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JIA resTAUrANT, NUo HoTel
beijing
Designer

HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates, Singapore

The brief Create a thought-provoking yet comfortable dining destination within a new-build hotel in China's bustling capital. To that end, the
designers from HBA/Hirsch Bedner's Singapore office prominently showcase works by Ming Dynasty artist Xu Wei within the 323-seat Jia restaurant. "Xu's life experience was similar to that of Vincent Van Gogh, and
the distinctive expressionism of his paintings are quite memorable," says
Ian Carr, co-ceo of HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates.
The insiDe scoop Xu's free-style, flower-and-bird ink wash paintings
serve as a calming, conversation-inducing backdrop for a dining experience that includes clusters of curvaceous tables and chairs accented
with modern takes on traditional Chinese lanterns and wall screens.

High-end restaurants can also have a residential feel. "The
environment we created at Jia conveys the warm embrace of a peaceful,
welcoming home that recalls the familiarity, comfort and deep satisfaction
derived from dining on the best-loved Chinese cuisine," says Carr.

owner: Beijing Yan Xiang Hotel Co. Ltd.; Designer: HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates, Singapore: Ian Carr, co-ceo;
Connie Puar, director/partner; Hazlin Ahmad, senior associate; Andy Long, project director; Patrick Chong, Danny
Huang, Ruth Chan and Dionafe Oro, designers; archiTecT: Urban Projects Architecture & Planning; generaL
conTracTors: Gold Mantis; Ya Sha; Hong Gao; Zhu Jiang; arT anD accessories: Canvas; Yuan Space; baTh
anD spa fiXTUres: Duravit; Gerberit; Hansgrohe; carpeT/rUgs: TaiPing Carpets Intl.; fabrics: Coil Interior
Material Supplier Co. Ltd.; fUrniTUre: Dongguan Decca Furniture Co. Ltd.; LighTing: Illuminate; New Wenhang
Group Co. Ltd.; waLLcoVerings: Coil Interior Material Supplier Co. Ltd.; winDow TreaTMenTs: Lutron GL Ltd.

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lAgo by JUlIAN serANNo
las Vegas
Designer

Studio Munge, Toronto

The brief Make the most of 7,300 sq. ft. of space overlooking the famed dancing fountains that front the Bellagio
Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. Use large arched
windows that open onto small balconies to maximize
patrons' views. Differentiate the space from more traditional Italian venues by incorporating elements of Italian
Futurism, an early 20th century movement that emphasized
the dynamism of machines and the fast pace of modern life.

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The insiDe scoop To let guests know they're in for something different at LAGO, the designers festooned the entry
with a 10 ft.-by-100-ft. colorful interpretation of an aerial map
of Milan, the birthplace of the Futurism movement.
The Takeaway Bold still counts in Vegas. LAGO'S
sumptuous materials palette (marble, glass and chrome,
among others) includes a centerpiece pizza oven that's clad
in silver glass mosaic tiles. "The interior seeks to engage
Bellagio's existing customer base, while also seeking to
attract crossover millennials with its modern, whimsical
design," says Studio Munge principal Alessandro Munge.

owner: MGM Resorts Intl.; Designer:
Studio Munge: Alessandro Munge,
principal; Sayed Shakour, team leader;
Kevin McCall, creative director; Alex
Simpson, Andy Liu, designers; Ragheed
Nakkash, technologist; Stephanie
Kruschen, FF&E designer; archiTecT:
NOVUS Architecture; generaL
conTracTor/archiTecTUraL
MaTeriaLs: Tré Builders LLC; arT anD
accessories: Lori-Ann Bellissimo;
Tsunami Glassworks; fabrics: Architex
Intl.; CTL Leather; Koroseal; Moore &
Giles; Threadcount Inc.; Tiger Leather;
fUrniTUre: Andreu World; Credible
Upholstery; Hayon Studio; Kettal;
Louis Interiors; Pedrali; Sancal Diseño;
Vaughan Benz; Viccarbe; West Coast
Industries; graphics/signage/
iDenTiTy: YESCO; LighTing: Apparatus
Studio; I-Works Custom Lighting;
Terzani; sUrfacing MaTeriaLs: Ciot

K YLIE HOOD (JIA); E VAN DION (L AGO);
VER A L AIR PHOTO (QUADR AT )

The Takeaway

SOURCES
http://www.boutiquedesign.com
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