Design Worldwide Partnership
 dwp | |
| Architecture and Design | |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Founder | Scott Whittaker, David Chang |
| Headquarters | Bangkok, Thailand |
Number of locations | 10 countries (Australia, Bahrain, China, Dubai(UAE), Hong Hong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) |
Area served | Middle East & Asia-Pacific |
| Services | Architecture, Interior Design, Facility Planning, Project Management, Feasibility Studies, Turn Key Design and Construction |
| Revenue | $40Million |
Number of employees | 450 |
| Website | http://www.dwp.com |
dwp provides architectural and interior design services across the Middle East and Asia-Pacific region.
The company won three awards in the 2005 Asia-Pacific Interior Design Awards 2005,[1] and three awards in the New York-based 2006 Hospitality Design Awards (HDA).[2]
dwp designed the Sirocco (restaurant) at State Tower, Bangkok, Thailand and the D2 Baraquda, Pattaya, for Dusit Group. Other projects include facilities for multinationals clients including Citigroup, InterContinental Hotels Group and Microsoft.
History
Founded in Thailand in 1994, dwp grew to a consortium which was launched in 2001 as a partnership of design businesses in six locations:
- DWP attitude in Vietnam;
- DWP Bahrain in Bahrain;
- DWP cityspace in Thailand;
- DWP interics in India;
- DWP Singapore in Singapore; and
- DWP srg in Hong Kong;
On 1 September 2006, the six companies merged to form DWP ltd. The company features 11 offices and 350 design professionals.
On 15 April 2007, a new office was opened in Dubai, DWP United Arab Emirates.
In March 2009, dwp opened 2 new offices, dwp China, Shanghai & dwp Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
On 1 May 2013, DWP joined in an agreement with Suters architects in Australia to form dwp|suters in Australia.
Selected projects
- D2 Baraquda at Pattaya, Thailand for Dusit Group
- Evason Spa in Hua Hin, Thailand
- Holiday Inn in Pudong, Shanghai
- Saraya for Aabar in Abu Dhabi
- Sirocco (restaurant) at State Tower, Bangkok, Thailand
- Shangri-La, Xian in China