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CHOREOGRAPHING GUESTEXPERIENCESCHOREOGRAPHING GUEST EXPERIENCES

MINI-MAX. ANEWHOTELBRAND. SHIMAO. SHANGHAIDESIGN DIRECTOR. BLINK. A NEW BRAND FORTHE SAVVYGENYBUSINESSTRAVELLERMINI-MAX PREMIER. HONGQIAO. SHANGHAI. CHINADESIGN DIRECTOR. BLINK. A NEW HOTEL BRAND TARGETING MILLINE

MINI-MAX PREMIER. HONGQIAO. SHANGHAI. CHINADESIGN DIRECTOR. BLINK. A NEW HOTEL TARGETING THE GEN Y BUSINESS TRAVELER

DESIGN AS TEAM WORK

CAPTIVATING MISE-EN-SCENE SUITES. LIKE A CHAMELEON THE PENTHOUSE TRANSFORMS ITSELF FROM A LUXURIOUS, QUIET AND CONTEMPLATIVE

BACHELOR-LIVING PAD INTO THE ULTIMATE COVETED OPEN PARTY SCENE. A MASCULINE SETTING FOR A

WORLDTRAVELLER’S CURATED COLLECTIONS OF ART AND LIMITED EDITIONS OF FURNITURE. A BACHELOR’S

EYRIE IN THE CLOUDS WITH CAPTIVATING MISE-EN-SCENE SUITES. LIKE A CHAMELEON THE PENTHOUSE

TRANSFORMS ITSELF FROM A LUXURIOUS, QUIET AND CONTEMPLATIVE BACHELOR-LIVING PAD INTO THE



HONGKONG PEAK RESIDENCE HONGKONG

A BACHELOR’S EYRIE IN THE CLOUDS WITH CAPTIVATING MISE-EN-SCENE SUITES. LIKE A

CHAMELEON THE PENTHOUSE TRANSFORMS ITSELF FROM A LUXURIOUS, QUIET AND CONTEMPLATIVE

BACHELOR-LIVING PAD INTO THE ULTIMATE COVETED OPEN PARTY SCENE. A MASCULINE SETTING FOR SEDUCTION IN A WORLDTRAVELLER’S CURATEDCOLLECTIONS OF ART AND LIMITED EDITIONS OF

FURNITURE. CAPTIVATING MISE-EN-SCENE SUITES. LIKE A

CHAMELEON THE PENTHOUSE TRANSFORMS ITSELF FROM A LUXURIOUS, QUIET AND CONTEMPLATIVE

BACHELOR-LIVING PAD INTO THE ULTIMATE COVETED OPEN PARTY SCENE. A MASCULINE SETTING FOR A

WORLDTRAVELLER’S CURATED COLLECTIONS OF ART AND LIMITED EDITIONS OF FURNITURE. A BACHELOR’S

EYRIE IN THE CLOUDS WITH CAPTIVATING MISE-EN-SCENE SUITES. LIKE A CHAMELEON THE PENTHOUSE

TRANSFORMS ITSELF FROM A LUXURIOUS, QUIET AND CONTEMPLATIVE BACHELOR-LIVING PAD INTO THE

DESIGN DIRECTOR BLINK









5 STAR URBAN HOTEL KUALA LUMPUR

A THEATRICAL CONCEPT OF “GUESTROOM AS A STAGE ”, WHERE THE BED AND BATH TAKES CENTER STAGE, INSPIRED BY LUXURY RETAIL DISPLAY CASES.

THE LUXURIOUS PLATFORM STAGE IS JUXTAPOSED BY A MINIMALIST BUILT-IN CONCRETE LEDGE,

SHOWCASING THE MINIBAR AS FIRST IMPRESSION. THE BATH IS DESIGNED AS A SENSUAL EXPERIENCE

WITH HAND CARVED SCULPTURAL VANIES AGAINST A BACKDROP OF MIRRORED WALLS AND DOORS.








BELLAGIO COLLECTION SHANGHAI

A STORY OF LUXURY AND BESPOKE TRAVEL IN THE ART DECO ERA. WITH CINEMATIC EFFECT THE

INTERIORS ARE CHOREOGRAPHED SEQUENCES OF SPACE, INFUSED WITH TIMELESS COUTURE DETAILING:

DISCRETION, LUXURY AND OPULENCE. A STRIKING BALANCE OF GRAND SCALE AND INTIMATE DETAILS

THAT REDEFINE SPACES AND HISTORY. GRANDNESS IS JUXTAPOSED BY TIMELESS SOPHISTICATED GLAMOUR.

