Hotel Design Features

The Four Seasons Pudong, Shanghai - POSTED MAY 2013

Opened in September 2012, The Four Seasons Hotel is situated in the newly built 21st century tower in the heart of the urban business district. Cedric Jaccard, Wilson Associates (WA) executive creative director, speaks to Can Faik about the look of the new Four Seasons which was inspired by Shanghai’s golden age...

Hilton Frankfurt Airport Hotel at THE SQUAIRE, Frankfurt, Germany - POSTED APRIL 2013

Managing director of JOI-Design, Peter Joehnk discusses two new Hilton hotels recently completed in Frankfurt’s oblong-shaped horizontal skyscraper THE SQUAIRE...

The Ampersand Hotel, London, England - POSTED MARCH 2013

Built in 1888, The Ampersand Hotel is one of London’s original Victorian boutique hotels. The hotel opened its doors at the end of August following an extensive renovation. Can Faik speaks with architects and interior designers, Dexter Moren Associates about the new look, where classic English heritage meets a contemporary interior…

WA International wins regional award for JW Marriott Absheron - POSTED FEBRUARY 2013

Contemporary Azerbaijan hotel design based on traditional textures and fluidity of the Caspian Sea... WA International is celebrating its most recent award for the completion of a hotel project in Azerbaijan.

Palais Namaskar, Marrakech, Morocco POSTED 7 JANUARY 2013

Opened in April 2012, Palais Namaskar is the latest luxury hotel from the Oetker Collection.
Hotel Spec Editor Can Faik speaks with the designer behind the hotel, Philippe Soulier,
about his vision...

Designed for the rich and famous - posted 1 AUGUST 2012

A year after its opening, the One & Only The Palm has established itself as one of the world’s most desirable destinations. Style, service and design have enticed and pampered the discerning elite whom represent the typical clientele.

New Chelsom website launched - POSTED AUGUST 2012

The new Chelsom website www.chelsom.co.uk is now live and for the first time ever all the product from the Chelsom lighting collection is available to view on-line. Designers and specifiers can view and compare products, check dimensions and materials, then download high resolution images for use on design boards and presentations. Visitors to the site can search products by range name, product code, materials or product type.
In addition to displaying the product range, the website showcases recent installations of hotel lighting, leisure lighting and lighting for cruise ships showing the product in-situ on some of the world’s most prestigious interior design schemes.

A postal touch - posted 15 JULY 2012

Right in the heart of Frankfurt’s city, an inviting luxury Jumeirah hotel opened its doors – a further flagship among the projects designed by Peter Silling & Associates.

A new benchmark at the top of Europe - posted 1 JULY 2012

Swedish interior design firm, Living Design recently designed the interiors of the InterContinental Davos Resort & Spa, Switzerland. Tarek Hegazy, principal and creative director of Living Design, explains the concept.

Bridging East and West - posted 15 JUNE 2012

KCA is continuing to expand its portfolio worldwide, with completed projects in the East and West, but quality is more than just aesthetics to the company, it’s embracing sustainable resources, as well as cultures in its designs.

The year-round playground for outdoor enthusiasts - posted 1 JUNE 2012

The tourism slogan of Utah is “Greatest Snow on Earth,” and this winter, skiers seeking to indulge in the state’s legendary powder snow will have new reason to cheer: Montage Deer Valley. 

The double project - posted 15 MAY 2012

Czech Republic based Archina recently completed the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Bratslava, Slovakia. The company speak to Hotel Spec about the project.

A night at the opera - posted 1 MAY 2012

Located just around the corner from the famous Hanoi Opera, in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi, the M Gallery Hotel De L’Opéra offers guests a dramatic experience. Architecture and interior design firm, DWP speaks to Hotel Spec about the operatic design.

Taking hotel design to new heights - posted 15 APRIL 2012

Opening as the highest hotel in the world, in March, The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong offers design and style that are taken to new heights by LTW Designworks. The overall design theme of the hotel is inspired by the city’s dynamic culture – a global metropolis at the crossroads of East and West – and, at the same time rich in entrancing local flavour.

Manhattan's French fantasy - posted 1 APRIL 2012

Situated intimately in the midst of lower Manhattan’s SoHo neighbourhood, Mondrian SoHo takes its place amongst A-list residents and picturesque streets. The hotel’s design is the visionary of Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz, who drew inspiration from Jean Cocteau’s 1946 French fantasy film La Belle et la Bête, to awaken the imagination and invite guests into a fantasy that offers an escape. Hotel Spec looks at the design which boasts a mesmerising ambiance and captures the sparkling charm and romance of New York.

From East to West - posted 15 MARCH 2012

Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA) was recently appointed to restore Shanghai’s Fairmont Peace Hotel to its former glory, concluding with an update to the hotel’s most luxe collection of accommodation: The Nine Nations Suites.

Designer inspired - posted 1 MARCH 2012

With the increasing trend of fashion designers turning their hand to interior hotel design, DiLeonardo has gone one step ahead by incorporating designs inspired by the crème de la crème of past and present fashion designers, into the Sheraton Bangalore...

Serenity and space - posted 1 FEBRUARY 2012

In a world where space and serenity are lacking, The Oberoi, Gurgaon, is a hotel that enables guests to savour both. Designed by Lim Teo Wilkes Design Works, with height, light, and space in mind, the hotel intends to enhance guests’ sensory experience.

Goa's palatial resort hotel - posted JANUARY 2012

GA Design speaks to Hotel Spec about its work on the 5-star Grand Hyatt Goa, a luxury resort hotel overlooking the sparkling waters of Bambolim Bay in North Goa.

