By Marina
Correa
Photography:
Ritesh Ramaiah Photography; courtesy the architect
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With a locally available material palette and minimum decorative elements, Japanese-based architectural firm M-style Inc. helmed
by Ar. Masafumi Sanada tastefully articulates the interiors of DoubleTree by
Hilton Hotel at Pune…
The Japanese architect brings his novel Japanese
design sensibilities to the project and the design is based on simple Japanese elements
interwoven with traditional Indian aesthetics. An elaborate spatial layout
based on the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi,
which is centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection of all
things, is applied as the fulcrum around which the rest of the design elements
are built.
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Characteristics of the wabi-sabi aesthetic include asymmetry, roughness or irregularity, simplicity,
economy, austerity, modesty, intimacy and appreciation of the ingenuous
integrity of natural objects and processes. The philosophy is clearly imbibed
through the hotels’ 3 main eateries - 3 Spices, the all-day restaurant; Level12, a
roof-top poolside lounge, and the Linear lounge and bar that sizzle with their
subtlety and transparent, open décor.
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For instance, the rows of racks
that hold an assortment of bottles and jars filled with spices, herbs and condiments is definitely
the attention-grabbing feature at 3 Spices, while the subdued flooring and
wooden louvered partition acts in subtle contrast.
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Use of dark soft furnishing, veneers and natural
flooring juxtaposed against spot and recessed lighting infuses a warm and cozy
atmosphere at Linear Bar that is ideal for savouring single malts.
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Likewise, with sweeping views of Pune city and the
wide horizon beyond, the view from Level 12 is further accentuated by lots of
empty spaces invoking a sense of transience and incompleteness, basking in the hotel’s
central design philosophy – “nurture
all that is authentic by acknowledging three simple realities: nothing lasts,
nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect.”
Where can one go wrong then? Anything and
everything becomes undoubtedly acceptable.
wow its beautifully designed ....especially the terrace lounge ...perfect for a candle light dinner :)
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