CREATIVE DIRECTOR WIMBERLY/WATG















MINI-MAX SHANGHAI

A NEW HOTEL BRAND CREATED FOR THE GEN Y BUSINESS TRAVELER. A SOCIAL MECCA FOR

INQUISITIVE MINDS, INSPIRED BY SHANGHAI’SREVOLUTIONARY AND INDUSTRIAL PAST AND ITS

STATUS AS MECCA FOR INNOVATION AND ART. THE LOBBY SETS THE TONE FOR INTERACTION WITH BOLD

ART INVITING FOR SOCIAL MEDIA INTERACTION.















GAYLORD NATIONAL HARBORWASHINGTON DC

A MEGA RESORT WITH 2000+ ROOMS LOCATED ALONG THE POTOMAC RIVER, CELEBRATING THE

CLASSICAL CULTURE OF THE NEARBY CAPITAL WASHINGTON DC, WHILE INFUSING THE CHARM OF

THE ALL-AMERICAN COASTAL TOWNS OF THE REGION. WITH MORE THAN 500,000 SF OF EVENT SPACE, MULTIPLE RESTAURANTS, BARS AND NIGHT

CLUBS , A LUXURIOUS SPA AND FITNESS CENTER THE RESORT OFFERS A CURATED VERSION OF THE BEST

THE CAPITAL AND REGION HAS TO OFFER. THE LOBBY AND FUNCTION ROOMS ARE FORMAL AND

CELEBRATORY WITH ITS FORMAL RED-CARPET ARRIVAL AND CLASSICAL GREENHOUSE AMBIANCE.

THE SPA IS ULTRA-LUXURIOUS AND INSPIRED BY CLASSICAL LUXURY FASHION AND RETAIL.

DESIGN DIRECTOR.. ABA (NOW TAL)











SHERATON WALKERHILL SEOULTHEATRO. LOBBY LOUNGE

A GRAND THEATRICAL PLATFORM FOR SOCIALIZING. EXISTING FLARED COLUMNS ARE ENHANCED BY INLAID SATIN NICKEL TRIM TO CREATE A MULTI-FACETTED SOARING APPEARANCE. A CRYSTAL

BRANCH INSTALLATION IS CREATING AN EERIE AND SOPHISTICATED, YET THEATRICAL AMBIANCE FOR TEA

AND CONVERSATIONS.




SHERATON WALKERHILL SEOULALL DAY DINING RESTAURANT

INSPIRED BY BAMBOO GARDENS, THE ENTRANCE CREATES AN ALLURING TRANQUIL SENSE OF

PROGRESSION, JUXTPOSED WITH CONTEMPORARY KOREAN PORCELAIN ARTIFACTS INTERWOVEN INTO

THE BAMBOO.







SHERATON WALKERHILL SEOULJAPANESE RESTAURANT

INSPIRED BY THE KIYOMIZU TEMPLE IN KYOTO, THE ENTRANCE INSTILLS A RAW TACTILE SENSE OF

CONNECTING WITH NATURE AND INVITES YOU TO PAUSE DOWN FOR REFLECTION. A CHOREOGRAPHED

PROCESSION LEADS GUESTS PAST A SERIES OF PRIVATE DINING ROOMS, CULMINATING IN THE SUSHI

BAR AND RESTAURANT OVERLOOKING THE RIVER.




HILTON KOTA KINABALU

BORNEO IS ONE OF THOSE MYTHICAL NAMES THAT SYMBOLIZE NATURAL WILDERNESS AND

ADVENTURE. THE HOTEL IS INSPIRED BY THE UNIQUE BIO-DIVERSITY, BUT EXECUTED AS A

SERENE AND CONTEMPORARY INTERPRETATION OF PLACE. WE HAVE DISTILLED THE ESSENCE OF THE

THRILLING JUNGLE OF LUSH TROPICAL RAINFORESTS, JUXTAPOSED BY THE SERENITY OF THE CORAL ISLAND REEFS AND CRYSTAL CLEAR

AZURE WATERS., TO CREATE A CALM, REFLECTIVEBUT AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE. THE INTERIORS ARE

