Inside CTRL Space’s Design Ethos
Founded in 2009 by industry leader Chris Stevens, CTRL Space has delivered hundreds of strategic, design-led projects across hotels, restaurants, bars, F&B precincts, and work environments. Its approach is human-centric and insight-driven, grounded in a deep understanding of guest needs, brand identity, and the practical realities of operating in a dynamic industry.
CTRL Space design with purpose. Every project begins with a deep dive into the client’s brief, objectives, and bottom line. From there, CTRL Space designers take a masterplanning approach to spatial design, ensuring that the layout supports service flow, and financial model. Whether it’s designing a lobby, a suite or a rooftop bar, CTRL Space think holistically, to work across the full lifecycle from day to night, guest to staff, front-of-house to back.
The team brings deep hospitality insight to every project and understands how design decisions impact service, perception, and profitability. That’s why operators, developers, and investors continue to work with CTRL Space across multiple properties.
Future-proofing is central to CTRL Space’s work. The team favour flexible layouts, layered materiality, and design choices that allow spaces to evolve with guest expectations and business needs. Its designs aren’t driven by trends, instead they’re tailored to the context and grounded in commercial thinking.
Recent projects include boutique accommodation, branded dining precincts, and high-end refurbishments that reimagine existing buildings for new uses. Across all projects, CTRL Space is focused on creating well thought through, original design that makes sense for both the guest and the business behind it.