James Ward & Associates

Hyatt Regency Birmingham

January 25th, 2012

Creation of an extension to create a new hotel bar and refurbishment of the atrium.

Services provided: Architecture/Interior Design (whilst with dBJ)
Team: James Ward, Stuart Wilsdon, Steven Caldeira
Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom
Client: Hyatt Regency Birmingham & Hyatt International
Completion: 2004

Pestana Grand Hotel

January 24th, 2012

Pestana Grand is a luxury 5 star resort hotel comprising 290 guestrooms and suites, reception, guest lounge, 5 restaurants, two bars, ballroom, library, health spa and conference rooms.
The main restaurant features the use of glass around the concrete columns with lighting that changes colour. In addition the hotel has an Italian, Moroccan and Fish Restaurant together with a ballroom for 250 guests.

Service provided: Interior Design (whilst with dBJ)
Team: James Ward, Steven Caldeira
Architect: Arq. David Sinclair
Landscape Design: Gerald Luckhurst
Lighting Design: Neil Knowles
Location: Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Client: Pestana Hotels & Resorts
Completion: 2004

Mövenpick Hotel Doha

January 24th, 2012

A four star hotel comprising 154 guestrooms, restaurant, hotel bar and spa. The client obtained the concrete shell of a building that was originally intended to be an apartment building. We retained the concrete shell.

Service provided: Architecture/Interior Design (whilst with dBJ)
Team: James Ward, Stuart Wilsdon, Steven Caldeira
Location: Doha, Qatar
Client: Qatar National Hotel Company
Completion: 2001

Porto Bay Hotel Porto Mare

January 24th, 2012

Hotel Porto Mare and Porto Mare Residence is a 4 star plus resort hotel linked to Eden Mar Hotel and together providing altogether some 450 guestrooms and suites.Public areas include four restaurants, three bars, two outdoor bars, health spa with indoor/outdoor pool, three reception areas, games rooms, art studio, gymnasium, children’s crèche, conference rooms and outdoor games areas. In addition there are a further three outdoor pools and an indoor pool.

Service provided: Interior Design/Hard Landscape and pool designs in collaboraton with Arq. Paula Bianchi (whilst with dBJ)
Team: James Ward, Steven Caldeira
Il Basílico Restaurant designed by Arq. Isabel Caldeira
Med Restaurant designed by Arq. Gianno
Architects: Arq. João Conceição
Landscape Design: Gerald Luckhurst
Lighting Design: Neil Knowles
Location: Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Client: Porto Bay Hotels & Resorts
Completion: 2004

Doha Marriott Hotel

January 24th, 2012

The Doha Marriott Hotel consisted of two towers one of which we refurbished totally; demolishing the tower to it’s original concrete frame and creating 200 new guestrooms with associated services and new external façade.

Service provided: Architecture/Int. Design (whilst with dBJ)
Team: James Ward, Stuart Wilsdon, Steven Caldeira
Location: Doha, Qatar
Client: Qatar National Hotel Company

Sheraton Doha Resort Hotel

January 24th, 2012

The refurbishment of 100 guestrooms in this iconic hotel, designed by William L. Pereira Associates, to create three new executive floors.

Service provided: Interior Design (whilst with dBJ)
Team: James Ward, Stuart Wilsdon
Location: Doha, Qatar
Client: Qatar National Hotel Company