INSPIRED BY THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL CURIOSITY OF MERGING NATURE AND ART IN A MINIMALIST

EXPRESSION







INDIGO ZHENGZHOU CHINA

ZHENGZHOU IS CHINA’S ANCIENT CAPITAL, ESTABLISHED DURING THE SHANG DYNASTY. THE

CITY’S RICH HISTORY AS THE CENTER OF THE EMPIRICAL “UNIVERSE” DATES BACK TO NEOLITHIC

TIMES. ELEMENTS OF TRADING, PICTOGRAPHS AND NAVIGATION ARE INTERWOVEN INTO THE STORY

LINE AS MODERN, YET REVERENT REINTERPRETATIONS, GIVING THE HOTEL STREET

CREDIBILITY. BOLD STATEMENTS AND A CURATED PALETTE OF AUTHENTICITY WEAVE STORIES OF

MYSTIQUE, TRIUMPH AND JUBILATION, LEAVING THE GUEST WITH A RENEWED REVERENCE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ZHENGZHOU AS A KEY PLAYER IN

CHINA’S RICH HISTORY.

DESIGN DIRECTOR.. BLINK















KAYA ARTEMIS RESORT CASINONORTH CYPRESS

A CONTEMPORARY, GLAMOROUS INTERPRETATION OF CLASSICAL GREEK ARCHITECTURE, WITH VIBRANT BLACK AND WHITE INTERIOR ACCENTUATED BY A

VIBRANT YELLOW AS CONTRAST TO THE LOW CEILINGS OF THE CASINO AND THE VERY HOT

CLIMATE. THE ACCESS TO THE CASINO BECAME A GLAMOROUS STAIRWAY AND ARRIVAL LOBBY.

CREATIVE DIRECTOR. PRINCIPAL. RED DESIGN. FOR WATG

















INDIGO PATONG PHUKET

THE DESIGN NARRATIVE INTERWEAVES THE UNIQUELY RICH CULTURE OF PATONG: TROPICAL FORESTS, BANANA PLANTATIONS, SEA GYPSIES,

VIBRANT NIGHTLIFE AND THE COLORFUL ORIGINS OF MUAY THAI BOXING AS MARTIAL ART AND A THRILLING SPECTATOR SPORT. THE LOBBY AND

NEIGHBORHOOD CAFÉ INTERWEAVE THE TROPICAL FOREST THEME, WHEREAS THE BAR AND ROOF TOP POOL BAR EXPLORE THE VIBRANT NIGHTLIFE AND

SEA GYPSY THEME. THE GUESTROOM MERGES THE FISHING VILLAGE CULTURE WITH A REVERENCE OF THE THRILLING ORIGINS OF MUAY THAI BOXING.

RUSTIC DETAILS PROVIDE AN INSIGHT INTO BOXING LOCKER ROOMS AND STAGE CULTURE

ANTICIPATION. THE VIBRANT AND ECCENTRIC AMBIANCE EXPLORES THE NON-BOUNDARIES OF

THE CULTURE OF PATONG.












MANDARIN ORIENTAL CHICAGO

IMAGINE THE PURITY OF SOUND FROM A DYNASTIC TEMPLE BELL AND THE EXQUISITE CRAFTSMANSHIP

OF LONG FORGOTTEN HUMBLE ARTISANS. THE DESIGN RESONATES AS THE OVERTURE FOR

GRACIOUS AND PEERLESS SERVICE. PUBLIC AREAS FUSE ELEMENTS OF ASIAN CULTURE WITH THE

ARCHITECTURAL PRE-EMINENCE OF THE RENOWNED CITY OF CHICAGO. A LOTUS PATTERN IS SUBTLY

INSCRIBED INTO THE LOBBY FLOORING, WHILE THE CEILING REFLECTS SOFT OVERLAPPING RIPPLING

PATTERNS, LEAVING A COMPELLING AND GRACIOUS IMPRESSION.


