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The Pan Pacific Singapore is attracting business
travelers from around the world to its recently redesigned Pacific Club.
Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG) designers have created "a new benchmark
of excellence in executive floor accommodations," and "rooms that are simply ahead of their time,"
according to Yasuhiro Uetani, general manager of The Pan Pacific Singapore
and executive vice president Pan Pacific Hotels & Resorts.
Located on the hotel's 33rd and 34th floors, each of the guest
accommodations in the Pacific Club offers panoramic views of the Garden
City and the Singapore Straits. Jim Guequierre, WATG senior designer on the
project, notes that the most rewarding aspect of this project was "setting
higher corporate standards in accommodations for the business traveler."
Much of original architect John Portman's classic detailing has been
retained, while newly designed rooms have been given marble-floored vestibules and a new color palette. With the inclusion of the Aeron Chair
by Herman Miller in each room, the Pan Pacific Singapore is one of the first
full-service hotels in the world to offer what many consider the best task
chair in existence. A series of controls allows guests to customize the
seat to their comfort.
A new, four-meter credenza is edged in polished stainless steel and paneled
in blond wood veneer - another example of the return to clean, modernist
design with a timeless appeal.
So well received are the new accommodations at the Pan Pacific Singapore,
they are paying dividends for The Pan Pacific in terms of ever increasing
occupancies and, according to Pan Pacific's Uetani, customer satisfaction.
"Our guests are enjoying some of the finest executive accommodations and
service in the world today."
Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG) is associated with many projects that
have become international landmarks. Since its founding in 1945, the firm
has become the world's leading design consultant for the hospitality, leisure, and
entertainment industries with offices in Singapore, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Newport Beach, Seattle, Orlando, and London.
WATG-designed projects can be found in 120 countries across six
continents. Recent work includes Mandarin-Oriental Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
Grand Hyatt Bali, Indonesia; Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Chinzan-so, Japan; Renaissance
Hollywood Hotel, California; The Palace of the Lost City, South Africa; Disney's Grand Floridian Beach Resort, Florida; La Manga Club
Resort, Spain; and Hyatt Regency Kauai Resort & Spa in Hawaii. |
