Chike Maduabuchi

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Selected Work

Design · Concept · Space

2018
2025

Translating vision into
environments people remember.

Hospitality · Entertainment · Wellness · Culture NCIDQ Certified · New York
Selected Work

Seven projects across concept, brand, and build.

2018 – 2025
CSDDDCDCA
Sedona Mountains, Arizona
Sedona, Arizona

Sedona
Glamping Resort

Concept Direction · Pre-Concept Deck

Client program translated into a five-zone destination narrative — visualized through Midjourney art direction and curated research.

Program TranslationAI Image DirectionF&B + Experiential
ToolsMidjourneyPhotoshopIllustrator✦ AI-directed
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CSDDDCDCA
Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona

Desert Spa
Resort

Full Scope — Concept through CD

Full-scope resort renovation from concept through construction documents — lobby, dining, guestrooms and casitas organized around the rhythm of the day.

Concept · SD · DD · CDFF&EMillwork
ToolsAutoCADRevitSketchUpEnscape⬡ In-house
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CSDDDCDCA
New York City
New York City

Recording
Studio

Concept · Architecture · Renderings

A bespoke recording suite conceived as a complete spatial experience — walnut, layered ceilings, amber glass, and a ritualized entry called The Interlude.

EntertainmentConcept + FF&E3D Renderings
ToolsAutoCADSketchUpEnscape⬡ In-house
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CSDDDCDCA
New York City
New York City

Office
Lounge

Concept · FF&E · Millwork Drawings

A private members' environment inside a New York office — walnut paneling, marble bar, vinyl and speaker wall. Designed to earn extended time and genuine ownership.

Corporate AmenityConcept + FF&EMillwork
ToolsAutoCADRevitSketchUp⬡ In-house
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CSDDDCDCA
Toronto, Canada
Toronto, Canada

1 Hotel
Toronto

Full Scope — Concept through CA

Nature-forward luxury hotel where biophilic design meets urban sophistication. Full FF&E program from concept through construction administration — including purchase orders and shop drawing review.

Concept · SD · DD · CD · CAFF&EFF&E SpecsShop DrawingsPurchase OrdersStaging
ToolsAutoCADPhotoshopIllustrator
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CSDDDCDCA
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.

Press House
Apartments

Lobby Redesign · Residential Amenity

Lobby redesign as the centrepiece of a residential building in a then-developing DC neighbourhood — anchored by an indoor waterfall feature. Seen through to completion. The building is now among the most sought-after addresses in the city.

Concept · DD · CALobby RedesignFF&E ReselectionOS&E ProcurementModel Room Staging
ToolsAutoCADSketchUpPhotoshop⬡ In-house
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CSDDDCDCA
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Vidanta
Salum Village

Full Scope — Concept through CA · F&B Village

Four distinct F&B venues within the Vidanta resort village — each with its own identity, all coherent as one branded destination. The most hands-on project in this portfolio, including an international site visit and local vendor procurement.

Concept · SD · DD · CD · CAF&B DesignFF&EOS&E ProcurementSite Visit
ToolsAutoCADRevitSketchUpEnscapePhotoshop⬡ In-house
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About & Experience

Where vision meetsBUILT
SPACE.

I came up through firms that held design to an uncompromising standard — each shaping a different dimension of how I think: rigor and material depth from cultural and civic work, theatrical intelligence from entertainment and hospitality, then the full craft of large-scale resort delivery.

My work spans resort hospitality, entertainment, wellness, and cultural spaces. The through-line is always the same — translating vision into environments that shift behavior, earn loyalty, and make people feel something they didn't expect.

I work across the full project lifecycle: from pulling design intent out of a client brief and making it visible, to coordinating the construction documentation that brings those ideas to life.

NCIDQ Certified Interior Designer Concept through Construction Administration Hospitality · Entertainment · Wellness · Culture

Software & Rendering Key

Midjourney Photoshop Illustrator AutoCAD Revit SketchUp Enscape
Renderings in-house Renderings outsourced
2022–
Now

Jeffrey Beers International

Senior Interior Designer

Resort hospitality, concept through CA. F&B environments, guestrooms, lobby programs. International project delivery including site visits and vendor coordination.

2019–
2022

Rockwell Group

Interior Designer

Hospitality and entertainment. Branded environments, FF&E, specifications, shop drawings, purchase orders, and staging. Includes 1 Hotel Toronto.

 

Adjaye Associates

Interior Designer

Cultural and civic spaces. Materiality, spatial sequence, design resolution.

Also

Federal Reserve Board

Interior Designer

Institutional design. Procurement, specifications, project administration.

Full Toolkit

AutoCADRevitSketchUpEnscapePhotoshopIllustratorInDesignMidjourneyFF&E SpecsMillwork DrawingsShop DrawingsPurchase Orders3D RenderingsFF&E StagingOS&E Procurement

NCIDQ Certified

National Council for Interior Design Qualification

Contact

Let's buildsomethingtogether.

Hospitality · Entertainment · Wellness · Culture

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