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traditional Chinese architecture in which the courtyard is the center
of life. The hotel has an inward focus-in contrast to the hustle and
bustle of modern Guangzhou outside-stacking vertically around
a central courtyard.
Guests arrive in an entry hall of dark, smoked oak floors with
a polished appearance and columns clad in bronze and white-washed
oak. The metaphor is a colonial-era manor, with 26-foot ceilings
providing an airy, expansive feel. That colonial estate sense is
heightened by floor-to-ceiling oak shutters that are opened in the
morning and closed in the evening to focus the guest's experience
on the interior.
In the entrance hall for the grand ballroom, the black-and-white
floor has curved marble strips laid in a pattern that recalls the flowing
water of the Pearl River, adding multi-layered depth to the space. One
level above in the ballroom itself, pivoting doors open to an outdoor
balcony with LED light fixtures that can emit any color of light.
The entrance to the hotel
(opposite, bottom) leads to the
lobby (right, and below), which
calls to mind a colonial-era
manor, with its oak floors and
succession of columns clad in
white-washed oak, giving an
airy, expansive feel. Paintings
and sculptures by local
artists represent the notion
of looking into the past to
give life toward the future.
An eclectic mix of furnishings
Furnishings throughout the hotel are curated based on an aesthetic
that is modern with inspiration ranging from the 1920s Art Deco period
of affluence to the Victorian era of British Colonialism. "Our approach
was to create a collection of eclectic pieces just as a person would
collect over time to furnish their own residence," Marsh says. "The
pieces needed to reflect different periods of time and cultures."
Quality furniture craftsmanship is essential for all of Chi's interiors,
and that proved to be a challenge here as furnishings were primarily
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Editorial
Industry News
Columnist: Making Recruiting a Continual Firm Project
Product Focus: Inspired by Nature
Product Focus: Runway Ready
Product Briefs: Hospitality
Mandarin Oriental Guangzhou
Fogo Island Inn
Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles
TAO Downtown
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IIDA Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards Winners
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