Description Champalimaud Design has partnered with our clients to create some of the world’s most distinctive properties, transforming context and heritage into compelling stories and unparalleled experiences.
Our designers possess a rich understanding of all aspects of a project, from strategic planning through expert craftsmanship and elegant styling, that enable the creation of bespoke luxury environments. Champalimaud’s imaginative and forward thinking design teams are leading noteworthy, iconic projects around the globe.
Champalimaud is a multidisciplinary design and planning firm, specializing in bespoke, high-end hospitality and residential design. Champalimaud’s renowned design team offers services including interior master planning and design, exterior concept direction, residential purchasing services, and marketing support.
The award-winning firm is recognized globally for its visionary design concepts and keen ability to infuse spaces with modernity while maintaining integrity, character, and sense of place.
In 2023, three of the studio's projects, Claridge's Hotel in London, the Raffles Hotel in Singapore, and Badrutt's Palace in St. Moritz, were named as Top 50 Best Hotels in the World by Forbes.
Headquartered in New York City, the firm was established in 1981 in Montreal by Portuguese-born designer Alexandra Champalimaud to provide sophisticated design solutions to an international clientele. Who We Are
Champalimaud has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 18 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Champalimaud employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).
Overall, 61% of employees would recommend working at Champalimaud to a friend. This is based on 18 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
67% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Champalimaud as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Champalimaud.