Designing a multi-use event space at Carden Park Hotel

Event spaces carry commercial weight. When Carden Park, the luxury Cheshire spa hotel and golf resort, needed to renovate the Shooting Lodge, they required a design that could flex across weddings, corporate events and branded occasions without feeling like a compromise.

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Retaining heritage, removing what wasn't working

The Shooting Lodge had strong bones: genuine British character and a sense of place that most venues spend years trying to manufacture. The design challenge was preserving that identity while removing the elements that dated the space and limited its commercial appeal.

The solution was a clean, neutral palette with minimalist fittings - a visual reset that gives event organisers and couples room to personalise without fighting the interior. For venues generating revenue across multiple event types, that adaptability is commercial logic, not just aesthetics.

Lighting designed for revenue flexibility

LED lighting and individual spotlighting were installed throughout, giving operators direct control over room ambience. For corporate clients and branded events, that precision matters as the space can shift from a daytime conference setting to an evening awards environment without a fit-out in between.

This kind of lighting infrastructure is often an afterthought. Here, it was a deliberate design decision with a measurable impact on what the venue can sell.

Updating the bar without losing its identity

The adjoining bar was refurbished with the same commercial logic: preserve the character and sharpen the finish. The exposed brickwork, open fireplace and tartan detailing, elements that give Carden Park its distinctiveness, remained untouched. Pendant lighting, a granite bar and grey marble surfaces brought the space forward without erasing what made it worth keeping.

The result is a bar that reads as premium without reading as generic - a distinction that directly affects how guests perceive value, and how confidently the venue can price its offering.

Interior design that protects and grows venue revenue

Carden Park is a case study in what thoughtful interior design does for hospitality and event businesses: it increases the number of events a space can hold, reduces the friction for clients choosing between venues, and justifies premium pricing.

If you're planning a renovation for a venue, hotel, or multi-use commercial space, WDC Spaces brings both design expertise and commercial understanding to the brief.

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