About

About

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Carolyn Roche is an Interior Designer with a passion for designing spaces which tell a story, bring people together and create unique and inspiring experiences.

After six years of living and working in Shanghai and New York City, Carolyn returned to Toronto in 2018 bringing her international experience to the dynamic hospitality design team at DesignAgency. She has led the design of various projects in the hospitality, workplace, media, education and healthcare sectors in Canada, the US, China, Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan.

projectS :

hockley valley resort & spa | mono, canada

westin hotel - toronto east | toronto, canada

andaz hotel | toronto, canada

canter, a manga collection hotel | toronto, canada

forra, a manga collection hotel | toronto, canada

sweat & tonic at the well | toronto, canada

verge condos | toronto, canada

the goode condos, | toronto, canada

optima dermatology | various locations, usa

eleven by neuehouse |  New York City, USA

CONDé NAST  |  New York City, USA

HBO DPMS/Time Warner  |  New York City, USA

coldwell banker global luxury  |  various locations

Saatchi & Saatchi/Publicis Groupe  |  New York City, USA

USA Today/Gannett  |  New York City, USA

Corcoran Group Real Estate  |  New York City, USA

xAd |  New York City, USA

NBC Universal  |  New York City & Chicago, USA

BVlgari Corporate Office |  New York City, USA

larsen & shaw | walkerton, canada

carlsen precision manufacturing | rome, usa

AstraZeneca Shanghai Headquarters  |  Shanghai, China

Huawei Corporate Offices |  Xi'an, China

Canadian International School  |  Kunshan, China

Singapore General Hospital  |  Singapore

Changi General Hospital  |  Singapore

Far Eastern Memorial Hospital  |  Taipei, Taiwan

Gleneagles Medini Parkway Hospital  |  Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Metrolinx |  Toronto, Canada

Niagara Health Services  |  St. Catharines, Canada
+ more

 

A graduate of Interior Design from the Academy of Design in Toronto, Carolyn’s design background began while completing a Bachelor of Arts in Drama at Queen’s University. In this program she became involved in performance, lighting design, directing, choreography and technical theatre. Here she discovered a fascination with space and the way people interact with it, both as performers and in everyday life.

This background has given Carolyn a unique conceptual approach to design. Having also lived, traveled and worked in many parts of the world, she has learned to find creative ways to achieve design’s necessary balance of function and innovation. As a result, she designs spaces which tell a story, bring people together and create unique and inspiring experiences. 

Work experience

August 2020 - present | Senior Designer - Team Lead | DesignAgency, Toronto Nov 2018 - August 2020 | Senior Designer | DesignAgency, Toronto

June 2015 - October 2018 | Senior Designer | Design Republic, New York City

Nov 2011 - April 2015 | Intermediate Designer | B+H Architects, Shanghai & Toronto

August 2011 - November 2011 } Junior Designer | Helen Moffett Associates, Toronto

August 2010 - June 2011 } Junior Designer | B+H+STH, Toronto