James Ward & Associates

Porto Bay Hotel Porto Santa Maria

January 24th, 2012

A 4 star resort hotel comprising 140 guest-rooms and suites, restaurant, hotel bar, health spa, indoor/outdoor pool located in the historic “Zona Velha” the oldest part of Funchal.

Services Provided: Interior Design in collaboration with Arq. Paula Bianchi (whilst at dBJ)
Team: James Ward, Steven Caldeira
Architects: Arq. João Francisco Caires
Location: Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Client: Porto Bay Hotels & Resorts
Completion: 2001

Pestana Miramar & Village Aparthotel

January 23rd, 2012

Pestana Village is a 4 star plus resort hotel comprising 140 guest-rooms and suites, main restaurant, two bars, health spa and Winter Garden. A particular feature was the creation of a Winter Garden around which the main restaurant, bar and reception was placed. Traditional calçada Portuguesa and cantaria stone was used within the public areas.

Pestana Miramar lies adjacent to Pestana Village and was essentially the second phase of the project. A further 300 guest-room and suites, three further restaurants, hotel bar, indoor and outdoor pools and games rooms were added to create one of the largest resort hotels on the island.

It was on Pestana Village and Miramar that we first worked with David Sinclair (Architect) and Gerald Luckhurst (Landscape).

Service provided: Interior Design (whilst with dBJ)
Team: James Ward, Melissa Billen & Martin Gordon
Architect: Arq. David Sinclair
Landscape Design: Gerald Luckhurst
Location: Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Client: Pestana Hotels & Resorts
Completion: 1996/2002