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PROJECT
PARTICIPANTS
OWNER/DEVELOPER/
INVESTOR

Neue Hotel Atlantis AG
OPERATOR

Giardino Group
DESIGN FIRM

The Gallery HBA; Inge
Moore, principal and creative
director; Kirsten King and
Olivia Buchanan-Jardine,
senior project designers;
Nathan Hutchins, partner; Pin
Su and Teck Wei Choo, senior
designers
DESIGN CONSULTANTS

DPA (lighting)

ARCHITECT

Monoplan

GENERAL CONTRACTORS

Priora (main building)
Molteni (interior fit out)

STONE CONTRACTORS:

Budri Italian Stone
Bamberger Natursteinwerk Hermann Graser
2

ART

2 Curvy, organic forms
invite relaxation in the
spa. Creamy tones
enrich the look.
3 Picking up the bright
tones of a table in the
lounge's carpet continues
a playful modern spin on
the 1970s.

Artefact Hotel Art Consultants Ltd.
Barbara Seiler Galerie

BATH FIXTURES/TILES/
ACCESSORIES

Dornbracht
Gessi
Hansgrohe
Kaldewei
THG
Villeroy & Boch

CARPET / FLOORING

Ice Carpets
Nourison
FABRICS

Brentano
Brochier
Casamance
Dedar
De Le Cuona
Glant Vence
Great Plains
JAB Anstoetz
Kobe
Lizzo
Majilite
Moore & Giles
Opuzen
Pollack
Sanderson
Sahco
Stark
Townsend
Weitzner
Zimmer + Rohde

boutiquedesign.com june 2016

together through an instinct for balance-an understanding of the
textures, palettes and scale of patterns that are complementary and
not jarring," she says. White built-ins in the dining venue Hide & Seek
play up the rural calm of the hotel's immediate surroundings
comfortably beyond the CBD, but still "in the city." Velvet sofas in the
lounge are pure downtown chic.
Staying away from the quick-hit impact of high-drama design
might just be the most radical innovation for projects like this.
A series of goblet-like lights over the bar packs a more powerful
punch than one more exquisite chandelier. The whole is more
than the sum of its parts-but every part still has to be
outstanding, but not outlandish. Everything works in moderation. Even moderation. 

FURNITURE

Armani Casa
Bensen
Brabbu
Budri
Donghia
Delightful
Emmanuel Ungaro
Molteni
Minotti

LIGHTING

Bakalowitz Licht Design
Gmbh
TECHNOLOGY

A.V. Ganz

WALLCOVERINGS

Altfield (Weitzner and Innovations in Wallcoverings)
Tektura
Brian Yates & Vescom

K L O C K E V E R L AG ( 2 ) ; A M Y M U R R E L L ( 3 )

circular staircase in the lobby became a focal point. Similarly,
coping with low ceilings and difficult MEP layouts encouraged
Moore to find a fresh perspective. Warm, deep tones say "intimate,"
not "cramped." The spa's dramatic walls serve as focal point and
hiding place for a "rabbit warren" of services.
One thing she didn't want to change? The all-out glamour of
the original. Every surface around the reception offers a different
spin on decadence, from the gleam of walnut wood to the glitzy
punch of crystal. Marble on the walls ties together solid and
patterned elements. Delicate detailing in a lounge carpet has a
refined elegance.
Making it modern also meant working with divergent inspirations and concepts. "Differing design ideas have been woven

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