After 18 months of planning the Pacific Explorer set sail on its maiden voyage as the crown of the P&O fleet. The success of this project was due to a strong and collaborative in-house hotel team, and a formidable design relation between Petra Ryberg (Head of Design at P&O Australia) and Rosie and Co. Working together from concept phase, through planning, specifications and project management, Rosie and Co offered a hands-on design consultancy aimed to make the work of the designer shine.

The following images are some of the F&B areas from the Pacific Explorer.

Designing interiors within a marine or hotel environment means creating social spaces for an adventurous clientele. Interiors need to be function, for a highly used environment, and emotive, to encourage guests to explore their new environment. Styling by Rosie and Co covers everything from art curation and installation, to thoughtful shelving displaying the finishing touches of a specific concept, through to floral arrangements big and small. 

The following images are from a variety of projects from the past seven years styling the P&O fleet.

drafting details and plans

P&O Australia | The Adventure Hotel

Drafting a cruise ship conversion takes patience and deep commitment to the project. Rosie and Co enjoys being at the fore of the design process and responsible for bringing the details of the interior to life. The drawing package details the construction requirements, and relate to an accompanying specification document. In order to best communication the design intent Rosie and Co uses a combination of renderings, images, annotations and drawings to relay the information.

The Adventure Hotel is an example of the kind of detail put into the drawing package.

A drawing package would typically contain a set of floor-plans. In this instance we completely demolished the existing room and create a set of six plans for issuance. These were accomodation plan, furniture plan, flooring plan, ceiling plan and demolition plan, as well as a ceiling demolition plan to communicate the requirements by construction.

The package would then be followed up with a range of elevations showing the detail of the interior walls, after which a set of details is developed outlining the construction elements and dimensions. These drawings are delivered to the construction teams to prepare pricing and help to determine who is suitable to take on a project of this magnitude.

Articles referring to the design and build of the Pacific Explorer. Design projects and hotel inspiration captured via instagram @rosie.andco