Dear Hoteliers,
WE NEED TO TALK After 35-years designing your hotels we understand what you’re going through. COVID-19 has been very, very scary for hospitality but as Dr Norman Swan says ‘We will get through this!’ [...]
It took a long time but I got there…
It’s taken me 16 years to make the journey to Cuba. Not because I was attempting to walk all the way from Australia but because during my first attempt I was in New Orleans, en route [...]
How to Choose the Right Artwork
When to introduce a client to an artwork concept for a project is always tricky. Do you put your ideas on the table at the first concept presentation? Well, ideally yes. But when there are [...]
Chada Design Project: SummitCare
Thank you Architecture & Design, a great feature on our latest project for SummitCare. Aged care facilities were not always the most stylish of places, with some earning monikers like ‘God’s waiting rooms’. However, things have changed [...]
Chada Design Project: The Brentwood, Wellington
I’ve recently got back from windy Wellington, New Zealand, were I went to inspect a new project that’s ripe for refurbishment. It’s a smallish hotel called The Brentwood that has been part of the fabric [...]
Instant Hotel: Behind the Camera
It’s funny how things happen…like the call I got from central casting at Channel Seven, out of the blue, inviting me to step in front of a camera and talk about my life for five [...]
