One Circular Quay Hotel Sydney

Furtado Sullivan in collaboration with KKAA & Crone

A landmark hotel shaped through long-term design collaboration.

Building Area: 19,390 GFA 

Date: 2015-ongoing 

Client: Wanda | AWH Investments Group 

Sector: Hospitality 

Yield: 185 Keys, 600m² Retail 

"Poised above Circular Quay, the hotel forms a civic threshold where harbour, city, and people converge."

Experience a landmark hotel where harbour, city, and culture converge in every detail.

Sandra Furtado and Peter Sullivan played an integral role in shaping the architectural vision of this landmark hotel, initially working at Crone and in close collaboration with Kengo Kuma & Associates from concept through to tender.

Following the project’s acquisition by AHW, they continued as design consultants, refining façade design & detailing, working through public interfaces, and precinct integration to enhance operational performance, meet international hotel standards, and elevate the guest experience.

This long-term engagement ensured continuity of design intent while responding sensitively to the site’s historical context. Now under construction, the hotel promises a culturally and architecturally significant addition to Sydney’s harbor edge.

“When it comes to a tactful balance between conceptual rigor and technical manoeuvrability, Sandra and Peter provided an excellent complement to Kengo Kuma & Associates, particularly for the ongoing project at One Circular Quay in Sydney.

Kengo Kuma’s architecture is widely regarded for its careful regard for materiality, as well as its nuanced relationships to nature—for a place-specific, tuned response. This relies most importantly on the level of collaboration of the team on the ground, and Furtado Sullivan in its nascent days were the perfect match.

From key details to sample reviews to consistency in architectural ideas, Sandra and Peter were the local hinge of the team, keeping Kengo Kuma & Associates connected to pivotal conversations on the ground, within the design team, the extended consultant members, and with the City of Sydney.”

Balazs Bognar, Partner & Executive Vice President, Kengo Kuma & Associates 2021

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