Queens Wharf

Shannon Cloete | Design & Development Director Client Side

It all begins with an idea & strategic place-making vision - which Shannon leads with the Project Director for The Star Entertainment Group. Shannon successfully led the client-side design; with leading design firms, including Jerde, Cottee Parker, Bar Studios and many more….

Shannon Cloete too acted as Head of Design for clientside JV The Star Entertainment Group representing the Star’s 50% ownership. Shannon was responsible for ensuring successful relationships with our JV partners and design excellence in vision strategy, keeping our interests to reality for a world-class Integrated Resort.

Shannon’s role included people leadership and mentoring, design vision and leading the consultants to ensure best the vision principles he developed with design, interiors, landscape and architecture - core to the strategic design vision.

Including ensuring timely information was available for public communication and key design approvals were presented to the Chairman & CEO, along with our stakeholders and media organisations both internally & externally.

Striking imagery and design vision are vital in creating this world-class Tourist Destination for International and local guests with unforgettable experiences.

Shannon Cloete Duties Overview:

• Reporting to CEO & Chairman

• Strategic Vision and Client briefing

• Hospitality Vision & Leadership

• Led Hospitality Design & Presentations with international design firms

• Led Gaming Design & Hotel Project Vision for The Star Entertainment Group with 50% ownership

• Shannon lead international design tour & studies for CEO & Board

• Strategic vision for world-class resort development

• Implementation Selection Head & appointment of world-class design firms

• Lead design managers, reporting to Shannon Cloete's team for Group Project design

• Hand over to main stakeholder Group with continued vision & strategic advice to CEO & JV partners

Resorts Key Features:

• 2000 plus Hotel rooms

• 4 Luxury Luxury Hotel Brands, including Rosewood Hotels, Ritz-Carlton, The Darling Star, and more….

• VIP Gaming

• Main Gaming & Multi Teir Premium

• Luxury F&B Hospitality

• Luxury Retail

• World Class Spa & Resort (Operated by Rosewood Hotels)

• Sky Deck & F&B Pillars for Design

• Main Deck - Design & Landscape & Pools / Waterpark with iconic moonlight cinemas & Function Spaces

• Multiple Function Spaces & Large Conferencing

• 6 Towers and captivating sky deck

• Most extensive Sky Deck with an iconic Sense of Place in Brisbane Australia