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perspectives
interview
jay pecotte
By Stacy Shoemaker Rauen
Photography courtesy of Hard Rock International
1. Saturated purple and
red hues fill the Base Bar
at the Hard Rock Hotel
Panama Megapolis.
2. Hard Rock Hotel
Panama Megapolis’
energetic bar at
Mamie Lee’s.
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ROCK ON
Celebrating music through design
Jay Pecotte has a pretty cool job. As senior
director of project development for Hard Rock
International hotels, he oversees the design and
development of all new and existing properties
in the Americas, spanning architecture and
graphics. Attention to details, says Pecotte,
successfully translates the iconic brand to an
“immersive experience.” Here, he discusses
Hard Rock’s venture into Mexico, architecture as
problem solver, and honoring Santana.
You just opened the Hard Rock Hotel
Panama Megapolis. Why was Panama an
attractive market?
Panama is a huge hub for international travelers,
and it’s got one of the highest—if not the
highest—per capita incomes in Central America.
The city has probably doubled in size in the last
three years I’ve been visiting. Obviously, the
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canal [expansion] will have a huge impact, and
since Panama City is right on the coast, it
has a Caribbean island and big city feel at
the same time.
Tell us about the property.
It’s huge—a sixty-six-story tower with one
thousand five hundred guestrooms. It originally
was slated to be a condominium project, and since
most of the design was set in concrete, working
with ba-haus/knf we basically had to layer in the
memorabilia and what I like to call ‘rock and roll
drippy’ aspects of our brand.
The rock-centric memorabilia and art
displays are the light switch for our brand. That’s
what turns the building on for our fans around
the world. We were able to incorporate a lot of
really cool [ones] just based on the sheer size of
this project.
In addition to the memorabilia, what
makes it a Hard Rock property?
We gravitate a lot towards purple and red,
leathers, and it’s all about fashion and guitars.
They all influence our design. With 555
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Contents
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From the Editor
From the Show Director
People
People
Sketchbook
Interview: Jay Pecotte
5 Questions for Harry Apostolides
Profile: Dirk Wynants
Trends: Door Handles
Furniture
Lighting
Textiles
Places to Watch
Mama Shelter Marseille
L’and Vineyards Hotel
The Fish Shack
Hotel Topazz
Ad Index
Back Space
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2013 - People
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2013 - Sketchbook
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2013 - Interview: Jay Pecotte
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2013 - 5 Questions for Harry Apostolides
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2013 - Profile: Dirk Wynants
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2013 - Trends: Door Handles
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2013 - Furniture
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2013 - Lighting
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2013 - Textiles
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2013 - Places to Watch
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2013 - L’and Vineyards Hotel
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2013 - The Fish Shack
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2013 - Hotel Topazz
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