MINI-MAX. ANEWHOTELBRAND. SHIMAO. SHANGHAIDESIGN DIRECTOR. BLINK. A NEW BRAND FORTHE SAVVYGENYBUSINESSTRAVELLERMINI-MAX PREMIER. HONGQIAO. SHANGHAI. CHINAMINI-MAX PREMIER. HONGQIAO. SHANGHAI. CHINADESIGN DIRECTOR. BLINK. A NEW HOTEL TARGETING THE GEN Y BUSINESS TRAVELER

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PURE NIGHTCLUB LAS VEGAS

INSPIRED BY THE ENERGY OF MIAMI BEACH, THE INTERIORS ARE ALL WHITE AND PURE, WITH LIGHTING AND CLUB GUESTS PAINTING THE

AMBIANCE. PURE DISTILLED LIGHT, AMPED UP BY PINK AND PURPLE LIGHTING EFFECTS ARE THE MAIN DESIGN ELEMENTS. A PASSIONATERED VIP AREA OFFERS CLOSE ENCOUNTERS

WITH DANCERS IN A MORE RETRO AMBIANCE. A GRAND VOYARISTIC GLASS STAIRCASE LEADS

UP TO THE LARGE ROOF TERRACE WITH GAZEBOS AND HIGH BACK CHAIRS, AND A

STUNNING VIEW OF THE CITY. NOMINATED BEST NIGHTCLUB IN THE US NUMEROUS TIMES.










HARD ROCK CASINO RESORTNEW ENGLAND

A CELEBRATION OF ROCK-N-ROLL, THE CASINO DESIGN IS INSPIRED BY MUSIC AND CHOREOGRAPHED

MOVEMENT THROUGH SPACE. THE JOURNEY THROUGH THE LARGE CASINO IS HIGHLIGHTED BY

NODES AND EVENTS, CREATING INTRIGUE, POINTS OF ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURES WITH A VIBRANT

EXPERIENCE DAY AND NIGHT. THE DESIGN PRESENTATION WAS PRESENTED AS A VIDEO.

CREATIVE DIRECTOR.. WIMBERLY/WATG



INTERCONTINENTALCENTURY CITY LOS ANGELES

A HOTEL RENOVATION INSPIRED BY THE GLAMOUR AND GLITZ OF THE CLASSICAL

HOLLYWOOD MOVIE STARS, THE DESIGN IS POETIC, GLAMOUS AND EXUDES SENSUALITY.

CLASSICAL ELEMENTS OF DUALITY LAID THE FOUNDATION: ONE ROOM TYPE WAS ULTRA

FEMININE INSPIRED BY STARLET FASHION AND ELEGANCE, WHILE ONE ROOM TYPE OOZES OF

GENTLEMAN CHARM AND THE LEGENDARY SEDUCTION OF HOLYWOOD CASTING..

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OMAN CONVENTION CENTERSULTANATE OF OMAN

THE HOTEL TEA LOUNGE IS INSPIRED BY A POETIC BIRDHOUSE, WITH OVERLAID

MORESQUE METAL BREEZE-SOLEIL SCREENS CREATING A PRE-EMINENT AND ELEGANT

RELAXING RETREAT AMBIANCE. THE ELLIPTICAL SPACE IS ANCHORED BY A GRAND CURVED STAIR CHOREOGRAPHING THE ASCENT TO A VIEWING

PERCH. A SOPHISTICATED SPACE WHICH TRANSLATES ARABIAN ARCHITECTURE INTO A CONTEMPORARY GUEST ARRIVAL EXPERIENCE.

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CREATIVE DIRECTOR.. PRINCIPAL RED DESIGN FOR WATG









MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS RIYADH

THE INTROVERT EXTERIOR AS WELL AS PARADISIAC INTERIOR REFLECT THE ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURAL TRADITION OF THE MIDDLE EAST. THE BUILDING DESIGN ORIGINS IN THE QUADRATIC SHAPE OF THE CLASSICAL ARABIC

HOUSE AND IS ADJUSTED TO FIT A TRIANGULAR LOT AND TO FACE MECCA. THE BUILDING STANDS

ON A LARGE PLATEAU AND APPEARS VERY CLOSED FROM THE OUTSIDE, WHEREAS THE

INSIDE OPENS TO A DIVERSITY OF SMALL AND LARGE, INTIMATE AND MONUMENTAL ROOMS

WITH FOUNTAINS.

ARCHITECT.. HENNING LARSEN A/S



ARCHITECT.. HENNING LARSEN A/S

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