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The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne will enhance the Melbourne Docklands and city skyline from Cottee Parker’s dazzling 81-floor West Side Palace. “The juxtaposition of Melbourne’s grand boulevards and laneways is a strong influence,” says Rowena Hockin, curatorial director at locally based BAR Studio, which is handling the interiors. “Given level 80 is where the lobby is with a double-height volume, it’s about framing those views and contrasting rawness versus refinement in the interiors.”