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dwp provides architectural and interior design
services across the Middle East and Asia-Pacific region.
The company won three awards in the 2005 Asia-Pacific Interior Design Awards 2005, and three awards in the New York
-based 2006 Hospitality Design Awards (HDA).
Dwp designed the Sirocco (restaurant)
at State Tower
, Bangkok
, Thailand
and the D2 Baraquda, Pattaya
, for Dusit Group.
Other projects include facilities for multinationals clients including Citigroup
, InterContinental Hotels Group
and Microsoft
.
On 1 September 2006, the six companies merged to form DWP ltd. The company features 11 offices and 350 design professionals.
On 15 April 2007, a new office was opened in Dubai, DWP United Arab Emirates.
In March 2009 dwp opened 4 new offices,
dwp Australia, Melbourne and Sydney,
dwp China, Shanghai &
dwp Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Interior design
Interior design describes a group of various yet related projects that involve turning an interior space into an effective setting for the range of human activities are to take place there. An interior designer is someone who conducts such projects...
services across the Middle East and Asia-Pacific region.
The company won three awards in the 2005 Asia-Pacific Interior Design Awards 2005, and three awards in the New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
-based 2006 Hospitality Design Awards (HDA).
Dwp designed the Sirocco (restaurant)
Sirocco (restaurant)
Sirocco is the world's largest all open-air restaurant and "Sky Bar", located on the 64th floor of the State Tower in Bangkok, Thailand, which is the second tallest building in Thailand. The 150-capacity restaurant opened its doors in the winter of 2003...
at State Tower
State Tower
State Tower is a skyscraper located on Silom Road, Bang Rak business district, Bangkok, Thailand, adjacent to Charoen Krung Road. Built in 2001, it is the largest building in Southeast Asia, with floor area. State Tower has 68 floors and is tall, making it the third tallest building in Thailand...
, Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
and the D2 Baraquda, Pattaya
Pattaya
Pattaya is a city in Thailand, located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 165 km southeast of Bangkok located within but not part of Amphoe Bang Lamung in the province of Chonburi....
, for Dusit Group.
Other projects include facilities for multinationals clients including Citigroup
Citigroup
Citigroup Inc. or Citi is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Citigroup was formed from one of the world's largest mergers in history by combining the banking giant Citicorp and financial conglomerate...
, InterContinental Hotels Group
InterContinental Hotels Group
InterContinental Hotels Group plc is a global hotels company headquartered in Denham, United Kingdom. It is the largest hotels company in the world measured by rooms , and has over 4,500 hotels across over 100 countries...
and Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
.
History
Founded in Thailand in 1994, dwp grew to a consortium which was launched in 2001 as a partnership of design businesses in six locations:- DWP interics in India;
- DWP Singapore in Singapore;
- DWP cityspace in Thailand;
- DWP attitude in Vietnam;
- DWP srg in Hong Kong; and
- DWP Bahrain in Bahrain.
On 1 September 2006, the six companies merged to form DWP ltd. The company features 11 offices and 350 design professionals.
On 15 April 2007, a new office was opened in Dubai, DWP United Arab Emirates.
In March 2009 dwp opened 4 new offices,
dwp Australia, Melbourne and Sydney,
dwp China, Shanghai &
dwp Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Selected Projects
- Sirocco (restaurant)Sirocco (restaurant)Sirocco is the world's largest all open-air restaurant and "Sky Bar", located on the 64th floor of the State Tower in Bangkok, Thailand, which is the second tallest building in Thailand. The 150-capacity restaurant opened its doors in the winter of 2003...
at State TowerState TowerState Tower is a skyscraper located on Silom Road, Bang Rak business district, Bangkok, Thailand, adjacent to Charoen Krung Road. Built in 2001, it is the largest building in Southeast Asia, with floor area. State Tower has 68 floors and is tall, making it the third tallest building in Thailand...
, Bangkok, Thailand - D2 Baraquda at Pattaya, Thailand for Dusit Group
- Evason Spa in Hua Hin, Thailand
- Shangri-La, Xian in China
- Holiday InnHoliday InnHoliday Inn is a brand of hotels, formally a economy motel chain, forming part of the British InterContinental Hotels Group . It is one of the world's largest hotel chains with 238,440 bedrooms and 1,301 hotels globally. There are currently 5 hotels in the pipeline...
in Pudong, Shanghai - Saraya for Aabar in Abu DhabiAbu DhabiAbu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...