Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas by Mim Design

What defines the luxury resort of 2017? As the goalposts of modern travel continue to shift, Mim Design offers up a vision of post-millenium luxe with the news Sheraton Mirage in Port Douglas. Welcome to resort living 2.0. Determined to balance the exoticism of 1980s glamour with time-honoured contemporary design, Mim Design lobbied for elements of the original hotel to be preserved and even reinstated.

BY Indesignlive

August 23rd, 2017

Tags: Brintons, CDK Stone, Dulux, Hospitality, instyle, issue 70, MIM Design, Port Douglas, Prototype Furniture, Resene, Sheraton Mirage, Signorino, Woodcut

Architect
Mim Design

Photography
Sean Fennessy

Project Manager
Savills

Builder
Vaughn Constructions

Services Engineer
GHD

Landscape Designer
Scott Carver

Furniture
Prototype Furniture – Custom oak chair and custom stone dining table

Finishes
Dulux – ‘Natural White’, ‘Angel’, paint throughout
CDK Stone – Super White Bench Top, Verona Fridge Bench
Signorino – Paris Tile
Resene – Half Friar Grey Column Panel
Brintons – Rope Weave Carpet
Instyle – Leather upholstery
Woodcut – Timber classing

Read the full story in Indesign Magazine Issue #70.

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