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perspectives

places: singapore

The second integrated resort, Las Vegas Sands’ $5.7 billion Marina Bay Sands, opened in June, forever changing the Singapore skyline: three curved towers rising 55 stories are topped by a SkyPark ﬁlled with a park, jogging paths, restaurants and lounges, and an inﬁnity pool, some 656 feet in the area. “It’s a signiﬁcant milestone for us,” says Marina Bay Sands president and CEO Thomas Arasi. In addition to the 2,560-room hotel and F&B amenities, the 10 million-square-foot complex, designed by renowned architect Moshe Safdie, contains an expo and convention center, retail shops, theaters, a Museum of ArtScience, public artworks, a Crystal Pavilion of more retail and nightclubs (the ﬁrst glass and steel structure on Marina Bay), and an event plaza. “It is really more than a building project, it is a microcosm of a city rooted in Singapore’s culture, climate, and contemporary life,” says Safdie. Another record breaker: the SkyPark

brings together some of the top chefs of the world in one place, including Guy Savoy, Mario Batali, Santi Santamaria, Daniel Boulud, and Wolfgang Puck. “[We hope] to open a new chapter in the food-loving city of Singapore,” Arasi says. And each restaurant will have its own look, from another dream team—Thomas Juul-Hansen, Aedas Interior Design, Simeone Deary Design Group, Jeffrey Beers, and Tony Chi, among others. For the casino, Rockwell Group infused a contemporary interpretation of the grand casinos in Monte Carlo’s heyday. Many details resemble jewelry—for instance, the wall separating the vestibules from the casino is a wood screen with metal inlay, a nod at a modern gold slatted bracelet. And at the same time, Singapore’s ﬂoral landscape and marina setting inspired the free-ﬂowing sculptural shapes and motifs used throughout. As for the rooms, “Singapore is very much a garden city, and the idea of nature

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with a unique opportunity. The island is simultaneously a sleek and modern city and an oasis of green space and ocean. Our design combines both moods: up-tempo, yet serene,” says Ilija Karlusic, principal of HBA Hong Kong and lead project designer (HBA also designed the 96,000-square-foot meeting and convention space). As a result, the design for the more than 100 room types (thanks to the curving façade) is a layering of Chinese, Malay, and Indian pieces, as well as Western cultural inﬂuences. City Rooms have vibrant colors and smooth clean lines with dark wood ﬁnishes and sophisticated fabrics like mohair, while the Garden Rooms feature soft materials, light woods, and natural colors. And for the Presidential and Chairman Suites, it is all about the views.

Fullerton Bay Hotel Singapore
The newest addition to the Marina Bay waterfront is the 100-room Fullerton Bay

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