JIA Shanghai Moves Lobby to Third Floor

The JIA Shanghai on Nanjing West Road has moved its lobby and residents’ lounge to the third floor.

The new lobby is designed to offer a more exclusive, private and refined space away from the busy street level.

Taking the elevator and arriving at the new lobby of JIA – which means “home” in Mandarin – feels like stepping into a living room. Continuing the welcoming residential theme, JIA’s signature residents’ lounge that dominates the lobby serves complimentary soft beverages round the clock, espressos, premium teas as well as snacks, afternoon cakes and evening wines.

High-speed Wi-Fi and a selection of international magazines are available for surfing and browsing, accompanied by a collection of board games and an ambient soundtrack compiled by JIA’s music stylist.

The new third floor recreates the original lobby’s ‘Eclectic China’ design with art installations and unique furniture pieces that were custom crafted for JIA Shanghai by Hong Kong ‘interior designer to the stars’, André Fu. Regular residents will recognise Fu’s ‘Cascade’ installation of haute heritage birdcages suspended above a black lacquer sculpture still present in the entrance Lobby. The lounge’s seductive lighting, washed oak flooring, dark brown walls carved to resemble bamboo, richly embroidered fabrics, bamboo-inspired stools and deep sofas add to the invitingly private-residential ambience.

The previous ground floor lobby space will be transformed into high-end fashion boutiques.

“I am delighted that in the 4 years since it first opened, JIA Shanghai has won a place in the hearts of our guests and the public with its unique residential-style facilities and services which have given it a point of difference. But we are constantly looking to improve and the new Lobby now offers even greater privacy and comfort – themes which are at the heart of all our properties. You may be in the bustle of Shanghai central, but JIA’s new Lobby and residents’ lounge is an escape from all that – like your own private sanctuary in the middle of this busy city,” says Yenn Wong, Founder and owner of JIA.

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