Hotels + Hospitality

Denton Corker Marshall’s design for the redevelopment of a heritage-listed hotel combines the existing historic fabric with a fresh contemporary expansion.

The tripartite composition is designed to return The Hotel Windsor to its rightful place of pre-eminence as Australia’s only Grand Hotel.  The Hotel is restored faithfully to its original exterior appearance – in particular the re-opening of the colonnaded ground level frontage.

A new corner building is to be a simple perforated cube with seemingly random perforations, creating modulation and visual texture that invokes a 21st century reflection of the adjoining 19th century frontage.

An ultra slim tower forms a backdrop – literally a curtain – that allows a clear reading of the profile of the Windsor’s historic towers.  It is set far back enough to be read as a building unconnected with The Hotel Windsor itself, an arrangement which compares very favourably to other heritage/new built forms in the surrounding streetscapes.

Located at the gateway to Solo, the new Alila Hotel is a luxury urban retreat set in a heritage rich city.

The Hotel comprises nine slender stick like towers accommodating 255 guest rooms.  The stick towers range in height from 11 to 28-storeys rising above the city’s main tree lined commercial avenue like a series of monoliths.  On the upper most floors, four suites feature terraces framed by hanging gardens and plunge pools.

Internally, a batik installation stretches along the lobby’s ceiling like a floating curtain.  The guest rooms are softly accented by light timber and dreamy murals inspired by wayang (traditional Indonesian puppet operas), with views of the 300 year old city and the imposing silhouettes of the volcanoes surrounding Solo.

The Hotel has a range of technology driven, resort inspired facilities from the Executive Lounge and Spa Alila, to a rooftop bar and an in-house restaurant.  It also includes the largest ballroom and events space in Central Java.

The redevelopment of Penfolds Magill Estate creates a unique, integrated visitor experience providing a new Cellar Door with tasting rooms; a café; meeting and educational spaces; winery tours; and personal cellars for VIP customers.

The new Cellar Door is relocated to the central heart of the site allowing visitors to experience the heritage aspects of the winery including the earliest cellars and their original stone walls. Modern architectural insertions including blackened metal art screens, display Penfolds wine bottles with their distinctive red caps.

Perforated timber ceilings reference the South Australian coastline and Penfolds vineyard locations through the state.  This flows from the Cellar Door to the new café, Magill Estate Kitchen.  The Kitchen uses a combination of lighting through the perforated timber, recreating the feeling of dappled sunlight shining through the vines.  Located in a transparent glass cube, the Kitchen allows visitors to enjoy views of the heritage-listed Grange Cottage and the surrounding vineyard, when dining indoors or on the grand veranda.

Maya Sanur Resort + Spa is a beachfront resort with 103 guest rooms; a spa; three swimming pools including a 158 metre long divided lagoon pool and three dining venues plus a beachfront tree bar with panoramic ocean views on all three levels.

The traditional Balinese concept of living harmoniously with nature is honoured with a green roof sheltering intimate spaces with inspiring lagoon views.  Entry to the Resort is through a dramatic two-storey porte-cochere, marked with five modern kul kul bell towers.  Innovative charcoal ceilings throughout the reception atrium are not only visually stimulating, but naturally absorb sound and cleanse the air.

The Hotel locates two restaurants on the Jalan Danau Tamblingan street front and skilfully extends a single loaded linear guestroom wing all the way to the Sanur beachfront.

Viewed from the Maroondah Highway, the new building has a distinctive reading, with a red cantilevered ‘box’ sitting on top of a single level cellar door, restaurant and function room.

The project involved the demolition of the existing building to make way for a new cellar door and a flexible restaurant space.  This can be converted to a function room accommodating 120 people.

Full floor to ceiling glazing in both spaces allows expansive views over the vineyard while the red cantilevered ‘box’ houses all the services equipment.

The Cube at Asia Square is a 17 metre high, 6,000m² city room, sitting within a total of 9,300m² of covered open space.  It is designed to accommodate both local office workers, and visitors associated with precinct, and city wide gatherings and events.

The space is characterised by:

– a random pattern of square skylights providing both natural light and natural ventilation;

– four vast video walls – the largest microtile screen installation in Asia – which activate the side walls;

– cafes, restaurants and bars activating the edges;

– entry and address to the tower lobbies;

– vehicular drop off and arrival;

– trees and fountains; and

– a food court on the upper level.

It has swiftly become a destination, a meeting point, and the main public gathering place in the business district.

In association with Architects 61.

The Westin Singapore is a luxury, 5 Star business hotel located in Singapore’s central business district.

With panoramic views over Marina Bay, Sentosa Island and the Straits of Singapore, the Hotel sits on top of 32 levels of prime commercial space in Asia Square Tower Two.  The 16-storey Hotel accommodates 305 guest rooms with a standard deluxe room of 48m².  The Hotel also features extensive conference facilities, three restaurants, a Fitness Studio and Heavenly Spa by Westin, and an infinity edge pool with dramatic views from a height of 36-storeys.

