Step Inside Sydney’s Most Luxurious and Exclusive Hotel

The recently opened Capella Sydney sees a historic sandstone building in the heart of Sydney’s resurgent Sandstone Precinct reimagined as a luxurious and exclusive world-class hotel. Designed by Make Architects, the hotel includes 192 generous guestrooms along with a range of amenities and dining destinations; each space thoughtfully preserving the architectural heritage of the building. The transformation of the 1915 Department of Education building into its current incarnation as Capella Sydney represents the culmination of a seven-year quest to bring a truly world-class luxury accommodation offering to Sydney’s Sandstone Precinct. Make Architects collaborated with Melbourne and Madrid-based interior designers BAR Studio for the hotel interiors, including the luxurious and exclusive common spaces and restaurant areas, allowing the food and beverage options to adopt an identity of their own. This design dream team also included Melbourne-based stylist Simone Haag, who curated a layer of intriguing objects that add to the sense of grandeur experienced by all who pierce the threshold of the building’s sandstone walls. Developing a defined narrative between old and new was integral to the architectural transformation of the luxurious and exclusive building. Through each considered intervention, the design team strived to not only maintain but celebrate a building whose very function helped to form Sydney into the city it is today. With hand-carved details and its Edwardian baroque-style façade, Capella Sydney is the living embodiment of the past and present colliding. This ethos of heritage renewal was a key driving factor for the Capella Hotel Group. The Capella Hotel Group’s desire to create a truly memorable, luxurious and exclusive experience for guests extends beyond the realms of design and is exemplified in all aspects of the hotel, from unique dining experiences curated by the Bentley Group to the selection of staff members fully committed to the overall vision for the building. A luxurious and exclusive hotel fused with intriguing architectural interventions, engaging art installations and inimitable dining experiences, Capella Sydney expands the definition of luxury. Much like the area in which it resides, the accommodation offering represents a new dawn for Sydney’s hospitality scene whilst celebrating the historical beauty of the harbour city. 00:00 - Introduction to the Luxurious and Exclusive Hotel 01:18 - An Inner City and Harbour Side Location 01:42 - The Original Story Telling Brief 02:13 - Setting A New Hospitality Benchmark 02:44 - The Design Process and Its Challenges 03:17 - The Layout and Walkthrough of the Hotel 05:12 - Transformation of the Wellness Space 05:49 - Favourite Aspects of the Process For more from The Local Project: Instagram – Website – Print Publication – Hardcover Book – The Local Project Marketplace – To subscribe to The Local Project’s Tri-Annual Print Publication see here – Photography by Timothy Kaye. Architecture by Make Architects. Interior Design by Make Architects and BAR Studio. Build by Built. Styling Objets d’art by Simone Haag. Development by Pontiac Land Group. Heritage Consulting by Urbis. Branding by Capella Hotel Group. Edited by Luey Conway. Filmed by The Local Project. The Local Project acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Owners of the land in Australia. We recognise the importance of First Nations peoples in the identity of our country and continuing connections to Country and community. We pay our respect to Elders, past and present, and extend that respect to all First Nations people of these lands. #Luxurious #Hotel #Heritage