’ Lyndall Crisp profiles Carolyn December 2010 McLean, working in an Australian
Architectural firm with its feet firmly planted in the sands of the Middle East.
‘Freehold Weekly’ Launch of Woods Bagot 2009 Sustainability Research “A Human Thing”
Society Dubai - Eco Warriers
Speaking on Sustainable Architecture, Construction Week Conference, Dubai, 2009
Construction on line ‘Architect Magazine’ profile
Freehold Weekly –Launch of Woods Bagot Sustainability Research ‘A Human Thing’
Board Positions Emirates Green Building Council Elected Board Member in 2009
Elected and served as Treasurer between 2010- 2011
References
‘Being a design professional brings with it a responsibility to contribute to society beyond the everyday circumstances
of the jobs we do. Carolyn is a stellar example of someone who takes this responsibility very seriously and her efforts
influence a large spectrum of initiatives that go far beyond the firm. Carolyn represents the best of Woods Bagot.’
Quote taken from Architect Magazine, October 2009 Richard Marshall, Former Joint CEO and Director, Woods Bagot, 2005-2012 Contact: [email protected]
‘What attracted Masdar to WB was the initial discussions held with Carolyn McLean - and both parties were very much in sync with way of thinking re: sustainability’
Quote taken from Woods Bagot Client Review of Masdar new HQ Project, July 2012 Chris Wan – Design Manager, Masdar Zero Carbon City, Abu Dhabi Contact: [email protected], ph +971 2513 3333