Chhada Siembieda Australia showcases best of contemporary hotel designs at Starwood Westin Hotels in India
Australian interior design specialists, Chhada Siembieda Australia (CSA) is showcasing Australian expertise in hotel interior design with the opening in India of benchmark hotels for Starwood’s Westin brand.
From L>R : Mr Aminur Rahman, Australian Consul General and Trade
Commissioner for South India, Ms Juliet Ashworth, Partner, Chhada
Siembieda Australia and Mr Rick Whalley, Principal, Chhada Siembieda
Australia at the media briefing session in Westin, Hyderabad.
CSA, a leader in luxury interior architecture has enjoyed rapid success in India. It has created strong partnerships with hotel developers and owners and is focused on growing its business here.
Australia is the forefront of constantly evolving trends and standards in property development in international markets. Australian firms have significant expertise in offering cutting-edge solutions, products, technologies and services for property development, building & construction that includes architectural and design services; building materials, construction products, construction project management; technology for construction management, green buildings, etc
Impressively, seven of the world’s top 60 architectural design firms are from Australia. Australian architecture expertise encompasses master-planning; landscape design; interior design; project implementation and management across industrial, commercial, hospitality, institutional and residential segments.
With clean, contemporary design, synonymous with Starwood’s Westin Hotels, the recently launched Westin Hotels in Mumbai and Hyderabad and the soon to be launched Hotel in New Delhi designed by Chhada Siembieda Australia (CSA) with interior products & expertise provided by a consortium of Australian suppliers are a testimony to Australian excellence in hotel interiors & designs.
Chhada Siembieda Australia (CSA)
With a strong practice built over 25 years and more than 100 projects to it’s credit Chhada Siembieda Australia is the first choice for leading international hotel chains which include Hyatt; Regent; Westin; W-Hotels; Sheraton; Hilton; Intercontinental; Le Meridien, Marriott and Emirates.
Some of the landmark projects carried out by Chhada Siembieda Australia include:
Complete refurbishment and re-branding design carried out for the Intercontinental Hotel Hong Kong (formerly the Regent Hong Kong Hotel) in 2001
The re-design of Australia’s premier resort hotel ‘Hayman Island Resort’ in 1998 & 2004
The Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort’ for Emirates Hotels & Resorts opened in Oct 2009 (Emirates second luxury resort
hotel and the first built outside the UAE region)
Projects in India
In India Chhada Siembieda Australia has provided interior design for new build international branded hotels and CSA’s projects in India to date are:
Westin Sohna Resort and Spa - Completed in 2008
Westin Mumbai Hotel – Launched in December 2009
Westin Hyderabad Hotel – Launched in December 2009
Park Hotel Hyderabad for Apeejay Hotels – To be launched in mid 2010
Westin Delhi, Gurgaon – To be launched in June 2010
Crowne Plaza Pune – To be launched in 2011
Australian Consortium in Starwood Westin Hotels in India
A consortium of Australian suppliers’, project managed by CSA, was involved in providing Australian expertise and products for the Westin Hotels in India. Australian suppliers involved in the projects include
Corlette Design - Graphics and signage design consultancy for Westin Mumbai and Westin Delhi Hotels
Point of View - Lighting design consultancy for Westin Mumbai Hotel
Brintons Carpets Australia –Technical expertise for carpet designs for all Westin Hotels in India and supplied the carpets
through their associates in India
Urban Art Projects – Design and commissioning of the glass art in the main lobby of Westin New Delhi Hotel
Yellow Goat Designs – Custom design light fittings for the Westin Hyderabad and Westin Mumbai Hotels
Specified Textiles – Specialist in textile development and supply for hotels
According to Peter Linford, Senior Trade & Investment Commissioner – South Asia, Australian Trade Commission, “Australia has unique experience in architecture, design and construction projects driven by the country’s self-sufficiency in managing complex projects on account of its vast geographic spread; harsh environment and varied terrains and climatic conditions”
“Australia is also at the forefront of sustainable development starting its journey towards becoming a green building nation in 2000, when Sydney hosted the world’s first ‘green’ Olympics. Australian architects and engineers are playing a major role in helping to shape the sustainability credentials of the Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi. Infrastructure, property development and construction are the key drivers for India’s growth, and Australia can provide value added competitive solutions and expertise. There are tremendous opportunities for joint ventures, collaborations, technology transfers, investments and tie ups between Australian and Indian companies in this sector”, said Peter Linford
Speaking about the CSA’s projects in India, Rick Whalley, Principal, Chadda Siembieda Australia said: “Having designed hotels for leading international hotel brands, CSA has a deep experience in hotel design and can add real value during the design process. We create an individual image for each project while expanding both the owner and operators design expectations. Australian design has become a tour de force in India as an exciting alternative to the traditional American ‘heritage’ and European classical approaches and we bring a fresh approach for the sophisticated, well-travelled guests”
“We have now consciously made a decision to focus on the Indian market because we enjoy working here and there is plenty of scope for innovation. We have excellent working partnerships with hotel project developers in India and our objective is to strengthen and expand the relationships by creating hotels that richly reward developer’s bottom line”, according to Rick Whalley.
For more information on CSA, please visit www.chhada.com or email to rick@chadda.com
For accessing Australian expertise across products, services, technologies & solutions across property development, building & construction, please visit www.utsavaustralia.in or email to utsavaustralia@austrade.gov.au