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DESIGNCITIZEN is a multi-disciplinary, integrated hospitality design, development management, branding, and procurement firm based in Toronto, Canada. We specialize in luxury hospitality and experiential development projects around the world.
DesignCitizen is a collection of industry’s most experienced and talented designers and consultants who aim to create a design that works! We, as a team of incredibly passionate people, not only striving for design excellence but also understand the functional aspects of design. After all, our job is not just about making the space look pretty!
DesignCitizen creates experiential and storytelling spaces that interact, inspire, heal and positively influences the user of the space. Our mission is to create a platform that enriches Peoples’ lives.
Any designer can create a space, but not every designer can create an experience. What differentiates one from the other is the keen eye for detail and beauty. Our unique design process draws from a wide diversity of experiences in the industry. As a result, we can create spaces that evoke emotions and inspiring experience with the stories.
CCO, Managing Principal
Interior Design
Fully integrated, full-service, multi-disciplinary design team with experience in hospitality and retail projects worldwide.
With over 100 years of combined team experience and clients in over 19 countries. We are involved with over 16 Hotel Brands that have led us to the tailored design process to suit each brand's requirements and project types. We proud ourselves in creating a unique story and concept for each project.
We believe that each project should reflect their guests' emotions. Our sound knowledge in hospitality operations makes all the difference.
for Hotels, F&B, Events
We design recipes for the great hospitality guest experiences.
We consider all stages of the guest's journey and create opportunities to provide brand value and intimate guest engagement, which leads to solving potential problems and successful business operational outcomes.
The full range of hospitality project procurement services, specializing in FF&E and OS&E.
We proactively integrate the design review process with designers and vendors to prevent any oversight, ensuring all details are captured and implemented successfully.
- Budget Development
- Tender Review & Analysis
- Value Engineering
- Global Sourcing
- Delivery, logistics, installation,
coordination and management
- Invoice Processing & Documents management
Our product design always considers their uniqueness and longevity. We continuously work with some of the most prestigious companies around the world to create ultra-exclusive products, with the best quality possible.
Based on our extensive experience in project development, we stress the importance of design and program management, which is directly linked to project success.
We have successfully led many hospitality projects to completion while surpassing our clients' expectations.
A customized list, scopes and strategy of the design and program management will be provided based on your projects. We will guide and monitor the consultant's work and provide peer review to prevent costly mistakes.
We have extensive experience in working as a major hotel brands' technical services team.
Our service benefits the hotel developers/owners in determining a suitable brand or development direction for the property. We formulate strategic enhancements to bring maximum return on investment and the value for the property. Our intimate knowledge of hotel design and the operations always become instrumental in designing products and services for the long term success.
We specialized in graphics and brand standards for Hotels and Retail environments. We create brand standards and guidelines by incorporating brand identity and its requirements for consistent brand image and quality products. We work with the experts in all disciplines to put together the Brand Standards related to the built environment. We have worked on the number of hotel & retail brand standards. We know how to design, we know the operations and we know how to put them all together.
Hotel Development Advisory
Comprehensive development advisory services
- Strategic project development planning
- Feasibility studies including positioning and design
- Competitive market analysis
- Tourism and hospitality trend and market analysis
- Develop proformas and forecasts
- Selection of Hotel Operator/ Management company
- PIP Services
We have helped many clients create hotel brands around the world. If you are looking for a unique positioning in the market, our experience can help you build a reputable brand that stands out. We make sure that the brands we create have a unique concept and the guest experience with high ROI. Hotel is no longer a place to sleep, it is the platform for the community and institution for the hospitality.
Designcitizen has been involved in luxury hospitality projects, resorts, mixed-use developments and experiential lifestyle hotels in over 19 countries. As we continue to push the boundaries of design, we strive to stay innovative while simultaneously develop projects around the world.
Designcitizen is excited to announce that we are committed to helping several international non-profit organizations including Aid for Africa, Kenya Wildlife Conservation and IASP through our design.
We believe that we can create a platform that can nurture and protect what matters most for generations to come. While we are committed to donating over 20% of our profits to these organizations, we recognize that there is a lot more that we need to do collectively to help people around us and preserve the gifts that mother nature has given us.
We hope to create as many opportunities as possible to have you and the community be involved. By using our design talent and innovative ideas, we want to support various organizations.
Hiring Designcitizen for your projects means more than just having experienced and talented designers in the industry; you will be helping those in desperate need around the globe.
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DESIGN CONCIERGE
All in the days of hard work, sometimes we get to see beautiful places or get interviewed by the major international hotel events, check out where we are and what we do.
DesignCitizen creates experiential and storytelling spaces, space that interacts, inspires and influences the user of the space. We live and breathe hospitality, hospitality is in our DNA.