Fit for royalty - posted DECEMBER 2011

Located in the heart of Chanakyapuri, near the prestigious diplomatic enclave, the 5-star Leela Palace New Delhi exemplifies the magnificent architecture, grace and elegance of Lutyens’ Delhi. Hotel Spec looks at the design that aims to provide every guest a regal experience...

Eastern delights - posted MAY 2011

Hotel Spec looks at two stunning hotels in Cairo, which have been recently completed by hospitality design firm Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA).

Designing environments that lift the spirit - posted APRIL 2011

Jeremy Heyes, senior vice president at WATG, has more than 20 years of experience in planning and architecture both in the UK and overseas. Here he discusses issues that influence hospitality design, as well as his most memorable project, the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi.

Lighting The Savoy

Chelsom provide lighting style to the newly restored The Savoy hotel, London.

Reviving an icon - posted MARCH 2011

Hotel Spec speaks to managing director of ReardonSmith Architects, Conrad Smith, about the firm’s work on the newly renovated hotel, The Savoy London, and finds out his thoughts on a range of issues, from the recession to his dream project.

Leading the way - posted FEB 2011

Specialising in interior architectural design, Wilson Associates was founded in 1971 and today employs more than 325 professionals in its headquarters in Dallas and offices in New York, Los Angeles, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Shanghai and an associate office in Cochin, India.
Hotel Spec speaks to the founder and CEO Trisha Wilson.

Photography of Trisha Wilson: Michael Wilson

A driving force in interior design - posted JANUARY 2011

For nearly 40 years Trevillion Interiors has been providing interior design solutions for the hospitality sector. Trevillion Interiors’ reputation to deliver practical solutions to a given budget and programme, is indeed an attractive proposition. So, as one of the last consultants to be appointed on the construction of The Brooklands Hotel, Weybridge the company had its work cut out!

The future of eco-resorts

Hotel Spec looks at how US based architects, Bull Stockwell Allen, designed a 5-star eco-resort nestled in the coastal terrain of Monterey Bay, California.

Elevate the senses

Located on the peninsula of one of the world’s most spectacular landscapes, Palm Jumeirah, an exclusive enclave of impeccable style is secluded amidst lush gardens, fountains and pools along the shimmering shores of the Arabian Gulf. Here, only a short journey by private water taxi or limousine, One & Only The Palm, Dubai, is an oasis of stylish energy and tranquillity designed to elevate the senses.

Pushing the envelope

The Royal Suite at Jumeirah Carlton Tower in London, UK, was completed in July 2010. For London-based interior designers, KCA International Ltd, the project was a little closer to home than some of its projects around the world.

Luxurious and sustainable

Hotel Spec finds out more about the new JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa; the luxury resort that opened January 2010 in San Antonio, Texas, which earned LEED certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED for New Construction (LEED-NC) rating system.

Comfort in a crater

When hotel chain, Isrotel Hotel Management Ltd, decided to build a leisure resort in the Negev Desert of Southern Israel, they appointed ara Design in London to design the interiors of the 112 room project.

It's hip to be Squaire

European hospitality design company, JOI-Design, won a competition to design the interiors of the Hilton and Hilton Garden Inn located within The Squaire; the iconic building at Frankfurt International Airport that will open in the spring of 2011.

Relaxing designs

Following on from its work on 4-star hotel, Hotel Savannah (as reported in last year’s Hotel Spec) Archina is continuing to build on its portfolio of spa designs.

The Sanctuary Spa, Covent Garden gets design overhaul

The exclusive day spa for women, The Sanctuary in Covent Garden, London, has been treated to a sumptuous makeover by Charles Leon Associates (CLA).

Traditional meets modern

Work has almost finished on what is expected to be one of the most luxurious hotels in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Hotel 5 Etoiles Oguzkent. Interior designers and fit-out company Living Design, Sweden has been involved in the design of all public areas of the hotel, including restaurants and bars.

Discovering Tala Bay

Zara Investment Holdings own several hotels in Jordan, including the Grand Hyatt Amman, Intercontinental Amman, Mövenpick Dead Sea Resort and Mövenpick Petra hotels. When they decided to construct a brand new resort at Tala Bay on the Red Sea, they brought in Harry Gregory from ara Design in London to design the interiors of the 456 bedroom property. Hotel Spec looks at Jordan’s Window to the Sea: Aqaba.

Beautifully bohemian

Architectural and design company Archina, has recently completed work on the Hotel Savannah, in the charming town of Znojmo, Czech Republic.

Unique destinations

Hotel Spec presents some of the recent projects interior design company Edith Baron has worked on, including a spectacular project in Koh Samui, Thailand for the new hotel chain, K.C. Hotels & Resorts.

Green is the new black

Designers HKS Hill Glazier Studio have fused luxury with sustainability to create the Montage Beverly Hills, California, which has earned LEED Gold certification. Beverly Hills. The celebrated enclave conjures images of elegance, affluence, palm-lined streets, movie star mansions and ...green. One certainly associates this famously stylish Mecca with currency, given Rodeo Drive 

Designing in the round

Over the past two decades, JOI-Design has been one of Europe’s most prolific hotel interior design companies, working with international brands, such as Hilton, Le Meridien, Ritz-Carlton, Sheraton, Mercure and Park Inn, as well as with numerous independent hotels. Now, the company has completed the new Radisson Blu at Hamburg Airport

Unusual and unique

Hotel Spec takes a closer look at WA Internationals’ inspiration for the interior design of a luxurious hotel, The Address, which has been taken from the dramatic and diverse landscape of the Gulf region.

Taking the lead

Having worked on a variety of exclusive hotel projects from around the world, KCA International is well versed in the wants and needs of its clients. The company strives to push the boundaries of design and encourage its clients to think outside the box and explore new ideas and solutions.