The Ritz-carlton, melbourne

Drawing on Melbourne’s dynamic art and cultural scene, BAR Studio’s design for The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne blends the city’s artisanal mindset with its global outlook.

The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne is Australia’s tallest hotel, occupying the top 17 floors of the 80-storey West Side Place building, plus three lower levels. Throughout the hotel refined spaces team sophisticated elegance with edgy urban touches. 

BAR Studio’s work on the project began with conceptualising both the arrival experience and guestrooms, as well as interrogating the hotel’s operational planning. Evolving over the course of nine years the project underwent numerous shifts however BAR Studio’s design concept remained a strong and consistent thread throughout.

Photography by Peter Bennetts