The Hotel offers convenient access to The Cube city room food and beverage precinct below, transport facilities, and the Stock Exchange and business district.

The Asia Square project is one of the region’s most environmentally efficient developments, having been awarded Singapore’s platinum Green Mark certification.

In association with Architects 61 and FBEYE International.

Located north of Beijing near the Great Wall of China, this exclusive vineyard resort development is high-end in all respects.

The 100 hectare site sits in rural land sheltered by a mountain range.  A gradual approach along an 800 metre avenue heightens the sense of arrival.

The expressive gesture is of long walls with sticks on top, and a skewed metal tube resting jauntily on the sticks.  The buildings are configured to follow the land contours.  Submerged into the landscape, they come into view as a succession of stack stone walls.

The resort comprises a state-of-the-art winery, cellars, wine tasting facilities and related tourism facilities: art gallery, premium quality restaurants, day spa and conference venue.

Stage one includes 33 luxury clubhouse villas, each with a generous floor plan of some 1,500m², and a 6 Star, 60 suite boutique hotel.

The project has been designed and is awaiting the next stage of development.

Located on a cliff edge 20 minutes from Denpasar International Airport, the 1.7 hectare site is on prime coastal land with sweeping sea views of the Indian Ocean.

Staggered rows of luxury villas and apartments appear to grow out of the dramatic limestone incline, while the indoor spaces blend with the lush, tropical garden and seaside setting.  The stepped arrangement ensures each unit’s privacy.

The scheme comprises eight ocean front villas, six garden villas, 20 ocean front units, 40 ocean view units and two duplex penthouses.  Sizes range from 83m² (one bedroom units) to 250m² (two – three bedroom villas with private pools).

Facilities include an infinity edge swimming pool, day spa, fitness centre, restaurants, roof top terrace bar, library, kids’ club and day care, meeting rooms and a mini theatre.

The resort is operated by Anantara Hotels, Resorts and Spas.

Hidden in a Melbourne city basement is this bold interpretation of a traditional Japanese izakaya – a place for meeting, drinking and sampling great food.

Channelling the character of Tokyo’s fashionable izakayas, Izakaya Den adds to the cultural restaurant scene thriving in Melbourne’s laneways, basements and rooftops.

Elevated tables offer a view of the busy preparation/cooking area behind the full-length bar.  At the far end is a communal stone table; a large mirror behind it extends the space further and conceals the back-of-house.

The palette of materials is simple, with the main bar running the full length of the space being the principle organising element.  Its blackened finish was burned using traditional Japanese methods.

At the entrance is a large graphic mural designed by Garry Emery.  It features a reproduction wood block by celebrated Japanese artist Hokusai overlaid with a manga comic character in colourful dots.

Sensa Hotel Ciwalk is a 128 room hotel, on a four hectare site, located on Cihampelas Street, a vibrant retail destination in central Bandung.

The Hotel has been designed according to sustainable building criteria.  All public areas and corridors are naturally ventilated, and 80 percent of the guest rooms open onto balconies.

Courtyards are designed around the Hotel to protect the existing 100 year old pine trees and allow the building to engage with the existing vegetation.

The Hotel is connected to the Ciwalk Shopping Mall via two open bridges.

The Manhattan Hotel is a 5 Star, 33-storey business hotel with a gross floor area of 20,000m².  Accommodation consists of 260 guest rooms in the Hotel.  This includes a presidential suite, two deluxe suites, 102 junior suites and 134 superior guest rooms.

Facilities comprise five restaurants, banquet hall, a spa and fitness club, swimming pool, ballroom and carpark.

The simple, clean, elegant square tower form sets the Hotel apart from typical hotel double loaded corridor solutions.

The Alila Jakarta Hotel + Spa has 246 guest rooms, suites and apartments with sweeping views over Jakarta, taking in sights such as the Presidential Palace, National Museum and other historical landmarks.

The Hotel is designed as a staggered twin tower with modern interiors organised around a minimalist courtyard, allowing sunlight to penetrate deep into the large podium spaces.

An exclusive executive lounge is located adjacent to the swimming pool deck, a Mandara Spa and a new gymnasium.

The Maya Ubud Resort + Spa comprises 60 luxury villas with private pools and 48 suites.

Located high between two river valleys, the resort sits on a long sloping peninsula of land, dropping off dramatically at its southern tip to the Petanu River.  Down at the riverside, the Maya Spa sits next to a small waterfall.

Maya Ubud’s design juggles with new and traditional concepts: there are no intricate Balinese paintings, masks or statues; instead, a deeper, ancient Balinese concept is celebrated through its landscape and architecture.

Siting is inspired by the prehistoric Balinese tradition with villages located along the Kaja-Kelod sacred axis, linking the mountains in the centre of the island – the realm of Gods (Kaja) – to the surrounding seas where the demons are (Kelod).