STATE WINNERS

Commercial Master Builder Of The Year

L.U. SIMON BUILDERS

Project: Le Meridien Melbourne, Melbourne

Website: www.lusimon.com.au

Designer: Peddle Thorp Architects

Photographer: Jaime Diaz Berrio Photography —Jaime Diaz-Berrio

Le Meridien is a Marriott branded 5-star hotel and a flagship hotel in Australia. It was critical for L.U. Simon Builders to go above and beyond in a number of areas to ensure the finished building met the client hotel operations and ultimately guests’ expectations. The design and construction of the hotel incorporates the history of the previous building and pays homage to its previous uses as a theatre, cinema and nightclub. The project included 235 hotel rooms including executive suites across 12 floors with sweeping views across Parliament, the MCG and all the way to the Dandenong Ranges. It includes public amenities along with a restaurant, bar, café, two function rooms for events, multiple meeting rooms and breakout lounges, a gymnasium and a signature outdoor pool overlooking the entire Bourke Street and Parliament House.