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perspectives

places beijing
3. A lobby chandelier in
the W Beijing Chang'an
comprises 26,000 lights
that change colors,
while an installation
made from Ming vases
backs registration.
4. The outdoor herb
garden doubles as an al
fresco dining space at
the W Beijing's Kitchen
Table restaurant.
5. Sunrise Kempinski
Hotel's exterior shape
creates a figure eight
reflection in Yanqui
Lake.
6. Thousands of crystal
spheres hang from the
ceiling over Sunrise
Kempinski's lobby
staircase.

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details like patterns depicted on the lobby walls
and the round tubs in the baths. A chandelier
comprising 26,000 lights of ever-shifting colors
is a highlight of the lobby, as is an installation
fashioned from Ming vases behind the reception
desk. In the 349 guestrooms, leather and gold
minibars complement headboards flaunting the
silhouettes of Chinese female soldiers, while in
the bar, a dramatic ball drops down during the
evening, breaking into two halves to reveal a DJ
booth. "The main focus of the design was the
idea of Beijing as the capital of both politics and
entertainment. Beijing is all about power, scale,
and grandness," says Ng. "The hotel offers guests
a combination that captures its dynastic history,
along with its international flavors."

NUO Hotel Beijing

China's distinctive 5,000-year history is of
utmost importance to the recently opened
438-room, 28-story NUO Hotel Beijing, the

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inaugural property from Kempinski Hotels'
luxe new global brand, NUO. Ian Carr, co-CEO
of HBA's Singapore office, says Kempinski
identified a space in the market for high-end
accommodations with a Chinese aesthetic
and NUO was born. "It wasn't enough just to
give it a Chinese name, it needed to be imbued
with Chinese characteristics and personality."
Embracing four tenets-Chinese, contemporary,
luxury, and sustainability-the design narrative
delves into the rich history of the Ming dynasty,
a period of great artistic and intellectual
development that set China apart from the rest
of the world at that time, says Carr, which the
design team spent six years researching and
immersing themselves in. A quiet confidence
defines the hotel's look as a result, uniting, for
instance, the subtle library lounge with bold
artwork from the country's leading artists lit
as though in a gallery with locally sourced
materials (stone, marble, and wood). Yet the

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soaring entrance lobby makes a statement,
dotted with 7-foot-tall handpainted blue and
white Ming vases surrounding a contemporary
sculpture. The space-which paves the way
to seven restaurants and bars, a spa, meeting
space, and hushed guestrooms that take cues
from Chinese tea ceremonies-is flooded with



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From the Editor
People
Perspectives
Sketchbook
Business Sense: State of the Industry
Places: Beijing
Interview: Lázaro Rosa-Violán
5 Questions for Justin Cucci
Products
Profile: Tom Dixon
Trends Midcentury Modern
Lighting
Spa
ICFF
Special Feature: Office Space
HD Expo Recap
From the Show Director
People
IIDA/HD Product Design Competition
Show Floor Standouts
Game Changers
Ad Index
Back Space
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