1. 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 carolyn.a.mclean@gmail.com
ph 0487 593 834
brisbane Australia
registered architect 4535 qld
raia
2. 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
3. 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.
4. 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.
11. 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
12. 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.
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17. 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.
18. The hotel contemporary, fluid and horizontal architecture was inspired by the waterfront location and
curvilinear shape of the mountain backdrop.
19. 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.
21. 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.
24. 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
25. 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
26. Carolyn McLean Architect
Email: carolyn@cmarchitects.com.au
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, SAIT
2000 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
27. 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’
28. 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: urbandesign.ram@gmail.com
‘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: cwan@masdar.ae, ph +971 2513 3333
