Anika Watts

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About Anika Watts

I am a passionate Concept Designer, Placemaking Strategist, Interior Designer and Creative Consultant. Highly motivated, dynamic and creative professional with 15 years industry experience, specialising in large scale retail developments, hospitality, mixed-use, design curation and collaboration. I have a proven track record of leading teams through the concept design, development and delivery of award-winning retail developments across Australia and New Zealand for Zealand for United Property Services and Scentre Group (Owner and Operator of Westfield Group in Australia and New Zealand). Including Chatswood Chase, Brookfield Place in Wynyard Station, The Rocks for PMNSW and the Vicinity Portfolio Nationally. Also including award winning developments Pacific Fair in the Gold Coast, Westfield Carousel in Perth and the heritage redevelopment of 77 market St (ex- David Jones menswear building) in Sydney. Influential in re-imagining and re-defining the food, fashion, hospitality and lifestyle sectors within Westfield’s emerging ‘Living Centres’ throughout Australia and New Zealand. I am a passionate advocate for the importance of placemaking in the design development process. Responsible for developing and overseeing implementation of placemaking strategies across Westfield’s portfolio. A positive and effective leader and communicator with extensive experience collaborating with Property and Government Stakeholders, Leasing and RDM teams, Retailers, Construction Teams and Consultants.KEY PROJECTSChatswood Chase Redevelopment, NSWBrookfield Place Wynyard, NSWThe Rocks, NSWPacific Fair Shopping Centre, AMP, Gold CoastWestfield Carousel, WAWestfield Stirling (Innaloo), WAWestfield Doncaster, VICWestfield Bondi Junction, NSW77 Market St, NSW